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Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. plans to broaden its low-cost ETFs, adding five more. The firm has filed a preliminary prospectus with Canadian securities regulators for three international equity ETFs and two international bond ETFs, as outlined below. Read: Going global in bonds “We are committed to providing investors access to broadly diversified investments, managed by […]
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. has announced the launch of the Horizons Cdn Select Universe Bond ETF. It provides low-cost and tax-efficient exposure to the Canadian investment-grade bond universe.
Blackrock Canada is launching two iShares funds focusing on European exposure.
BMO Asset Management Inc. has reduced the maximum annual management fee on some of its ETFs.
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. and its affiliate AlphaPro Management Inc. have announced that AlphaPro's family of actively managed and specialty ETFs has reached $2 billion in assets under management.
Losing money is a risk inherent in the purchase of any financial product. Therefore, be it a stock, bond, mutual fund or ETF, investors expect correct, timely and complete information.
ETF inflows in March were the highest recorded in nine months.
PowerShares Canada announced changes to the investment strategy of PowerShares Canadian Preferred Share Index Class (PPS) and PowerShares Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF. Read: Understanding factor-indexed ETFs In 2013, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. acquired the index business of Mergent, Inc., including Indxis, which created and maintained the underlying index for both PowerShares Canadian Preferred […]
Low turnover and in-kind transfers have made ETFs popular with tax-conscious investors and their advisors. Choosing an ETF over a mutual fund generally provides immediate cost and tax savings, but there are additional ways to enhance aftertax returns using ETFs.