Total Cost Reporting: The rising importance of insurance
Total Cost Reporting (TCR) is a Canadian regulatory initiative recently developed to improve transparency across the financial services industry. By enhancing client awareness of investment...
Category : Segregated Funds
Alternative asset managers in the quest for capital: attracting Canadian retail investors through mutual fund trusts | Insights
by George
In each of Canada and the United States, several recent developments are expected to further enhance access by retail investors to alternative assets by making...
Product roundup: Two insurers launch new seg funds
by George
In the same week, Canada Life launched five new Index ETF segregated funds: Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF, Canadian Large Cap Equity Index ETF, U.S....
Iceland’s LV shifts entire foreign equities portfolio to segregated accounts | News
by George
Iceland’s second-largest pension fund has revealed a major overhaul of the way it invests in foreign equities, in which it has shifted the entire $2.5bn...
Luminus restructures 5.2M Battalion Oil shares
by George
Luminus Management LLC, as investment manager for Luminus Energy Partners Master Fund, Ltd., reported an internal restructuring of Battalion Oil common stock holdings. The filing...
YMTC lands US$1.3B funding as financials reveal post-Unigroup fallout
by George
YMTC, one of China’s leading semiconductor firms, has secured a new funding round with a CNY1.6 billion (approx. US$220 million) capital injection from Quanhong Investment,...
IDEA at 50: Resources To Support Students With Disabilities During the Week of Action
by George
During its 50th year, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is under attack. Disabled students are more vulnerable than ever in the face of threats...
Regulators issue national Segregated Funds Guidance
by George
“Many insurance industry stakeholders and passionate consumer advocates contributed their insights and expertise to the development of this consolidated national guidance,” said Erica Hiemstra, vice-chair...
How Unilever Makes Money
by George
Key Takeaways Unilever is a global consumer goods company, offering beauty and wellness, personal care, home care, and food products. The Personal Care segment of...
Product roundup: CIBC, Avantis look to bring 8 new ETFs to Canada
by George
Olivier Le Moal iStockphoto CIBC Asset Management Inc. (CAMI) has filed a preliminary prospectus with securities regulators to bring eight ETF offerings from Avantis Investors...