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Toronto brokerage firm Canaccord to cut 4% of global capital markets staff + MORE Feb 2nd
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., a Vancouver-based wealth management company, is shrinking its global capital markets staff by four per cent, it announced Sunday..... More »
Financial Times says parent company Pearson in talks to sell its stake in Economist Group + MORE Jul 25th
LONDON – The Financial Times reports that its parent company, Pearson PLC, is in talks to sell its 50 per cent stake in the Economist magazine.
The report says the talks involve other shareholders in the Economist Group.
The FT said Saturday its report is based on people familiar with the nego.... More »
120 days - 1.75% + MORE Sep 6th
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2014-06-06. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online..... More »
Markets Right Now: US stocks open lower; bonds rise + MORE Jul 5th
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local):
9:35 a.m.
Stocks are opening lower and bond prices are rising on new concerns about Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
European markets were mostly lower and the pound weakened further.... More »
Facebook to rebrand as a metaverse company. What is that? - CBC.ca Oct 24th
Facebook to rebrand as a metaverse company. What is that? CBC.caEXPLAINER: What the metaverse is and how it will work Yahoo NewsFacebook Reports Earnings Monday. Snap Earnings Weren't a Great Sign. Barron'sOpinion: A Facebook rebrand could be a huge risk T.... More »
4.5 year – 2.70%
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This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-10-30. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
TORONTO – Fairfax Financial is no longer offering to buy BlackBerry outright and BlackBerry…
CTV NewsBlackBerry bidders expected to emerge as Fairfax wraps due diligenceCTV NewsTORONTO — BlackBerry has been shopping for potential buyers, and today it could become more clear who's interested in bidding on the struggling smartphone company. Fairfax Financial, the investment firm that made a conditional $4.7-billion offer for …BlackBerry-Fairfax deal dies; Thorsten Heins outThe Globe and MailBlackBerry abandons sale, CEO Thorsten Heins outToronto StarFairfax deal to buy BlackBerry falls throughCanada.comMacleans.ca -Ottawa Citizen -DigitalJournal.comall 207 news articles »
Fairfax Financial’s $4.7-billion deal to purchase BlackBerry is on hold, but the company has agreed to invest in the troubled smartphone maker as it restructures.
Going on a Factor-Finding Mission
– CanadianCouchPotato.com
Pick up almost any financial magazine or newspaper and you’ll find full-page ads touting the recent performance of mutual funds and ETFs. What’s the reason for their outperformance? The fund companies will give the credit to the genius of the manager, but there’s a way you can tease out a more complete explanation: it’s called factor analysis.Don’t worry, I’m not going to get all mathy on you—well, maybe a little bit. Performing this kind of analysis is complicated, but understanding the basic ideas doesn’t require a a Ph.D. in statistics. We know investment returns come from exposure to known risk factors (or premiums), and every equity portfolio is exposed to these in varying degrees. What we want to learn is how much each factor contributed to the fund’s returns. If the fund outperformed or underperformed its benchmark, factor analysis can tell you why.
Just the factors, ma’am
What are the risk factors? The first is the market premium (or equity premium), which is simply the expected excess return from stocks compared with risk-free investments like T-bills…
