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Cutting Through the Noise


February 28, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

A look inside our new Global Small-Cap Equity Fund

With the camera rolling, Tom recently sat down with the manager of our new Global Small-Cap Equity Fund to chat about his investment approach and some of the fund's current areas of investment.

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November 8, 2018

By Scott Ronalds

Global Equity Fund: A look inside the new portfolio

Learn more about our new-look Global Fund! With the camera rolling, Tom recently sat down with the new manager to chat about her investment approach and some of the current areas of investment.

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September 13, 2018

By Salman Ahmed

Equity Fund Update

The manager of our Equity Fund, CGOV, was acquired by Fiera Capital this spring. After allowing some time for due diligence and critical thinking, here's an update on where we stand on the change in CGOV's ownership.

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August 28, 2018

By Tom Bradley

Manager change for the Global Equity Fund

The full background on why we've decided to replace the manager of our Global Equity Fund.

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July 25, 2018

By Scott Ronalds

It's a small (cap) world

If you hold our Small-Cap Fund, you own a unique collection of businesses, many of which you’ve probably never heard of. But there's a good chance many of them play a role in your day-to-day. We walk through a day in the life of Evan to illustrate.

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March 23, 2018

By Tom Bradley

Equity Fund Manager News

CGOV announced today that it has agreed to be acquired by Fiera Capital. We do not anticipate any changes to how our Equity Fund will be managed, but will be monitoring the transition closely.

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January 30, 2018

By Salman Ahmed

Global Equity Fund Update

A review of some of the topics that our Global Equity Fund manager (Edinburgh Partners' Sandy Nairn) covered during recent presentations in Vancouver and Toronto.

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January 17, 2018

By Tom Bradley

Global Equity Manager News

Edinburgh Partners announced today that it has agreed to be acquired by Franklin Templeton Investments. We will be meeting with Dr. Sandy Nairn (EP's CEO) to get a better understanding of the deal and its implications for our clients, and will report back next week.

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December 7, 2017

By Scott Ronalds

Equity Fund Update

Key takeaways from a recent presentation on the Steadyhand Equity Fund with Ted Ecclestone from CGOV (the manager of the fund).

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November 22, 2017

By Salman Ahmed

Global Equity Fund Update

Takeaways from a recent site visit with our Global Equity Fund manager in Edinburgh.

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February 27, 2017

By Tom Bradley

Income Fund update with Larry Lunn

Highlights from a recent "fireside chat" with Connor, Clark & Lunn's founder.

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February 20, 2017

By Salman Ahmed

Equity Fund Update

Highlighting some of the main themes from a recent conversation with the manager of our Equity Fund.

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October 20, 2016

By Scott Ronalds

Meet our new small-cap manager: November 3 (Vancouver)

Join us over lunch on November 3 for a "fireside chat" with the new manager of our Small-Cap Fund, Joe Sirdevan.

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August 24, 2016

By Scott Ronalds

Small-Cap Fund: Shedding some light on the new portfolio

Tom Bradley sits down with Galibier Capital Management's Joe Sirdevan, the new manager of our Small-Cap Fund, to bring some colour to the new portfolio.

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August 18, 2016

By Tom Bradley

Small-Cap Manager Change

A review of why we've decided to change the manager of our Small-Cap Equity Fund.

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May 24, 2016

By Tom Bradley

Global Equity Fund Update

Our Global Equity Fund's performance has been disappointing. We still have confidence in our manager, however. We walk through why.

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August 28, 2015

By Scott Ronalds

How We're Taking Advantage of Volatility

A look at some of the moves we've made in our funds amid the recent market volatility.

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July 31, 2015

By Tom Bradley

Small-Cap Equity Fund Update

Notes from a recent meeting with our small-cap manager.

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June 16, 2015

By Scott Ronalds

Stocks are Expensive ... But Not Everywhere

While stocks in general look expensive, there are pockets of opportunity. Japan is one such area.

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January 22, 2015

By Scott Ronalds

Video: Income Fund Update

An update on the fund's performance, composition, and some of the strategies the manager is pursuing.

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December 10, 2014

By Tom Bradley

Global Equity Fund Update

Tom recently met with the manager of our Global Fund for a thorough review. Here are the Coles notes.

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September 26, 2014

By Scott Ronalds

Video: Small-Cap Equity Fund Update

Wil Wutherich gives a rundown of the Small-Cap Fund's positioning and provides some colour on its energy holdings.

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September 24, 2014

By Scott Ronalds

Video: Global Equity Fund Update

Craig Armour discusses the Global Fund's positioning and drills into its holdings in Japan, European healthcare stocks and Asian banks.

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September 22, 2014

By Scott Ronalds

Video: Equity Fund Update

Gord O'Reilly provides an update on the Equity Fund.

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August 21, 2014

By Tom Bradley

Global Equity Fund - Why Japan?

One of the more ‘non-consensus’ strategies we’ve pursued over the last few years has been the Global Equity Fund’s commitment to Japan. Although there have been periods when Japan has contributed to client returns, on balance it has been a drag so far ...

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