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Pension investing using ETFs: Part 3

In the now-iconic scene set in Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City, a woman of some years mischievously asks her waiter to bring her the rye and pastrami sandwich she assumes was responsible for Meg Ryan’s character Sally’s head-turning display of euphoria. Portfolio envy is a lesser-known form of a similar syndrome.

By Mark Yamada |September 12, 2011

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EdgePoint focuses on performance

Targeting 2% of the market is unheard of, but that’s what EdgePoint Investment Group, which celebrates its first fund’s third birthday in November, does. We interviewed founders Tye Bousada and Geoff MacDonald to learn why.

By Staff |September 1, 2011

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ETFs: The teenage years

The Canadian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has reached adolescence, and hair is starting to sprout on its chin.

August 1, 2011

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Faceoff: Index, friend or foe?

Two advisors weigh the merits of passive investing

By Dean DiSpalatro |July 22, 2011

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Horizons launches Australian dollar ETF

Horizons Exchange Traded Funds and BetaPro Management have announced the launch of the Horizons Australian Dollar Currency ETF, which offers investors direct access to foreign currency investing. “The Australian dollar has been one of the top performing currencies over the last couple of years, benefitting from attractive interest rates, the country’s rich natural resources and […]

By Staff |July 20, 2011

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Jovian sells ETF business

Jovian Capital Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its exchange traded fund business to South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Mirae,” said Philip Armstrong, CEO of Jovian. “Since our initial investment in this start-up company in 2006, the ETF business has […]

By Staff |July 15, 2011

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Pension investing using ETFs: Part 2

Target-date or lifecycle funds (TDFs) simplify investing by automatically reducing equity exposure as a target retirement date or a student’s anticipated university enrolment approaches.

By Mark Yamada |July 13, 2011

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Income a priority for ETF investors

Canadian fixed income ETFs experienced 8% growth in assets under management (AUM) in the second quarter of 2011, including $633 million in net new assets, according to information compiled by the iShares ETF business at BlackRock Asset Management Canada. Conversely, Canadian equity ETFs experienced an 8% contraction in AUM and $691 million in net outflows. […]

By Staff |July 7, 2011

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Horizons offers inverse gold, silver ETFs

Horizons Exchange Traded Funds and BetaPro Management have announced the launch of two new ETFs offering investors non-leveraged, inverse exposure to the gold and silver markets. The Horizons BetaPro COMEX Gold Inverse ETF seeks daily investment results corresponding to 100% the inverse of the daily performance of the COMEX gold futures contract for a subsequent […]

By Staff |July 7, 2011

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RBC enters ETF market

Things are about to get very interesting in the Canadian exchange traded funds industry. RBC Global Asset Management has filed preliminary long form prospectuses with the OSC to launch its inaugural offerings in the ETF space. The bank-owned asset manager’s entrance to the market will consist of eight corporate bond ETFs. The funds start with […]

By Staff |July 7, 2011

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