Q2 writedowns no surprise, analysts say
Royal Bank of Canada announced today that it will take $855 million in pre-tax writedowns in the second quarter as the bank struggles with difficult c...
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2008 Brokerage Report Card
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Defining team roles inside an efficient practice Part 4 of Investment Executive's 12-part series on team building. Bruce Cumming, co-owner of Cumming & Cumming Wealth Management Inc. and Sheila Munch, a senior advisor at Assante Financial Management Ltd., describe their teams and how they assign roles to members. Click here to watch.
Brokerage Report Card: Overview from the editors Tessa Wilmott, editor-in-chief of Investment Executive and Pablo Fuchs, a senior editor, discuss the overall results of the 2008 Brokerage Report Card, the effect of the credit crisis, plus the growth of insurance and estate planning in advisors’ practices. Click here to watch.
Brokerage Report Card: Blackmont advisors like new owners Bruce Kagan, CEO of Blackmont Capital Inc., discusses the firm’s improved performance in the 2008 Brokerage Report Card, insurance and estate planning support for advisors and the outlook for the capital markets business. Click here to watch.
Brokerage Report Card: Insurance sets high water mark Byren Innes, senior vp and a director at NewLink Group Inc., discusses higher scores for insurance support and importance, the brokerages' approach to insurance and the impact of “Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit” seg funds on advisor business. Click here to watch.