Deal also includes bank’s Israeli investment banking and equities business
Retail investors gain access to manager’s quantitative approach
RBC Asset Management Inc. today announced the launch of the RBC O’Shaughnessy U.S. Growth Fund II.The fund is designed for long-term investors looking for exposure to primarily small and mid-cap U.S. securities with above-average growth potential. All U.S. currency exposure in the fund is hedged.“O’Shaughnessy’s consistent and time-tested quantitative approach to security selection has led […]
New funds offer growth potential with a guaranteed maturity amount
Gold reaches new high on weak U.S. greenback
Seamark Asset Management Ltd. reports that it ended the fourth quarter with an estimated $3.87 billion in assets under management.Full year 2007 financial results are scheduled for release on February 13, 2008.Halifax-based Seamark provides investment management services across Canada to institutional clients, mutual funds, private clients, and wrap programs of many of Canada’s leading investment […]
Earnings season shifts to high gear
The Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA) Inc. today announced that RBC will be the foundation sponsor for CAFA’s “Farm Business Advisor Manual”, as CAFA unveils this year’s updated version.As a multi-disciplinary resource for farm families and their professional advisors, the “Farm Business Advisor Manual” is the only updated farm business resource of its kind […]
Baby boomer retirements will have the greatest impact on the workforce over the next decade, according to a recent survey of 100 senior Canadian executives.The survey was developed by staffing services firm Robert Half International.Executives were asked which trends would significantly alter the workforce in the next decade.Sixty per cent of those surveyed said baby […]
Canadian, U.S. central banks to cut interest rates by 75 to 100 bps