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Canadian authorities uncover $192M fraud
CALGARY, ALBERTA - Authorities from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in the province of Alberta say they have uncovered an alleged C$100 million ($192 million) Ponzi scheme. Milowe Brost and Gary Sorenson...
The government of Ontario has launched Canada’s first feed-in tariff (Fit) for renewable power under its Green Energy Act. The move is part of a series of incentives designed to create 500,000 jobs in...
National Bank Financial in Canada hopes a new generation of exchange-traded funds, which break new ground in the way the products work, will prove as popular as leveraged ETFs and propel the bank to another...
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Volatility and falling markets force Canadian CPPI notes to cash out
Constant proportion portfolio insurance products in Canada have been punished by end-of-year market moves, as volatility and downward slides trigger protection cushions. The structures work by automatically allocating investor funds between risky and...
Richardson's rich pickings
After partnering with Credit Suisse earlier this year to sell structured notes, Richardson Partners Financial has found news ways to adapt its offering to high-net-worth clients amid an exceptionally tough financial climate in Canada - and its business...
JovFunds Management - Changing lanes
Principal-protected notes and closed-end funds have suffered in Canada since the turmoil in financial markets last summer. But JovFunds Management, the asset management arm of Jovian Capital, is seeing success with exchange-traded funds and structured...
Canadian government announces new sales principles for PPNs
The Canadian Department of Finance is bringing into force new disclosure obligations for issuers of principal-protected notes (PPNs). The regulations adopt a UK-style principles-based approach, amid government concerns that overly prescriptive requirements...
Climbing the mountain
Canada's structured products market has suffered serious setbacks such as allegations of misleading marketing and a rival product explosion to name but two. But tighter regulation and a raft of new thematic structures made speakers at the 2008 Structured...
Power to the people
A plan to restructure C$32 billion of non-bank Canadian asset-backed commercial paper into long-term notes hinged on the backing of 1,800 retail investors. However, a solution that will see most individual buyers recoup their initial investment was enough...
Canada opens its borders
A change in regulation allowing investors to hold more debt issued by non-Canadian entities has proved a fillip to the country's bond markets. Nadia Damouni looks at how the credit markets in Canada are evolving
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