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Malvern's Investment Advisor of the Year
Chuck GraceCase IVEY-9B14N022-EFinanceThe managing partner for Malvern Investment Services was faced with a dilemma. In two weeks, she would be hosting the firm’s annual conference and would be announcing the Investment Advisor of the Year. Having narrowed down the list to four finalists she now had to make the final decision. This was her first conference as the managing partner and she knew that every announcement, presentation and interaction she had with her partners and staff wo...Starting at €8.20
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Robo-advisors to Humans: We Come in Peace
Chuck Grace; Romina MaurinoArticle IVEY-9B18TA05-EEntrepreneurshipRobo-advisors and financial technology tend to evoke as much excitement as they do fear. But what if the best fintech applications could be used to help both advisors and clients? What if there were changes that could be implemented without a major regulatory overhaul? After sessions with thought leaders in 2017, the authors found that bankers, dealers, vendors, start-up executives, consultants, regulators, academics, students, and advisors all s...Starting at €8.20
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IA Clarington: Target Click Funds
Chuck Grace; James A. Erskine; Michiel R. LeendersCase IVEY-9B09N022-EFinanceIn October 2008, the senior vice-president for product and business development at IA Clarington (IAC), a life and health insurance company, was preparing for a meeting with the president of IAC. The topic of discussion would be IAC's Target Click Fund, a mutual fund with an options-based guarantee structure targeted towards investors who were looking for growth along with capital preservation. The vice-president had been asked to render his opin...Starting at €8.20
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Powershares Exchange-Traded Funds
Chuck Grace; Samir Haji RemtullaCase IVEY-9B10N020-EFinanceIn early January, 2009 the president of Invesco Trimark Ltd. (Invesco Trimark) was optimistic about the year ahead, particularly when compared to the perfect storm of 2008. That year saw global investment markets in turmoil, and Invesco Trimark's mutual fund assets had plummeted to almost half its value. The president and his team had spent nearly a year working and re-working a new product launch and by 2009 thought they had developed a unique a...Starting at €8.20
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Freedom's Hedge
Chuck GraceCase IVEY-9B09N019-EFinanceIn September 2007, the marketing manager for London Life Insurance Company's (London Life) Freedom Funds was preoccupied by thoughts of his upcoming meeting with London Life's vice-president of Marketing, Individual Retirement and Investment Services. The vice-president was concerned with the past summer's appreciation of the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar. Since March of 2007, the Canadian dollar had appreciated over 10 per cent against ...Starting at €8.20
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The Ombudsman: Examining Portfolio Risk in Troubled Times (A)
Chuck GraceCase IVEY-9B14N023-EFinanceThe chief compliance officer at NYR Financial Services (NYR) faces a decision-making dilemma regarding whether or not to increase a settlement offer to a client. This particular client has lodged a complaint against the investment firm, alleging that his money was inappropriately invested, given the risk tolerance level of his portfolio. The client believes that as a result of this mismanagement, he has lost over $100,000. The complaint has been ...Starting at €8.20
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Equinox Asset Management: Starting Fresh
Chuck Grace; Hugh StewartCase IVEY-9B11N009-EFinanceAfter a two-year absence from the financial industry, Tom Henne evaluated his options and determined that he could exploit his knowledge of the inner workings of the pension fund business and start a new firm, Equinox Asset Management. Despite claims that many pension funds provided returns that did no more than mirror the average index, Henne believed his fund could beat the market or achieve alpha. He proposed that this success could be had by ...Starting at €8.20
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Connor, Clark & Lunn
Chuck GraceCase IVEY-9B12N027-EFinanceAt the end of 2001, the senior partners of an investment management firm were concerned. The bear market was going on two years, and, worse, the firm’s performance over that time had been less than that of the index. Clients, more than disappointed, were starting to vote with their feet. The firm, a top-10 player in Canada’s institutional investment business, had claimed client assets under management of more than $15 billion in 1998, but was now...Starting at €8.20
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Centre Corporate Abbott, Building A
Chuck Grace; Fraser SagerCase IVEY-9B13N022-EFinanceThe morning of October 9, 2012 found the portfolio manager for the Thackery Real Estate Fund (TREF) lost in thought. TREF was a large investment fund that specialized in commercial and industrial real estate. While TREF had a number of investors, there was one large institutional investor, and it had asked for an update on the fund by week’s end. Weighing on the portfolio manager’s mind was a particular industrial park in Montreal, Quebec known a...Starting at €8.20
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Nest Wealth Asset Management Inc.
Chuck Grace; Andrew SartaCase IVEY-9B17M114-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyNest Wealth Asset Management Inc. (Nest) was a new Canadian robo-adviser based in Toronto. The company competed not only against large incumbents such as Canadian banks but also against other financial technology start-ups. In April 2015, Nest's main competitor had just aligned with a significant partner that had abundant financial resources and broad market access. Nest's chief executive officer needed to consider the best option for the company...Starting at €8.20