WisdomTree and Questrade to work together on ETF sales and client education.
Evolve Funds Group Inc. has filed a preliminary prospectus with Canadian securities regulators to launch five factor ETFs, including a gender diversity fund and an autonomous vehicle fund. The five proposed ETFs, according to a release, are below. Evolve North American Gender Diversity Index ETF (HERS): This fund tracks the Solactive Equileap North American Gender […]
The TSX has reached more than 500 ETF listings. This number of ETFs on the TSX has more than doubled over the past five years, a release from TMX Group says on Thursday, with their total market capitalization at $130 billion as of June 30. Read: ETF providers want to be your practice consultants “As […]
The Canadian ETF Association (CETFA) has appointed Kevin Gopaul, head of BMO Global Asset Management Canada, head of quantitative strategies and ETFs, and chief investment officer (Canada), as chair of CETFA’s board of directors. Read: BMO opens two socially responsible mutual funds Gopaul will serve a two-year term, and he’s the third board chair since […]
ETF providers have been trying to get on advisors’ radars with free offerings like portfolio tools and analysis. WisdomTree, the New York-based ETF provider that launched in Canada last year, is now trying to one-up its competitors with tailored consulting services to help advisors grow their businesses and even migrate to fee-based practices. Kurt MacAlpine, […]
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WisdomTree Asset Management Canada has launched two smart-beta fixed income ETFs: WisdomTree Yield Enhanced Canada Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAGG) and WisdomTree Yield Enhanced Canada Short-Term Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAGS). Read: Institutional investors use ETFs for fixed income, smart beta CAGG seeks to enhance income potential by sourcing and re-weighting sub-components within the Bloomberg […]
iShares has expanded its Core series with the launch of a new suite of MSCI Quality Dividend Index ETFs
Mackenzie Financial Corporation has increased the risk rating of the Mackenzie Maximum Diversification US Index ETF, moving it from "low to medium" to "medium"
Horizons and First Asset make product announcements