A new tool promises to empower both public companies and investors. It could also change the capital markets landscape as we know it. The Investor Scorecard can determine a company’s investment potential, thereby elevating a company’s profile and providing useful information to investors. Introduced by Equicom and produced by Financial Science and Art (FSA), the […]
The ongoing fee-versus-commission debate is about to get yanked in a whole new direction: no fee, no commission. How’s that for unbiased financial advice that keeps client interest front and centre and costs at bay? At least that’s the promise being dangled by Optimize.ca, a website that makes the bold claim of being “Canada’s first […]
Sun Life Financial today launches its new investment company Sun Life Global Investments (Canada) Inc. which will roll out a new line-up of funds that harnesses world-class investment and product capabilities. The company starts accepting client investments on October 25, and will offer a suite of 12 funds, including seven funds sub-advised by MFS Investment […]
This Advisor.ca Special Report is sponsored by: The propensity to invest in one’s home country is a well-documented characteristic of inventors. Around the world investors show a preference to invest close to home, virtually ignoring foreign opportunities and proven benefits of sectoral and geographic diversification of portfolio. The phenomenon, known popularly as “home bias” also […]
With the U.K., Australia and, presumably, the U.S. all on one side, Canada seems already stretched to the limit in the fee versus commission tug of war. The strain was amply evident at a panel discussion during a Financial Planning Week event in Toronto where two Canadian financial professionals locked horns on the issue of […]
The value of financial advice has gotten a much-needed leg-up as strong evidence has emerged linking financial planning to emotional well-being. An online study involving 7,300 English-speaking Canadians proves there are tangible benefits for those who’re engaged in compressive financial planning. The results of the study, commissioned by the Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC), were […]
The Canadian IPO market seems to be getting back on its feet again. With a quarter of the year still ahead, the cumulative value of initial public offerings (IPO) in Canada for this year has exceeded $4 billion, according to a survey by the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) of IPO activity on Canadian exchanges. Market watchers, however, […]
Discovering that personal information has been stolen to carry out fraudulent acts can be overwhelming to a victim, and render him or her incapable, physically and emotionally, of unravelling the wreckage. Predictably, most victims approach law-enforcement authorities, financial institutions, credit rating bureaus and other such agencies. Few think of turning to the one person who’s […]
There couldn’t be a better symbol of China’s economic dominance that the bull that stands outside the Shanghai stock exchange. Strong GDP growth, high urbanization rate and growing disposable incomes have been the key components of China’s meteoric rise to its current status. At a time where correlated global markets are in the doldrums, the […]
The global economic scales continue to tip heavily towards the Orient. Countries that until recently were known as exotic lands full of intrigue and inscrutable customs are now transforming into powerful economic engines driving the global growth. Let’s take a closer look at Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand (MIT), arguably the most interesting economies in their […]