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IFIC Annual Conference 2012

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada. The conference was held October 3 at the Carlu in Toronto.

October 17, 2012

Boomers must balance retirement savings with paying down debt

Goshka Folda, senior managing director, Investor Economics, outlines the major demographic trends that will influence investment decisions. She says advisors must encourage clients to overcome their fears and stick with their financial goals. She spoke with Jade Hemeon, Investment Executive senior reporter, at the 2012 IFIC Annual Industry Conference in Toronto.

  • October 17, 2012 December 15, 2017
  • 11:30

Increasing the incentive to save

Jack Mintz, Director and Palmer Chair of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, discusses household wealth, indebtedness and Canadians’ ability to save. He outlines policy changes that provide greater incentives to Canadians to increase their savings. Mintz spoke at the 2012 IFIC Annual Industry Conference in Toronto.

  • October 11, 2012 December 15, 2017
  • 14:20

Advice and the success of the Canadian fund industry

Glen Gowland, incoming chairman of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada, discusses key themes from the 2012 IFIC annual leadership conference in Toronto.

  • October 9, 2012 December 15, 2017
  • 14:30

Modi on meeting IIROC guidelines on social media

Silu Modi, VP, digital marketing, Macquarie Private Wealth, explains how to design a leading-edge social media program that successfully addresses IIROC compliance guidelines. He discusses how to build a social media strategy that creates brand, impact and support for your company. Modi spoke at the 2012 IFIC annual conference in Toronto.

  • October 5, 2012 December 15, 2017
  • 09:00

Bundled products taking off

Standalone strategies are being combined in ways that are more useful to the client

  • October 3, 2012 October 3, 2012
  • 16:00

Advisors squeezed by falling revenues

There’s a risk that the advisor population will shrink, limiting the availability of advice to Canadians

  • October 3, 2012 October 3, 2012
  • 11:30

Confidence of fund investors remains high: IFIC

Survey underlines the importance of making affordable advice accessible to first-time investors

  • October 3, 2012 October 3, 2012
  • 11:00

IFIC conference focuses on innovation

This year marks the 50th anniversary of IFIC

  • October 3, 2012 October 3, 2012
  • 09:00