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Toronto-based Bridging Finance Inc. launched an impact fund to “maintain, create and/or enhance a thriving and sustainable economy for Indigenous peoples and communities.”
The firm says the main objective of its Bridging Indigenous Impact Fund is to provide support for Indigenous enterprises.
Units in the fund are available through the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada dealer channel via FundSERV and to institutional investors.
The funds accounted for at least US$350 billion in global net asset value in 2023
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Some institutional investors are leading the move toward greater transparency
Newfoundland and Labrador will increase support for people with disabilities
The loonie has been trading below 70 cents US in recent weeks
Move to dividend-payers from GICs could be big trade of 2025
Chief actuary says LifeWorks did not "respect the textual indications of the legislation"