Investing – Page 110

Briefly: “TD shores up Ameritrade stake” and more of Friday’s news

TD Bank Financial Group has confirmed it is in talks to increase its ownership stake in TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., the parent company of the online brokerage with the same name. TD had been limited to owning no more than 39.9% of the company, but that limit was raised to 45% on January 24, 2009. […]

By Staff |February 6, 2009

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Industry

Briefly: “DALBAR ranks UL statements” and more of Thursday’s news

Manulife Financial has been recognized as providing clients with the best universal life statements, handily beating the competition in the annual DALBAR rankings. The insurer scored 81.29 on the DALBAR ratings system, compared to an industry average of 68.1, making it the only company to achieve an “excellent” rating. Standard Life and Sun Life were […]

By Staff |February 5, 2009

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Market Insights

Bountiful bonds

Corporate bonds might be suffering from their worst performance ever, but there’s a silver lining. Today’s investors are compensated with a significant risk premium for investing in shortand mid-term corporate bonds (corporates) over similar term Canadian government bonds (Canadas). Yield spreads for corporates in Canada have moved sharply higher due to a number of factors: […]

By Hanif Mamdani |February 1, 2009

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Market Insights

Hedge funds might shine in 09

Hedge fund managers, once the swashbuckling frontiersmen of international finance, have quickly gone from hero to goat. As the global credit bubble burst with a vengeance in 2008, so too did the oft-touted myth that these alternative strategies could deliver positive results in any market. But such sweeping claims paint the universe with too broad […]

By Al Kellett |February 1, 2009

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