Today, alternative investments aren’t as “alternative” as they once were.
Many retail mutual funds and ETFs use derivatives. For insights into the roles played by these instruments, Advisor.ca spoke with Steve Hawkins, CIO and co-CEO of Horizons ETFs Management,and Alain Bergeron, senior vice-president of Investment Management at Mackenzie Investments.
In early June, G7 leaders committed their countries to reducing carbon emissions by 2050 and eliminating them by 2100. Even before the G7 announcement in Germany, there had been concerns expressed over how carbon reductions might impact investors in energy and energy-related companies. If governments legislate reductions in global carbon emissions, the fear is that oil, gas and coal consumption would decline, resulting in capitalized fossil fuel reserves that will never be extracted. These potential surpluses are referred to as stranded carbon assets.
A report finds the major concerns of Canadians approaching retirement include health and fitness, having enough money, market volatility and inflation levels in that order.
Should you go active or passive? Two experts weigh in.
Organizations like CARP and CPA Canada have been lobbying for years to lower the rate of, or even eliminate, mandatory RRIF withdrawals. On Tuesday, part of their efforts paid off.
Here's a review of people on the move in March 2015.
Risk allocation helps add alpha in good times and bad
Most Canadians (80%) say they need annual returns of 4% or higher to reach their retirement savings goals, finds a CIBC Asset Management poll.
It was a “very good” year for global exchange-traded funds (ETFs), says Deborah Fuhr, managing partner of ETFGI in London who shared her firm’s data on ETF inflows in 2014. Canada didn't do too badly, either.