CIBC Mellon named top regional lender
CIBC Mellon has been named Regional Lender of the Year in the 2011 Global Securities Lending Awards. The award recognizes CIBC Mellon as the world's…
- By: Staff
- January 31, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:08
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State Street expands ETF e-service
State Street Corp. is using cloud-based technology to expand its online service for exchange traded funds (ETFs), TotalETFSM. The new enhancements provide integration to core…
- By: Staff
- January 25, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 14:26
Where I was when… Y2K: The millennium bug
Dec. 31, 1999, wasn’t just any New Year’s Eve. It was the turn of the millennium. And for some, it represented the end of days.
- By: Brooke Smith
- January 17, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 14:28
Inspiration: Don Ezra’s investing acumen
Don Ezra says he’s fortunate not to have lived in agrarian times, because his true skill set is mental, not physical. And he admits his…
- By: Brooke Smith
- January 16, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 10:23
A tough economic road for 2012
We know the road is long and winding, but in terms of economic recovery, there are also a few potholes.
- By: Brooke Smith
- January 13, 2012 September 13, 2019
- 13:39
National securities regulator not dead: CFA Institute
The Supreme Court of Canada says the federal government does not have the power to unilaterally create a national securities regulator through legislation, but reaction…
- By: Doug Watt
- December 22, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 14:48
New financial disclosure document a tech bust: Fraser Institute
A new disclosure document Canadian financial regulators require for mutual and segregated funds fails to take advantage of new technologies such as smartphones and tablets,…
- By: Staff
- December 19, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:09
London Stock Exchange Group acquires FTSE
FTSE International Limited has announced a change to its current joint-venture ownership structure, with the London Stock Exchange Group acquiring the 50% stake in FTSE,…
- By: Staff
- December 12, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:49
Plan sponsors talk investment management
We asked four plan sponsors for their views on the investment management industry. Here’s what they had to say.
- By: Brooke Smith
- December 7, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:13
Top 40 Money Managers Report: Let me off!
While volatility is an ordinary, and expected, part of financial markets, its latest incarnation has been extraordinary.
- By: Brooke Smith
- December 7, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:11
Stay calm in the sea of volatility: PMAC
Stay the course and remain calm. That’s the message from the Portfolio Management Association of Canada’s membership on how to best cope with current market…
- By: Tammy Burns
- November 22, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:22
Integra to launch Analytic risk strategies
Integra Capital Ltd. has entered into an agreement with California-based Analytic Investors, LLC to represent Analytic’s global and U.S. low-volatility equity strategies in the Canadian…
- By: Staff
- November 11, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:16
New association for bond investors
The newly established Canadian Bond Investors’ Association (CBIA) will hold its inaugural meeting on Nov. 29, 2011 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
- By: Staff
- November 11, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:36
Inspiration: How Rick Abbott’s pragmatic perspective led to investment success
“No one has invented the perfect way to manage large pools of money,” says Rick Abbott, the former director of investments for the Winnipeg Civic…
- By: Leigh Doyle
- November 4, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:01
U.S. institutional investors struggled in Q3
U.S. institutional investment plan sponsors lost 9% at the median in the third quarter of 2011, according to Northern Trust’s Universe database. The loss ends…
- By: Staff
- October 31, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:06
SRI investors want similar returns on investment
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. Canadians are increasingly interested in socially responsible investing, but not at the cost of capital gains, according to a…
- By: Vikram Barhat
- October 27, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 11:25
Rule issued for 401(k) investment advice exemptions
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a final regulation aimed at improving workers’ access to quality fiduciary investment advice. The regulation implements a prohibited transaction…
- By: Staff
- October 24, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:56
Inflation: Threat or just a mirage?
There are several varieties of inflation: cost-push inflation, which can derive from a number of factors, including higher commodity prices or wage-price spirals; demand-pull inflation,…
- By: Josephine Marks
- October 24, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:09
Overcoming the flaws of a market capitalization-weighted index
Most, if not all, of the commonly used stock markets today are measured by market capitalization-weighted indexes. Many believe these indexes represent the best way…
- By: David Zanutto
- October 20, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:12
Investor confidence takes a hit
Originally from our sister publication, Advisor.ca. Here’s a shock: international business and political events shook the confidence of Canadian investors in the third quarter. That’s…
- By: Steven Lamb
- October 20, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:37
Global economy drives Canadian pension losses
Amid concerns of a global economic slowdown, Canadian pension plans experienced significant losses on both sides of the balance sheet in the third quarter of…
- By: Neil Faba
- October 6, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 12:03
CIBC Mellon and RBC Dexia win accolades
CIBC Mellon and RBC Dexia have both been awarded “top-rated” status in Global Custodian magazine’s Agent Banks in Major Markets survey. RBC Dexia was top-rated…
- By: Staff
- September 16, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 10:36
Matching money manager fees to performance
For many plan sponsors, there is no time like the present to assess how they are directing their efforts—especially when it comes to fees and…
- By: Joel Kranc
- September 16, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:46
Teachers’ adopts UN-backed investment principles
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Teachers’) has announced that it is a signatory to the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI is a…
- By: Staff
- September 15, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 09:34
Institutional traders concerned by HFT
More than two-thirds of traders at leading asset management firms around the world are concerned about the impact of high frequency trading (HFT) on the…
- By: Staff
- September 12, 2011 September 13, 2019
- 13:38