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While governments in industrialised economies are taking a softly-softly-catchee-monkey approach to monetary tightening, those in emerging markets have been more aggressive and have been able to successfully stymie inflation.

  • May 19, 2011 August 21, 2018
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The exclusive club for high net worth individuals Tiger 21 Canada has found its match in Richardson GMP as the two enter into a strategic partnership, said a Richardson GMP announcement today. Richardson GMP, a powerful wealth management firm, will bring its extensive understanding and wealth planning capabilities in servicing the distinct needs of high […]

  • May 17, 2011 July 10, 2018
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Foreign investors are snapping up Canadian securities while Canadians are looking elsewhere for diversification and growth, according to the latest Statistics Canada figures.

  • May 17, 2011 August 21, 2018
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A battle for control of the TMX has begun. The opening salvo comes courtesy of a consortium of four Canadian banks and five Canadian pension funds who have jointly made a $3.7 billion hostile bid for TMX to derail LSE's $3 billion friendly bid made in February.

  • May 16, 2011 August 21, 2018
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Defying fervent opposition and reports of other bids trying to dwarf the London Stock Exchange's $3.7 billion bid for the TSX, Thomas A. Kloet, chief executive officer, TMX Group Inc., assures it's a real deal.

  • May 12, 2011 August 21, 2018
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Despite improving labour conditions the negative outlook for the greenback remains unchanged owing to the Fed's acceptance of inflation in order to stimulate growth and employment.

  • May 12, 2011 August 21, 2018
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In a settlement agreement with the British Columbia Securities Commission, B.C. resident Theodore Nitta has received a 15-year market ban.

  • May 10, 2011 August 21, 2018
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BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., today announced that iShares, the world’s largest provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), is launching the iShares NASDAQ 100 Index Fund XQQ. “This new ETF is an ideal complement to our product line-up in Canada and provides investors access to a number of […]

  • May 9, 2011 September 6, 2018
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As an industry, mutual fund dealers got distracted somewhere in the last few years, so it's time now to get back to basics starting with financial planning.

  • May 9, 2011 August 21, 2018
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New policies, capital pressures and increased regulation are the biggest challenges facing mutual fund dealerships today. Some of these changes are opportunities for growth, others just the gum on the bottom of their shoe. An expert panel at the Federation of Mutual Fund Dealers Dealer Day conference shone some light on various changes and challenges […]

  • May 6, 2011 August 21, 2018
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