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2013 Dealers’ Report Card

Financial advisors with Canada’s dealer firms have seen their books and assets swell. Why, then, do they say they are not reaping the benefits? From the June 2013 issue of Investment Executive newspaper.

June 2, 2013

2013 Dealers’ Report Card: Assante improves in 32 out of 34 categories

Steven Donald, president of Assante Wealth Management (Canada) Ltd., talks about the strategic changes that fueled Assante’s improvement in 32 out of 34 categories in the 2013 Dealers’ Report Card. He spoke with Clare O’Hara, staff reporter with Investment Executive, at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.

  • June 2, 2013 October 31, 2019
  • 20:30

2013 Dealers’ Report Card: Editors discuss key results

Pablo Fuchs, senior editor of Investment Executive, and Clare O’Hara, reporter, outline the key findings of the 2013 Dealers’ Report Card. They discuss the disparity between how advisors are performing in the post-recessionary world and how they feel about their firms. Fuchs and O’Hara spoke at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.

  • May 24, 2013 October 31, 2019
  • 12:15

Dealers lacking in social media

Firms are doing little to help their advisors access social media beyond basic compliance support

  • May 24, 2013 November 16, 2019
  • 12:00

A promise made; a debt unpaid

Many advisors are dissatisfied because their firms have failed to deliver on certain promises

  • May 24, 2013 November 16, 2019
  • 12:00

Advisors in favour of mutual funds

Most advisors and their dealer firms respect the value of the active management that mutual funds offer

  • May 24, 2013 November 16, 2019
  • 12:00

Advisors focus on succession planning

The average age of advisors at dealer firms has risen, as has the number of advisors who have a succession plan in place

  • May 24, 2013 November 16, 2019
  • 12:00

Failure to communicate

Advisors are dissatisfied with the material their firms send out and management's receptiveness to advisors' feedback

  • May 24, 2013 November 16, 2019
  • 12:00

Firms succeeding in HNW efforts

Advisors have long been demanding specialized services for HNW clients; it appears firms are listening

  • May 24, 2013 November 16, 2019
  • 12:00

Firms need to step up on pay

Although advisors have built up their assets under management over the past year, their pay is either going down or stagnant. Advisors also are dissatisfied with reward and recognition progams

  • May 24, 2013 November 16, 2019
  • 12:00

Big shift in ratings for four dealers

Two firms saw their ratings rise significantly — while two firms saw their scores decrease significantly — in several categories

  • May 24, 2013 November 16, 2019
  • 12:00