Investments

Frozen LSIF chills investors

Thousands of clients have recently had their investments in the Vancouver-based GrowthWorks Canadian Fund frozen as it attempts to avoid a crippling wave of redemptions.

By Renée Alexander |January 20, 2012

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Market Insights

U.S. banks: Smaller and restrained

U.S. earnings season kicked into high gear last week, and with many of the U.S. investment banks reporting weak results, Wall Street is wondering if this is a temporary slump or if they will soon get back to their high flying days.

By David Andrews |January 20, 2012

4 min read

Industry

Canadian investor confidence rises

Canadian investors cheered up a bit at the end of 2011, with a rosier outlook for virtually every asset class, with cash as the sole outlier.

By Staff |January 11, 2012

2 min read

Industry

Markets to remain off key in 2012

Less than a week into the new year, Canadian investors are being warned they face an uphill battle.

By Vikram Barhat |January 5, 2012

2 min read

Taking stock of change

While I paused a live hockey game the other night to grab a snack I got to thinking how the way I experience the NHL in my home has changed. It makes me smile when I recall listening to the radio, the action coming alive in my mind as Foster Hewitt called the game. Things have definitely changed. The same is true in the investment world.

By Peter Drake |January 3, 2012

7 min read

Start 2012 off right

Over the next five years, dollar and variety stores are expected to perform well by targeting low-income households and thrifty customers. Competition will challenge the industry, but consumers will rely on the stores for inexpensive discretionary purchases.

By Chip Brian |January 1, 2012

3 min read

Is India losing its Mojo?

India started 2011 with a bang, but by the looks of it, the emerging economic powerhouse may be headed to wind down the year with a whimper. Goldman Sachs’ Jim O’Neill says that of the BRIC nations, India has been the biggest disappointment. A recent article by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria relates a troubling story about […]

By Vikram Barhat |December 22, 2011

1 min read

Money managers bullish about 2012

The non-stop rollercoaster ride of 2011 has done little to erode the undying optimism of Canadian money managers who are betting on 2012 being a good year for investment returns. The sentiment towards Canadian and international equity markets, the most-favoured asset class, improved in the fourth quarter, with emerging markets leading the way, according to […]

By Vikram Barhat |December 20, 2011