An SRO for advisors, increased regulation for insurance advisors, warnings on limiting access to financial advice, and more from the Advocis Regulatory Affairs Symposium in Toronto. Photo copyright: elen1/123RF.
November 17, 2016
An SRO for advisors, increased regulation for insurance advisors, warnings on limiting access to financial advice, and more from the Advocis Regulatory Affairs Symposium in Toronto. Photo copyright: elen1/123RF.
November 17, 2016Pierre Lortie, senior business advisor, Dentons Canada LLP, says evidence suggests retail investors will resist paying upfront fees for advice, leaving them at risk of failing to save enough for retirement.
Bhupinder Anand, managing director, Anand Associates, discusses his perspective on the aftermath of the U.K.’s 2013 Retail Distribution Review, which caused an exodus of investment advisors and reduced access to financial advice for low and middle-income investors. He spoke at the Advocis Regulatory Affairs Symposium in Toronto.
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