ETFs - Are they better than Mutual Funds? TMX Group hosts a roundtable discussion on the fast-growing world of exchange-traded funds

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:15:00 -0500

Toronto, Ontario, December 21, 2009 – As part of its ongoing commitment to educate market participants, TMX Group ( www.tmx.com ) recently hosted a roundtable discussion to address why and how many investors are including ETFs in their portfolios. Experts from BMO Financial Group, Claymore ETFs, Horizons BetaPro ETFs, iShares Funds and ETF Capital Management shared their views on several important topics, including:

Considerations when selecting an ETF and thinking about portfolio construction;
The risks and benefits of different ETFs;
Some of the strategies available to investors using ETFs; and
What lies ahead – what asset classes remain untapped.

For a video preview of the event, click on the image to the left.

The complete discussion can be found on the ETF portal of the TMX Money website at www.tmxmoney.com/etf . Here, investors can also find a comprehensive repository of information on ETFs and ETF investing.

How to Produce Annual Reports Investors Will Read

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:00:00 -0400

March 10, 2009 (TORONTO) – The Equicom Group Inc. (http://www.equicomgroup.com), Canada’s premier provider of investor relations services to public companies, emphasizes that the chance to produce an annual report that investors will read only comes once a year. Compelling annual reports communicate a company’s value proposition and help manage investor expectations. Good reports are read, valued and remembered.

“Annual reports have a pretty bad reputation, in part because too many companies produce unreadable books that end up in the garbage,” said Mike Polonsky, Senior Vice-President, Strategic Design at Equicom. “The truth is investors will read annual reports that have a clearly communicated value proposition that captivates and holds their attention. Equicom’s first hand experience tells us that this is the case, as does independent research. Our method to create such annual reports is all about distilling the right information, then transferring it rapidly, with high recall.”

View Equicom’s Annual Report video to learn more about creating compelling annual reports that investors will read and remember.

Equicom is currently offering a unique Annual Reporting Package to help companies produce an annual report that will resonate with shareholders. Equicom’s Annual Reporting Package is a strategic cost-effective alternative to the traditionally dense and overwhelming report and includes the following:

Premium Annual Report Wrap
Dynamic and interactive PDF e-Annual Report
20-slide Annual General Meeting PowerPoint presentation
Notice of the Annual Meeting press release disseminated via news wire and posted on tmxmoney.com.
Premium Plus webcast of the Annual Meeting

Of course, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) is another once-a-year opportunity to reach out to stakeholders and tell your story with impact. Equicom has the capabilities to plan every detail of your AGM, from choosing a location to arranging audio/visual equipment and catering. Equicom’s Annual General Meeting Package includes the development and design of a 20-slide AGM PowerPoint presentation distilling the key messages from the annual report, Notice of Annual Meeting press release, Premium Plus webcast of the event. The AGM notice and a link to each issuer’s annual reporting material will be created and hosted on tmxmoney.com. TMX money is a leading financial website serving over 1.2 million Canadian and U.S./international investors every month.

A summary of Equicom’s Strategic Design capabilities can be found at http://www.equicomgroup.com/default.aspx?id=19.

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