News by subject: MUTUAL FUNDS

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Hillsdale Investment Management ? CFA Society Toronto Investment Research Award. This year's award-winning research paper is Complex Instrument Allowance at Mutual Funds by Paul Calluzzo and Selim Topaloglu...

British Columbia Discovery Fund (VCC) Inc., (which is changing its name to British Columbia Discovery Fund Inc.) (the "Fund"), is pleased to announce that effective December 1, 2020 (the "Commencement Date"), the Board of Directors of the Fund is...

Purpose Investments Inc. ("Purpose") today announced the estimated annual capital gains distributions for its open-end exchange-traded funds, mutual funds and closed-end funds ("Funds") for the 2020 tax year end. The estimated distributions represent...

FT Portfolios Canada Co. today announced the estimated annual capital gains distributions for its ETFs listed below for the 2020 tax year. Please note that these are estimated amounts only, as of October 31, 2020 and reflect forward looking...

The Bitcoin Fund (the "Fund") is pleased to announce that it is undertaking a treasury offering of Class A units (the "Class A Units"). The Class A Units will be available for purchase in U.S. dollars under the offering. The offering is expected to...

Today, TELUS announced the launch of its new TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good, a $100 million social impact investment fund created to power the biggest, boldest, bravest ideas in new responsible and sustainable startup businesses. The fund will invest...

FT Portfolios Canada Co. ("First Trust Canada"), a privately owned company, announced today that the cap, buffer and dates for the next Target Outcome Period for the First Trust Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF ? November (the "fund" or "November...

Canadian General Investments, Limited (LSE: CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at October 31, 2020 was $41.17, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 13.2% and...

3iQ Corp. ("3iQ") is pleased to announce that the Class A Units of The Bitcoin Fund will commence trading in Canadian dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange on October 22, 2020 under the symbol "QBTC." The Class A Units will trade under their existing...

3iQ Corp. ("3iQ") is pleased to announce that the Class A Units of The Bitcoin Fund will commence trading in Canadian dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange on October 20, 2020 under the symbol "QBTC." The Class A Units will trade under their existing...

Stone Investment Group Limited ("SIG"), confirmed the completion of the previously announced transaction between SIG and Return on Innovation Advisors Ltd., the manager of Return On Innovation Fund Inc. (the "ROI Fund"), whereby the portfolio of the...

PIMCO Canada Corp. ("PIMCO Canada") today announced the October 2020 cash distributions for the ETF series ("ETF Series") of the PIMCO Canada mutual funds that distribute monthly ("Funds"). Unitholders of record of the ETF Series, at the close of...

Caldwell Investment Management Ltd. (the "Manager"), the manager of the Fund, is pleased to announce that the board of directors of the Manager has approved a proposal to change the investment objective of the Fund (the "Proposal"), subject to...

(via Blockchain Wire)  Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC), a pioneering digital asset fund investing in emerging cryptocurrencies and blockchain companies invested in the Emirex Exchange this week. Enzo Villani, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Alpha Sigma...

(via Blockchain Wire)  Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC), a pioneering digital asset fund investing in emerging cryptocurrencies and blockchain companies has completed its acquisition of AirWire's assets for an undisclosed amount.  Assets including AirWire's...

(via Blockchain Wire) Alpha Sigma Capital (ASC), a pioneering digital asset fund investing in emerging cryptocurrencies and blockchain companies has partnered with ACDX, a new cryptocurrency derivatives exchange company founded and lead by former...

Today, RBC iShares expanded its asset allocation exchange traded fund ("ETF") lineup with the launch of four new environmental, social, and governance ("ESG")-oriented ETFs that are expected to begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange today. The...

3iQ Corp. (3iQ" is pleased to announce that The Bitcoin Fund has completed a round of private placements of 241,320 units approved by the Toronto Stock Exchange . The Bitcoin Fund is currently open for daily subscriptions to accredited...

The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) today announced investment fund net sales and net assets for July 2020.  Mutual fund assets totalled $1.64 trillion at the end of July 2020. Assets increased by $42.1 billion or 2.6% compared to...

Dividend Select 15 Corp. ("the Company") announces that its semi-annual financial statements and management report of fund performance for the six months ended May 31, 2020 are now available at www.sedar.com and the Company's website at...

FT Portfolios Canada Co. is pleased to announce cash distributions for its Exchange Traded Funds listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the month ending July 31, 2020.  The cash distributions are payable on August 10, 2020 to Unitholders of record...

Purpose Investments Inc. ("Purpose Investments" or "Purpose") is pleased to announce today that, notwithstanding its press release on June 24 regarding the termination of Purpose Canadian Financial Income Fund (the "Fund"), it will continue to run...

(via Blockchain Wire) - Icecap, the pioneering platform for tokenizing diamonds on the Ethereum blockchain, today announced the launch of its bid/ask trading marketplace targeting diamond investors.   Icecap uses the Ethereum ERC721 Non-Fungible...

Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (the "Fund") today announced that the previously disclosed 10-for-1 reverse share split was executed today prior to the open of trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). The Fund's...

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. ("Pender"), the Manager of the Pender Funds (the "Funds"), announces that the risk ratings of the funds listed below have changed.  As part of its review of the investment risk level of its mutual funds, and...

Purpose Investments Inc. ("Purpose") announced today that it will terminate Purpose Canadian Financial Income Fund (the "Fund") and will redeem all of its issued and outstanding ETF units, Series A shares, Series F shares and Series XF shares...

Working Opportunity Fund (EVCC) Ltd. ("WOF" or the "Fund") provides a portfolio update. The Fund is actively working with the management teams of portfolio companies to support them in working through the challenges brought on by the COVID-19...

Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (the "Fund") today announced that its Board of Trustees, based upon the recommendation of Brookfield Public Securities Group LLC ("PSG"), the Fund's adviser, and its portfolio management team,...

Bloom Investment Counsel, Inc. (the "Manager") announces that it intends to terminate and wind-up Bloom Canada Dividend Fund (the "Fund") on or about August 5, 2020 (the "Termination Date").  The Manager believes it is in the best interests of the...

The Boards of Trustees/Directors of the PIMCO closed-end funds below (each, a "Fund" and, collectively, the "Funds") have declared a monthly distribution for each Fund's common shares as summarized below. The distributions are payable on July 1, 2020...

Xebec Adsorption Inc. ("Xebec"), a global provider of clean energy solutions, and Fonds de solidarité FTQ (the "Fonds") are proud to announce the creation of the GNR Québec Capital L.P. investment fund. With an initial capitalization of $20 million,...

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited ("BlackRock Canada"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. , today announced the final May 2020 cash distributions for the iShares Premium Money Market ETF. Unitholders of record on May 25,...

Purpose Investments Inc. ("Purpose") announced today that it will terminate Purpose Pension Portfolio Fund (the "Fund") and will redeem all of its issued and outstanding Series A shares, Series A USD shares, Series F shares, Series F USD shares and...

E Split Corp. (the "Fund") is pleased to announce that a distribution for May 2020 will be payable to Class A shareholders of E Split Corp. as follows: Record DatePayable DateDistribution PerEquity ShareMay 31, 2020June 15, 2020$0.13 The equity...

FT Portfolios Canada Co. ("First Trust Canada"), a privately-owned company, announced today that it has launched the hedged units of the First Trust Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May (the "fund"). The fund is sub-advised by Cboe Vest Financial...

Middlefield Limited (the "Manager"), the manager of European Focused Dividend Fund ("European Focused Dividend") and Global Dividend Growers Income Fund ("Global Dividend Growers") , is pleased to announce that European Focused Dividend will merge...

Guardian Capital LP, the manager of the Guardian Capital Funds, announced today changes to Guardian U.S. Equity Fund and Guardian Equity Income Fund. Guardian U.S. Equity Fund ? Portfolio Sub-Advisor Appointment Guardian Capital LP is appointing...

The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) welcomes the Canadian Securities Administrators' (CSA) decision to provide registrants with additional time to comply with the conflicts of interest and relationship disclosure provisions of the Client...

Brookfield Public Securities Group LLC ("PSG") will host a webcast for the Center Coast Brookfield MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund (the "Fund") on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 2:00pm ET. PSG will provide an update on the Fund, including its recent...

Globe NewsWire: Dividend Select 15 Corp. (The "Company")  declares its monthly distribution of $0.05892 per Equity share. The distribution is payable April 9, 2020 to shareholders on record as of March 31, 2020. Under the distribution policy...

British Columbia Discovery Fund (VCC) Inc. (the "Fund"), a venture capital investment fund managed by Discovery Capital Management Corp. ("DCMC" or the "Manager"), is reporting an update to its press release of January 27, 2020 with respect to the...

GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund Ltd. (the "Atlantic Fund") has been informed that one of its venture investment portfolio companies is contemplating a financial restructuring as a condition of receiving new investment capital (the "Proposed...

Purpose Investments Inc. is pleased to announce the following distributions for the month of March 2020. The ex-distribution date for all ETFs is March 26, 2020, with the exception of Purpose High Interest Savings ETF and Purpose US Cash ETF, which...

Middlefield Group, on behalf of Sustainable Infrastructure Dividend Fund (the "Fund"), is pleased to announce the exchange ratios for the exchange offer by the Fund (the "Exchange Option") being made under the final prospectus of the Fund dated...

Guardian Capital LP has announced that, effective on or about April 28, 2020, it will be terminating Guardian Balanced Income Fund. Effective immediately, units of the fund are no longer offered for sale. Unitholders will not be required to pay any...

The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) today announced investment fund net sales and net assets for January 2020.  Mutual fund assets totalled $1.66 trillion at the end of January 2020. Assets increased by $27.1 billion or 1.7% compared to...