Weak demand in the building materials, machinery and electronic equipment sectors pushed Canadian wholesale activity down by 0.6% in March to $40.5 billion, Statistics Canada said Thursday.In terms of volume, wholesale sales were down 1.3%. A weaker Canadian dollar meant that wholesalers paid more for imported goods, StatsCan said.With the March decline, wholesale activity has […]
Fund to invest in holdings of physical gold bullion
Funds focus on gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas
Shareholders meeting set for June 24
Wholesale sales retreat in March
Investigation ongoing, regulator says
Desjardins Financial Security is opening a new group retirement savings sales office in Vancouver, the insurer said Wednesday.The new branch is part of the firm’songoing commitment to growing its business across Canada, particularly in the west.Dorothy Chin, education advisor and sales support, will be the first to work from this new location. A full compliment […]
Writedowns lead to $47.7 million annual loss
Employees who invest in their company’s group retirement and savings plans are paying more attention to their investments than ever before, according to a new report from Sun Life Financial Inc.Although the recent economic downturn had many plan members contacting their plan providers looking for general education and investment advice, members were not moving their […]
Martin Currie, Scheer, Rowlett & Associates and Rainier Investment Management added to line-up