FSRA proposes DSC ban for seg funds
Proposal would eliminate regulatory arbitrage between seg funds and mutual funds
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Wealthsimple Advisor settles client privacy case with MFDA
Regulators alleged the firm's onboarding process for new reps was deficient
New SRO gets formal approval from CSA
Provincial regulators finalized recognition orders and interim rules
Leveraging technology to serve your clients
Advisors face a host of challenges integrating new tech
- By: Maddie Johnson
What’s new in investment products
NBI launched international equity funds while CIBC released a fixed-income alt
- By: Greg Meckbach
Businesses coping well with headwinds: StatsCan
Most firms to resist raising prices despite inflation and input cost challenges
- By: James Langton
How to prevent client complaints
At FP Canada's annual conference, Bessner outlined red flags to identify and mitigate
Wealth managers under pressure in 2023: Fitch
Both asset values and client flows could be challenged in year ahead
- By: James Langton
Alberta projects $12.3B surplus in latest fiscal update
The government set aside $2.8 billion over three years to cover inflation-fighting programs and payouts
- By: Dean Bennett
Credit unions up their game in wealth management
The state of play of advisory, investment services from co-operatives, credit unions
- By: Greg Meckbach
Federal government posts $1.7-billion surplus for April to September period
Compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, government revenues were up 18.6%
- By: Canadian Press
Cross-selling opportunities prompt P&C brokerages to buy advisors
Actual assets under management of advisor aren’t always worth purchasing on their own
- By: Philip Porado
Financial advice and the resilient investor
Advisors play an important role in enhancing resiliency
- By: Paul Bourque
Advisor business support growing across Canada’s wealth firms
There's higher demand for advisor coaching and consulting that can't be ignored
- By: Katie Keir
Regulators see threat to stability in shadow banks’ growth
Ties to banks and weak risk management raise concern for Basel Committee
- By: James Langton
Head of bankers group raises concerns about surtax
Anthony Ostler also called for more consumer protection in the emerging payments space
Global housing price growth slows: BIS
Despite the recent slowdown, prices are higher than pre-pandemic levels
- By: James Langton
Brand Knowledge
First home savings get a boost
FHSAs provide new planning opportunities for advisors and their clients.
- By: Desjardins
ETF usage plateaus among brokerage advisors
Mutual fund usage among dealer advisors remains high, but fell between 2021 and 2022
Advisors need to help clients find purpose in retirement
Promoting personal interests can persuade clients to commit to a retirement plan, says CEO of career transition organization
- By: Daniel Calabretta
- September 9, 2022 September 9, 2022
- 11:04
Advisors must improve how they work with wealthy families
False assumptions and biases limit advisors’ ability to serve the wealthiest clients, suggests a family office consultant
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- August 10, 2022 August 11, 2022
- 11:59
How to stay the course in tough markets
Diversification, planning and time are an advisor’s best friends when volatility strikes
- By: Allan Janssen
- June 21, 2022 June 17, 2022
- 09:00
