ETFs

Canadian ETF Association elects Kevin Gopaul as board chair Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Canadian ETF Association elects Kevin Gopaul as board chair

The Canadian ETF Association (CETFA) has appointed Kevin Gopaul, head of BMO Global Asset Management Canada, head of quantitative strategies and ETFs, and chief investment officer (Canada), as chair of CETFA’s board of directors. Read: BMO opens two socially responsible mutual funds Gopaul will serve a two-year term, and he’s the third board chair since […]

By Staff |July 10, 2017

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ETF providers want to be your practice consultants Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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ETF providers want to be your practice consultants

ETF providers have been trying to get on advisors’ radars with free offerings like portfolio tools and analysis. WisdomTree, the New York-based ETF provider that launched in Canada last year, is now trying to one-up its competitors with tailored consulting services to help advisors grow their businesses and even migrate to fee-based practices. Kurt MacAlpine, […]

By Simon Doyle |July 6, 2017

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Some ETF providers don’t share all profits with investors Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Some ETF providers don’t share all profits with investors

Do you know what your ETF holdings are used for?

By Staff |June 27, 2017

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WisdomTree Canada launches 2 smart-beta fixed income ETFs Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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WisdomTree Canada launches 2 smart-beta fixed income ETFs

WisdomTree Asset Management Canada has launched two smart-beta fixed income ETFs: Read: Institutional investors use ETFs for fixed income, smart beta CAGG seeks to enhance income potential by sourcing and re-weighting sub-components within the Bloomberg Barclays Canadian Aggregate Index (Canadian Agg). The fund seeks to track, to the extent possible, the price and yield performance […]

By Staff |June 26, 2017

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