The Return of Risk Taking

Markets and asset-class trends were varied in May. Investors continued to extend their desire to underwrite increased volatility in their equity portfolios, while concerns over forecast government deficits dampened fixed-income investors’ sentiment. [READ MORE]

June 1, 2009

SRI Report - Q1 2009
This report refers to the Natcan Canadian Social Value Fund. Each quarter, we review newspapers headlines that discussed ESG (environment, social, governance) factors, present the social performance of our fund’s main overweights, and give an account of Natcan’s voting decisions for the period. The report also includes a review of the portfolio’s social performance.

May 28, 2009

Pooled Funds Summary - January-March 2009
The quarterly bulletins for the Natcan pooled funds are available online. The Summary Bulletin provides an overview of the funds performance, across all periods.

April 16, 2009

Public Private Investment Program
The U.S. government has explicitly stated its goal to kick start access to credit so as to set the stage for economic stabilization. This edition of the Marker reviews the latest U.S. policy aimed at countering economic weakness.

May 22, 2009

Second issue of The Natcan QSSP II Investment Fund Inc.

May 13, 2009

The new Natcan QSSP II Investment Fund Inc. shows much promise

April 30, 2009

Gordon Pape selects 3 National Bank Funds for his "25 Low-Risk Funds" guide

In March, the Social Investment Organization published its biennial report on changes in socially responsible investment in Canada (which is available in the Recommended Reading section on our website). Among the highlights, let us mention the considerable rise in total assets managed according to socially responsible guidelines and a marked increase in the response rate to the questionnaire, which could indicate that the data collected more accurately reflects reality. Let us also point out that the data is as at June 30, 2008, before the worst of the subsequent crisis. According to several experts, interest in SRI is likely to grow further once the storm has subsided.

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