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Brace yourself for a volatile 2011 Fallback Image Decorative pattern

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Brace yourself for a volatile 2011

Two of Fidelity’s top investment strategists recently weighed in on the 2011 outlook for the fund company’s annual ‘Straight Talk on the Markets’ webcast. Getting Aggressive Trevor Greetham, asset allocation director for Fidelity International’s Investment Solutions Group, says the first thing to keep in mind is the economic cycle has become quite short, and increasingly […]

By Dean DiSpalatro |January 21, 2011

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Foreigners saw Canada as a hotspot in November Fallback Image Decorative pattern

Industry

Foreigners saw Canada as a hotspot in November

Foreign investors continued to buy Canadian securities late in 2010, according to Statistics Canada, acquiring an additional $8 billion in November, the most recent month for which data is available. Foreign buyers focused on debt issues, which made up $7.1 billion of the overall total. New private corporate bonds – mainly U.S.-denominated – accounted for […]

By Staff |January 17, 2011

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Rothschild names directors in Calgary office Fallback Image Decorative pattern

Industry

Rothschild names directors in Calgary office

Rothschild has named two new managing directors who will focus on the oil and gas sector. Bob W. Gibson and Paul E. Moynihan will be based in Rothschild’s newly established Calgary office. “Bob Gibson and Paul Moynihan have advised on many important oil and gas, energy utility and midstream transactions over the past 20 years […]

By Staff |January 11, 2011

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Bonds face challenges, but no bubble Fallback Image Decorative pattern

Market Insights

Bonds face challenges, but no bubble

The crisis of 2008-09 sent investors on a mad search for safety and a huge number of them sought refuge in bonds. Fixed income led mutual fund sales since the crisis, driving the price of bonds higher and yields lower. Some have suggested fixed income poses a threat as the next bubble.

By Steven Lamb |January 11, 2011

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