ETFs

$108-billion ETF industry attracts big banks

Canadian ETF assets are $108 billion, spread among more than 500 different products, reports National Bank in an industry note. In 2016, the number of ETF providers increased to 18 from 12, with Hamilton Capital, TD Asset Management, Sphere Investment, Mackenzie, WisdomTree and Harvest Portfolios Group all introducing ETFs. Canada’s six largest banks are increasingly […]

November 24, 2016

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Industry

First Asset announces portfolio management change

Effective today, Signature Global Asset Management will assume portfolio management responsibilities for the First Asset Hamilton Capital European Bank ETF. The fund is currently managed by First Asset Investment Management.

By Staff |November 18, 2016

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Industry

Lipper awards honour best Canadian funds

The Thomson Reuters Lipper fund awards honour funds and fund management firms that provide consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers, for various time periods ending July 31, 2016. Individual classifications of three-, five- and 10-year periods, as well as fund families with high average scores for the three-year period, are recognized. Read: Where […]

By Staff |November 10, 2016

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Planning and Advice

ETFs and MFDA advisors: what does it mean for you?

Should you fear or welcome the increased competition?

November 4, 2016

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New ETF first to track Canadian natural gas

Investors can now track Canadian natural gas thanks to the new Canadian Natural Gas Index ETF and Canadian Natural Gas Index launched by Auspice Capital Advisors. “Canadian natural gas is critically important to the North American marketplace,” Tim Pickering, founder and CIO of Auspice, says in a statement. “Representing approximately 20% of the continent’s total […]

By Staff |October 27, 2016

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Echelon Wealth Partners announces partnership

Echelon Wealth Partners (EWP) has teamed up with Calgary-based portfolio manager Shaunessy Investment Counsel. The partnership will provide EWP clients access to the firm’s ETF portfolio platform. Read: Echelon loses advisors after acquisition, but made profit EWP will initially offer its clients Shaunessy’s proprietary Institutional Global Balanced Composite for investment accounts of at least $50,000. […]

By Staff |October 17, 2016

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First Trust launches U.S. sector rotation ETF

First Trust Canada has launched the country’s first U.S. sector rotation ETF, First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic U.S. Sector Rotation Index ETF (CAD-hedged; TSX: FSR). The ETF “provides a simplified way for Canadian investors to gain exposure to a sector rotation strategy, with the ability to allocate to cash equivalents,” says Karl Cheong, CFA, head […]

By Staff |September 29, 2016

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ETFs

$108-billion ETF industry attracts big banks

First Asset announces portfolio management change

Lipper awards honour best Canadian funds

ETFs and MFDA advisors: what does it mean for you?

New ETF first to track Canadian natural gas

Echelon Wealth Partners announces partnership

Vanguard unveils 2 currency-hedged ETFs

Sphere opens FTSE emerging markets ETF

First Trust launches U.S. sector rotation ETF

Morningstar teams with Bridgehouse for Canadian equity fund