IIAC Conference 2012

The theme of this year’s conference was Succeeding in a Brave New Financial World: Navigating Market Turmoil and Regulatory Reform. The conference was held September 20 at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.

October 3, 2012

Regulators headed in the wrong direction

Amar Bidhé, Thomas Schmidheiny Professor at the Fletcher School/Tufts University, says that regulatory changes enacted following the 2008 financial crisis haven’t addressed defects in the financial system. He says banking regulators should replace abstruse rules with a system of “case by case” regulation. He spoke at the IIAC Conference at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.

  • October 3, 2012 December 15, 2017
  • 15:00

Can the eurozone be saved?

Francesco Bongiovanni, author of "The Decline and Fall of Europe", discusses recent measures taking by the European Central Bank to help Spain, Italy and Greece. He spoke at the IIAC Conference at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.

  • September 27, 2012 December 15, 2017
  • 10:55

Russell: Succeeding in a brave new financial world

Ian Russell, IIAC president, discusses the main themes addressed at the Investment Industry Association Annual Conference. From tumultuous markets and regulatory changes facing the industry to current international trends, Russell sees challenges and a general trend of improvement and optimism in the future of financial advice. He spoke at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto.

  • September 24, 2012 January 21, 2018
  • 10:00

Impact of U.S. financial reform will extend to Canada and beyond

Aspects of Dodd-Frank will have global implications regardless of which other regulators adopt them

  • September 21, 2012 September 21, 2012
  • 16:10

Investment firms struggle with revenue models

Client Relationship Model and new disclosure requirements are pushing up costs

  • September 20, 2012 September 20, 2012
  • 16:10

Regulators working to keep fees down

OSC, IIROC aiming to keep fee increases under control

  • September 20, 2012 September 20, 2012
  • 13:30