Industry

Q1 results bring more performance misery for mutual funds

(April 14, 2003) Despite a market rally in March, mutual fund performance for the first three months of the year was overwhelmingly negative. Ninety-one per cent of Canadian mutual funds lost money in the first quarter of 2003, according to data released today by Morningstar Canada. “While the war in Iraq boosted U.S. equity markets […]

By Doug Watt |April 14, 2003

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CIFPs announces details of founding conference

(April 11, 2003) The Canadian Institute of Financial Planners, the new kid on the advisor association block, has announced details of its first conference, to be held in Ontario’s Muskoka region on June 2 and 3. Industry speakers at the two-day event include Financial Planning Standards Board chair John Carpenter and Investment Funds Institute of […]

By Doug Watt |April 11, 2003

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Governance coalition appoints former finance minister as chair

RBC Global Investment Management Standard Life Investments Ltd. Trustees of the I.U.O.E. Local 793 Pension Plan for Operating Engineers in Ontario TAL Global Asset Management UBS Global Asset Management Filed by Doug Watt, Advisor.ca, dwatt@advisor.ca (04/11/03) Ontario Teachers’ Pension Trust OPSEU Pension Trust RBC Global Investment Management Standard Life Investments Ltd. Trustees of the I.U.O.E. […]

By Doug Watt |April 11, 2003

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New CSA chair touts uniform securities harmonization project

(April 10, 2003) The new chair of the Canadian Securities Administrators has made it clear he wants to focus on harmonizing the country’s securities laws, not creating a single national regulator. Stephen Sibold, appointed as CSA chair this week, says his uniform securities legislation project is in the “right place at the right time” as […]

By Doug Watt |April 10, 2003

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