Information Services
TSE:ISVInformation Services Corporation provides registry and information management services for public data and records in Canada. It operates through three segments: Registry Operations, Services, and Technology Solutions. The company provides land titles registry services that issues titles to land and registers transactions affecting titles; land survey services, which registers land survey plans and creates a representation of Saskatchewan land parcels in the cadastral parcel mapping system; and geomatics services that manages geographic data in relation to the cadastral parcel mapping system. It also offers personal property registry services in which security interests and other interests in personal property are registered; corporate registry for registering business corporations, non-profit corporations, co-operatives, sole proprietorships, partnerships, and business names; and tax assessment services. In addition, the company provides nationwide search, business name registration, and corporate filing services; corporate minute books, corporate seals/embossers, by-laws and share certificates, and rubber and self-inking stamps; Know-Your-Customer, collateral management, and general due diligence services; and public records search services, such as corporate profiles, business name, NUANS, PPSA, security, and real estate searches. Further, it offers security searches for present and historical information relating to debts and liabilities, pending and potential lawsuits, bankruptcy, liens, judgments, and sales of assets; recovery solutions comprising asset recovery and accounts receivable management services; RegSys, a multi-register platform; and technology implementation, hosting, support, and maintenance services. The company was formerly known as Saskatchewan Land Information Services Corporation and changed its name to Information Services Corporation in November 2000. Information Services Corporation was founded in 2000 and is based in Regina, Canada.
Metanor Resources Inc. (MTO.V)
CVE:MTOMetanor Resources Inc. produces and sells gold in Canada. It also explores for and develops mining properties. The company primarily holds interests in the Bachelor mine and the Barry project, as well as approximately 15,000 hectares of exploration properties located in the mining-friendly jurisdiction of Québec. Metanor Resources Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Val-d'Or, Canada.
SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
NYSEARCA:SDYThe SPDR S&P Dividend ETF seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index (the Index). The Index is designed to measure the performance of the 60 highest dividend yielding S&P Composite 1500 Index constituents that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 25 consecutive years. The Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the Index. In addition, the Fund may invest in equity securities that are not included in the Index, cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds (including money market funds advised by the Adviser). SSgA Funds Management, Inc. is the investment adviser to the Fund.