Lower fees for ScotiaFunds family
Toronto-based 1832 Asset Management LP has lowered the fixed administration fee on 25 funds in the firm’s ScotiaFunds fund family. The lower fee applies to…
Toronto-based 1832 Asset Management LP has lowered the fixed administration fee on 25 funds in the firm’s ScotiaFunds fund family. The lower fee applies to…
Toronto-based 1832 Asset Management LP, portfolio manager for Dynamic Funds, is proposing a change to the investment objective of Dynamic Power Managed Growth Class. Currently,…
The conversion of Toronto-based First Asset Investment Management Inc.’s closed-end fund, Can-60 Income Corp., into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) is complete. The outstanding equity shares…
Five mutual funds sponsored by Toronto-based CI Investment Inc. are under new management. Toronto-based Black Creek Investment Management Inc. now is the portfolio subadvisor for…
Montreal-based National Bank Investments Inc. (NBI) has launched its first “smart beta” funds – NBI SmartBeta Canadian Equity Fund and NBI SmartBeta Global Equity Fund.…
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