Some support services are lacking
Advisors have various reasons for their dissatisfaction with their banks' support for both tax and wills and estate planning
- By: Fiona Collie
- June 22, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 23:50
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Changes to paycheques upset advisors
Scotiabank, National Bank and CIBC advisors were quite vocal in their disapproval of changes to their paycheques
- By: Jennifer Cheng
- June 22, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 23:50
Banks are falling behind in technology
Advisors cited technology as one the key areas that their banks could most improve upon
- By: Latifa Abdin
- June 22, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 23:50
Report Card on Banks 2017 main chart
How advisors rated their firms
- By: IE Staff
- June 22, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 23:50
Banks are failing to meet expectations
Surveyed advisors said much work is required in some key areas, such as support for tax planning, compensation, pensions and technology
- By: Fiona Collie
- June 22, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 23:50
Advisors face downward pressure
An overall decline in advisors' average AUM and productivity may be signs that all is not right in this channel
- By: James Langton
- June 22, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 23:09
Slideshow: How advisors rated their firms in the past decade
Although there have been significant changes to the Report Card, advisors’ ratings, overall, have remained fairly stable since 2008
- By: Fiona Collie
- June 15, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 08:45
Slideshow: How the average advisor at each dealer is performing
There’s pressure on advisors’ AUM at some firms, which is impacting their compensation negatively and also often affecting advisors’ views of their dealers
- By: James Langton
- June 7, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 08:55
Dealers’ Report Card 2017: Editors discuss results
Pablo Fuchs, senior editor with Investment Executive, and Fiona Collie, staff writer, discuss why survey participants believe their dealer firms are failing to meet expectations…
- By: Fiona Collie, Pablo Fuchs
- June 2, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 08:30
Advisors want better support
With ratings declining in some key areas and fewer advisors prepared to recommend their firms, advisors believe their firms could be doing a lot more…
- By: Fiona Collie
- May 31, 2017 November 16, 2019
- 23:50
Dealers’ Report Card 2017 main chart
How advisors rated their firms
- By: IE Staff
- May 31, 2017 November 16, 2019
- 23:50
The struggle to keep up
Many advisors bemoan their firms not standing up to the regulators or offering enough support to deal with regulatory changes, and firms struggle to be…
- By: Charles Bossy
- May 31, 2017 November 16, 2019
- 23:50
Having a voice matters to advisors
Getting things right in handling advisors' feedback can be a challenge for firms even when they put significant efforts in place to accept and respond…
- By: Fiona Collie
- May 31, 2017 November 16, 2019
- 23:50
A magic formula for the back office
Having skilled, experienced and helpful staff with long tenure in the firm goes a long way toward ensuring advisors are satisfied with their dealer firm's…
- By: Jennifer Cheng
- May 31, 2017 November 16, 2019
- 23:50
Advisors pleased with products
Much praise was given to dealer firms that have an extensive mutual fund offering and provide access to other products that cater to specific clients
- By: Sophie Allen-Barron
- May 31, 2017 November 16, 2019
- 23:50
Small clients are safe with dealers
Almost nine in 10 advisors said their dealer firms don't encourage advisors to drop the smallest clients from their books of business. Advisor independence and…
- By: Latifa Abdin
- May 31, 2017 November 16, 2019
- 23:50
Advisors’ businesses in state of flux
The emergence of new competitors, such as robo-advisors, combined with the impact of increased regulation and shifts at both the client level and within the…
- By: James Langton
- May 31, 2017 November 16, 2019
- 23:08
Brokerage Report Card 2017: TD Wealth PIA experiences major shift in fortunes
Dave Kelly, senior vice president of TD Wealth Private Wealth Management, discusses the significantly higher ratings advisors gave to TD Wealth Private Investment Advice in…
- By: Fiona Collie, Dave Kelly
- May 17, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 07:30
Slideshow: How brokerages have fared during the past 10 years
Although the Report Card average has remained quite stable in the past decade, some firms have seen some dramatic changes in their ratings
- By: Fiona Collie
- May 10, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 09:00
Slideshow: Taking stock of each brokerage’s average advisor
Although advisors with bank-owned firms have bigger books and greater productivity on average than those with independent dealers, advisors with independent dealers are more likely…
- By: James Langton
- May 3, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 09:10
Brokerage Report Card 2017: The making of a Report Card
Pablo Fuchs, senior editor at Investment Executive, and Fiona Collie, staff writer, discuss the research methods used to create the 2017 Brokerage Report Card.
- By: Fiona Collie, Pablo Fuchs
- May 3, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 09:00
Banks’ presence is felt
There are several reasons why advisors with bank-owned investment dealers are unhappy this year, but the shift from being "bank-owned" to "bank-run" is the most…
- By: Fiona Collie
- April 28, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 23:07
Brokerage Report Card 2017: Editors discuss this year’s findings
Pablo Fuchs, senior editor with Investment Executive, and Fiona Collie, staff writer, discuss the results of the 2017 Brokerage Report Card. This year, investment advisors…
- By: Fiona Collie, Pablo Fuchs
- April 28, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 10:00
Brokerage Report Card 2017 main chart
How advisors rated their firms
- By: IE Staff
- April 28, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 00:07
Advisors saw solid growth in AUM
Other key metrics also shifted: higher-value accounts now make up a growing proportion of the average book fee- and asset-based sources of revenue continue to…
- By: James Langton
- April 28, 2017 November 9, 2019
- 00:06