Canada avoided much of the impact of the global financial crisis especially with regards to its financial system. Canadian banks and regulators alike won praise from investors worldwide for following prudent,conservative policies with respect to risk management. While for many quarters the big five Canadian banks met or exceeded expectations, recently however Bank of Montreal …
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Africa’s Top 100 Gold stocks: The search for the next Red Back is on The Dangers of Germany’s Dependence on China Why high yield stocks are the best bet right now Are we heading for an ‘equities bloodbath’? Is there a bond bubble? David Rosenberg: THIS is what a bear market in housing looks like …
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On August 23rd, the British-banking giant HSBC Holdings (HBC) bid for Nedbank(OTC: NDBKY), South Africa’s fourth largest bank. HSBC is trying to buy the majority stake held in Nedbank by Anglo-South African insurer Old Mutual. The deal potentially valued at $6.8B would give HSBC a 70% stake in Nedbank and offer the bank a strong …
The S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index consists of Canadian energy sector stocks that are listed on the TSX. The iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy ETF (XEG.TO) tracks the performance of this index. The top 10 components of this fund are listed below together with their ticker in the US markets and the current dividend yield: 1 .Suncor …
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Last week, China overtook Japan to become the world’s second largest economy. While this was a major news in the global media, it was a non-event in China. China is still considered as a poor country.The per capita GDP of China was $6,675 last year compared to $32,443 for Japan. In terms of per capita …
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