Trade Talk, July 2008

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In this issue...

With food consumers rioting, gasoline prices soaring and inflation well above central bank targets in Europe, Mexico, China and Australia, why does Canada seem to have an immunity necklace in terms of price pressures?

As investment strategies evolve, an increasing number of plan sponsors are now considering a move into direct investments of segregated global securities.

Since Jan. 1, 2008, an environment of broad commodity price strength has driven an appreciation in the Australian dollar and Norway's krone versus the U.S. greenback. Why then has the Canadian dollar actually lost ground versus the U.S. dollar over this same time period?

On July 1, we celebrated the first anniversary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation - the world's largest asset servicing provider.

A commission recapture program is a highly effective way to control transaction costs and bring investors greater returns.

This issue by:

Avery Shenfeld
Tim Rourke

Shane Enright 

Thomas C. MacMillan

Christian Kraus 

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