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Cambridge, Ont.-based socially responsible investment firm Meritas Mutual Funds has launched of its seventh fund, Meritas Monthly Dividend and Income Fund. Meritas says it is the first retail fund in the Canadian SRI market that combines management of Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. and the social, environmental and governance research of Jantzi Research Associates. “We launched this […]

  • February 16, 2006 October 30, 2019
  • 14:46

The board of directors of Toronto-based Retrocom Growth Fund Inc. has has established a committee to review and make recommendations on investment strategies and other efforts to protect the value of the fund’s shares, the company says. Retrocom has been suffering a run on redemptions in the past 12 months and, with the help of […]

  • February 16, 2006 October 30, 2019
  • 14:46

Canadian brokerage arm of the world’s second-largest bank has doubled assets in three years, and it’s just getting started

  • February 16, 2006 February 16, 2006
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Five-man team of Calgary-based stockbrokers misses placing first in Austria by just half a second

  • February 16, 2006 February 16, 2006
  • 13:28

Dana Love looks for companies that have been overlooked or under-researched by other managers

  • February 3, 2006 October 30, 2019
  • 10:32

At Portfolio Strategies in Calgary, Mark Kent says offering advisors more autonomy is key to growth

  • February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
  • 14:52

International study shows Canadians are upbeat about expectations for their golden years, perhaps even more than they should be

  • February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
  • 13:23

No time for the gym? Even small amounts of activity throughout the day can add up to a complete daily exercise routine

  • February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
  • 11:43

The first years are difficult. Advisors who have made it share several tips to help you pull through

  • February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
  • 11:34

RBC Asset Management Inc. has introduced RBC U.S. Equity Currency Neutral Fund and RBC U.S. Mid-Cap Equity Currency Neutral Fund, both intended for investors who want exposure to the U.S. markets while minimizing the risk of currency fluctuation. The funds will invest in a wide range of sectors in an effort to resemble RBC’s existing […]

  • February 2, 2006 October 30, 2019
  • 11:25