Fund managed by Mackenzie’s Steve Locke and Norman Raschkowan
Emerging markets hold opportunities for investors willing to take on risk
Only four-in-ten Canadians plan to contribute to an RRSP this tax year
Committee will act as a forum for IIAC members to talk about derivatives markets
Yvette Lokker is now the new president and CEO for the Toronto-based Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI). In 2008, Lokker joined CIRI as the director of communications and professional development. Lokker was then promoted to vice president in the autumn of 2011. Lokker is credited with establishing the first investor relations certification program in North […]
The TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund has awarded $837,321 in grants to 12 community organizations across Canada. The fund is administered by Toronto-based Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) and has awarded approximately $5 million to 67 Canadian community organizations since 2010. The fund focuses on programs providing financial literacy education to adults with low […]
Many sectors, from consumer staples to telecommunications to small-caps, offer opportunities for the careful and well-informed investor who is willing to move outside of the traditional heavyweights of the Canadian investing landscape
Richardson GMP becomes the first firm in Canada to be certified for fiduciary excellence
Markham, Ont.-based Worldsource Financial Management Inc. has reached an agreement in principle to integrate Cambridge, Ont.-based Select Financial Services Inc. In February, Select Financial’s branches and 19 mutual fund representatives will be folded into Worldsource. The agreement adds approximately $190 million in assets under administration to Worldsource. fcollie@investmentexecutive.com © 2013 Investment Executive. All rights reserved.
Toronto-based Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) reached a settlement agreement with the Lehman Estate (the brokerage estate of New York-based Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.) in December 2012. As part of the settlement, CIBC must pay US$149.5 million (US$110.3 million after taxes) to the estate. After Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy filing in September 2008, CIBC recognized […]