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Invesco launches three PowerShares ETFs

A day after launching two fixed income ETFs, Invesco has unveiled three more PowerShares ETFs, including one equity and two equity-income mandates. PowerShares QQQ (CAD Hedged) Index ETF seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Currency Hedged CAD Index. The ETF will distribute income quarterly. PowerShares Canadian Preferred Share Index […]

By Staff |June 16, 2011

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First PowerShares listed in Canada

Invesco has listed two PowerShares ETFs on TSX today, the company’s first-ever ETF launch on a Canadian exchange. “The arrival of PowerShares ETFs on TSX establishes an exciting new footprint in the Canadian marketplace, expanding the range of next-generation ETF solutions available to investors in Canada,” said Ben Fulton, Invesco PowerShares managing director of global […]

By Staff |June 15, 2011

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XTF launches convertible bond ETF

XTF Capital Corp. has launched the Canadian Convertible Liquid Universe ETF, Canada’s first Convertible Bond ETF. It will begin trading on the TSX on June 7. “The Convertible Bond XTF is unique to Canada,” said Barry Gordon, president and CEO of XTF Capital Corp. and its parent company, First Asset. “Our deep experience with convertible […]

By Staff |June 6, 2011

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Vanguard launches Canadian business

The Pennsylvania-based investment management company, Vanguard, has opened a Canadian arm—Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. “Extending our reach to the Canadian market in a significant way is an important step in the development of our global business,” said Vanguard chair and CEO William McNabb. “Although Canada has a very well-developed asset management market, we believe our […]

By Staff |June 6, 2011

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AlphaNorth launches new Growth Fund

AlphaNorth Asset Management has announced it has filed a preliminary simplified prospectus for a new open-ended mutual fund: AlphaNorth Growth Fund, a class of shares of AlphaNorth Mutual Funds Limited. The fund will employ a similar investment methodology as the AlphaNorth Partners Fund and will seek to generate industry leading long term returns by providing […]

By Staff |May 5, 2011

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IG adds corporate bond fund

Investors Group has received regulatory approval to launch a fixed income offering. The Investors Canadian Corporate Bond Fund will aim to provide current income by investing primarily in investment grade fixed income securities issued by Canadian corporations. The new mandate may also invest a portion of its assets in other securities such as high yield […]

By Staff |May 3, 2011

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Invesco to launch six new ETFs

Invesco announced Monday that a preliminary prospectus has been filed with the Canadian securities regulators for six new PowerShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs). “PowerShares Funds, which bring ETFs into the mutual fund structure, have been available to Canadian investors since November 2009. With our new offering, we are providing Canadians with another way to access PowerShares […]

By Staff |May 2, 2011

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Invesco Intactive available as corporate class

Invesco Trimark has announced it is offering its five Invesco Intactive Accumulation Portfolios within a mutual fund corporation structure. This allows investors to switch between portfolios within a non-registered account without triggering a taxable disposition. “The response to Invesco Intactive has exceeded our expectations, and we believe that creating these corporate class portfolios provides investors […]

By Staff |April 28, 2011

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Sun Life rolls out three new mutual funds

Sun Life Global Investments Inc. has added three new Canadian mutual funds to its lineup, each with a “core Canadian” holding with a global component aimed at countering home country bias. “Many Canadians have a strong home country bias when it comes to investing, however, our market is highly concentrated in just three sectors: materials, […]

By Staff |April 27, 2011

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Russell offers USD series of Managed Yield Class

Russell Investments Canada announced that it is launching a new US Dollar Series of its Russell Managed Yield Class, a fixed income solution that meets the needs of conservative investors looking for a well diversified, tax efficient fixed income solution with built in protection from the USD/CAD currency fluctuations. “Many investors are wondering how to […]

By Staff |April 26, 2011

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