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💼 Manulife has launched several new segregated funds, including four with exposure to BlackRock funds and three managed by Fidelity Investments. The BlackRock funds offer a passive indexing strategy for cost-conscious investors as they have a lower management expense ratio than traditional seg funds, according to Paul Savage, head of individual insurance at Manulife. Meanwhile, the Fidelity funds are for clients who want to capitalize on growth in sectors like AI, which is part of the innovators fund. Read more from Jonathan Got: https://lnkd.in/gwiw36gd #Insurance #SegFunds #FinancialPlanning #Investing

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📰Big news in Canadian insurance: Navacord and Acera Insurance are joining forces — bringing together a combined $7.2 billion in retail and group benefits insurance premium and $7.5 billion in retirement assets under management. The merger builds “a stronger, more resilient and forward-looking brokerage” for clients, communities and employees, a shared statement from the firms said. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gSmwM5yY #Insurance #MergersandAcquistions

Craig Jerusalim of CIBC Asset Management says the TSX will continue to outperform the S&P 500 in 2026

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