Investors continue to demand increased yield, as well as protection against the threat of rising interest rates. To meet these demands Invesco Canada has launched the PowerShares Senior Loan Index ETF, which began trading on the TSX today.
Horizons Exchange Traded Funds has announced plans to launch the Horizons BetaPro S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Inverse ETF, which began trading today on the TSX. It’s Canada’s first Inverse volatility ETF.
Jovian Capital has announced that it has acquired an additional 20% equity interest in Hahn Investment Stewards & Company Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jovian Asset Management Inc.
Horizons Exchange Traded Funds and AlphaPro Management have announced the launch of two new corporate debt based ETFs; the Horizons High Yield Bond ETF and the Horizons U.S. Floating Rate Bond ETF.
XTF Capital has announced the launch of their latest ETFs, the Morningstar Canada Value Index ETF and Morningstar Canada Momentum Index ETF, which began trading on the TSX this morning.
Invesco Canada has announced the listing of Canada's first and only low-volatility index-based ETF, PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility (CAD Hedged) Index ETF.
Canada’s exchange traded fund (ETF) industry is set for dramatic growth and change in the coming year, according to the Canadian ETF Outlook 2012 report issued today by BMO Asset Management.
The mutual fund industry managed to gather $1.13 billion in net new sales in December, capping 2011 off with full year sales of $21.2 billion, according to data released by the Investment Fund Institute of Canada (IFIC).
Despite continued market volatility through the final quarter of 2011, Canadian-listed exchange traded funds posted net sales of nearly $3 billion, according to the Canadian ETF Association (CETFA).
BlackRock, Inc., Guggenheim Partners, LLC and Claymore Investments have announced that BlackRock has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Claymore Canada.