Innovation provides plenty of investing opportunities in industrials and technology. Choosing the best companies often means following the money. The sector has seen sales growth, and that bodes well for capital spending, which tends to lag sales, says Chris Kerlow, CFA, in a Richardson GMP market report. He cites consultancy-services company WSP as a stock […]
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More than one-third of Canadians (36%) do not have an investment account, finds a survey by Tangerine Investments.
Clients and advisors share their thoughts — 50 of them — in a survey sponsored by Mackenzie Investments. More than three-quarters (78%) of investors surveyed say it’s important for advisors to offer products and services from Canadian-owned asset management companies. Just under three-quarters (72%) say it’s important for asset management companies to have unique expertise […]
Statistics Canada says foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled $24.0 billion in July, led by a record acquisition of Canadian bonds. Read: Expect ‘significant’ increase in bond yields: economist The total for the month reversed the sale of $858 million in Canadian securities by foreign investors in June. Statistics Canada says non-resident investment in Canadian […]
Morningstar's best-performing fund index for August increased 7.7%.
BMO Investments Inc. has made changes to the BMO Ascent Portfolios, which include: BMO Ascent Income Portfolio, BMO Ascent Conservative Portfolio, BMO Ascent Balanced Portfolio, BMO Ascent Growth Portfolio and BMO Ascent Equity Growth Portfolio. Effective immediately, the management fee applicable to Series A securities of each portfolio is reduced to 1.40% from 1.50%, and […]
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The Ontario Securities Commission says it will allow a banned mutual fund rep to continue to serve as a director of real estate investments so that he can generate enough income to try to repay more than $1 million to harmed investors. An OSC settlement agreement, released in June, found that the former mutual fund […]
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