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Canada’s investment funds industry can lead in diversity

The result will be greater creativity and resilience

Solar system
David Reeve

Will 2024 be the year of compliance technology?

Several factors, including regulatory enforcement and improved productivity, are driving a surge in adoption

Jamie Golombek

Ensure your client reports all RRSP contributions

In one case, failure to report resulted in an overcontribution penalty

Dispute at desk
Ellen Bessner

Do your notes pass the sniff test?

Here are three steps to prove suitability

Mary Hagerman at a meditation retreat
Mary Hagerman

My secret weapon for better portfolio management

Primarily using ETFs has helped one advisor to make better investment decisions, but she attributes some success to a powerful non-financial practice

Partners discussing new plans
Tashia Batstone

Empowering women as clients and as financial planning professionals

The profession plays a key role through meaningful advice, inclusivity

Computer with financial growth
Andy Mitchell

Mutual fund and ETF assets grew in 2023 amid investor caution

IFIC’s annual investment funds report provides insights on sales, market effect, investor trends

Hand putting Coins in glass jar with retro alarm clock for time to money saving for retirement
Jamie Golombek

As RRSP deadline approaches, a reminder about tax-free growth

A hypothetical scenario compares dividend investing inside and outside this registered account

Partners discussing new plans
Susan Silma

Annual statements: An unparalleled client engagement opportunity

It’s time to think differently about client communications and disclosure documents

  • By: Susan Silma
  • February 7, 2024 February 7, 2024
  • 15:00
House for sale
Jamie Golombek

If your client is buying a home in 2024, read this first

Make the most of these tax planning strategies

advisor-client meeting
Jamie Golombek

Last-chance RRSP opportunities for your 71-year-old client

Before 2023 ends, take advantage of these two planning points

Big data
Mary Hagerman

Reasons to be cautious when investing in AI

Opinion: Artificial intelligence represents a huge opportunity but must be approached carefully

Human and technology concept. Human resources. Communication network.
Tashia Batstone

In a digital landscape, financial planning relationships matter

Make the most of tech while building trust with clients

Technology will drive harmonization, regulators say

The insurance industry is taking a page from the mutual fund industry, leveraging technology to address mounting disclosure regulations

AI is not just another fad

AI is slowly making its way into the wealth-management industry and will ultimately transform financial advisors’ role

Is financial services the next music industry?

Blockchain technology may transform financial services just as peer-to-peer file-sharing technology changed the music industry almost 20 years ago

The future has never looked brighter

In his final column, Cary List shares his thoughts on the future of financial planning

  • By: Cary List
  • March 26, 2021 March 26, 2021
  • 15:00

Financial literacy: taking the long view

The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada’s renewed national strategy for financial literacy can help Canadians focus on the future

  • By: Cary List
  • January 29, 2021 January 29, 2021
  • 15:00

Toward a grand renewal

Financial planners can play a key role in rebuilding Canadians’ confidence

  • By: Cary List
  • November 27, 2020 November 26, 2020
  • 15:00

The need for sustainable business supply chains is growing

Advisors and their clients stand to benefit when corporate leaders focus on building socially and environmentally responsible enterprises

  • By: Deb Abbey
  • February 21, 2017 November 17, 2019
  • 06:00

Opportunity knocks for investors who want to make an impact

A growing base of investors are looking for investments that contribute measurably to environmental and social sustainability

  • By: Deb Abbey
  • October 20, 2016 November 17, 2019
  • 05:00

Diversity makes dollars and sense

Corporate boards and executive teams that lack gender and cultural diversity risk missing out on opportunities to generate long-term value

  • By: Deb Abbey
  • August 18, 2016 November 17, 2019
  • 05:00

5 actions for fund managers to overcome ESG pain points

Evolving expectations leave some managers struggling

  • By: Dustyn Lanz
  • October 16, 2023 October 16, 2023
  • 15:00

Will Canada import America’s anti-ESG campaign?

Opinion: The backlash has limited prospects for four reasons

Understanding Canada’s proposed climate finance taxonomy

The goal is to create a common language for the issuance of financial instruments

A perfect storm lies ahead for advisors and dealers

Mitigate your risk amid potential enforcement delays, CFR audits

Thinking of leaving your dealer? Here’s what to consider

Protect your business, reputation and clients by knowing your rights and obligations

Key legal and regulatory issues to heed

Follow these tips to protect your licence and reputation

The CSA must act on critical reforms

Two key issues — the best-interests standard and reform of mutual fund fees — require timely and effective action

Treat shareholders fairly when venture issuers raise capital

FAIR Canada supports exemptions that have the key features of rights offerings or private placements in compliance with the TSXV’s private placement rules

Reform of accredited investor exemption is needed

Current regulations assume that an investor’s wealth is a proxy for sophistication. This has to change

Opinion: Tax reform needed to lift gloom in corporate sector

Federal budget did little to invigorate sluggish investment spending

Does growth in self-managed accounts defy need for advice?

Tech, profound shocks have changed investor behaviour

  • By: Ian Russell
  • January 16, 2023 January 16, 2023
  • 15:00

Creating policy to improve business spending, productivity

A new approach is needed to replace failed government programs

  • By: Ian Russell
  • November 21, 2022 November 21, 2022
  • 15:00

Get ready for CPP2!

Reach out to clients to ensure they understand the changes and implications

Year-end compensation planning

Help your business-owner client seize the opportunity to defer tax

Students could consider FHSAs

Go to the head of the class with these tax tips

Millennials see retirement and financial planning differently than other generations

Financial planners and financial advisors need to understand millennials’ preferences to gain their trust and business

Listening is key to conversation

Financial advisors can build deeper connections with clients by using active listening skills

Vulnerable clients need special care and due diligence

Financial advisors should be aware of how to identify and engage effectively with vulnerable clients

Be bold, regulators

Those still timorous and uncertain about introducing a best interest duty have a duty, themselves, to become decisive

  • By: Neil Gross
  • October 31, 2016 November 10, 2019
  • 05:00

Non-GAAP metrics: investors’ little helpers or harmful nonsense?

Every company can calculate non-GAAP metrics however they want, so there’s real risk of investors and markets being misled

  • By: Neil Gross
  • October 3, 2016 November 10, 2019
  • 05:00

Class dismissed

Overcautious courts are erecting barriers to securities class actions, even though these lawsuits are essential for maintaining the integrity and fairness of our capital markets

  • By: Neil Gross
  • September 6, 2016 November 10, 2019
  • 09:00

Managing the risks related to social media

Read and follow your firm’s guidelines on social media use and take the necessary steps to protect yourself

  • By: Yan Huard
  • September 20, 2017 November 17, 2019
  • 16:20

Why security professionals fell short on ransomware attacks

Although it’s costly to upgrade key IT systems, the costs of not doing so could be much greater

  • By: Yan Huard
  • July 27, 2017 November 17, 2019
  • 05:00

Cyberthreats extend beyond money

Hacktivism, ideological insiders and intelligence gathering are key sources of cyberattacks threating financial services firms

  • By: Yan Huard
  • May 25, 2017 November 17, 2019
  • 09:30

AI has arrived in wealth management

Opportunities and challenges must be weighed

  • By: David Reeve
  • November 15, 2023 November 15, 2023
  • 15:00

Leverage compliance tech to grow your business

Tech-assisted recommendations can improve client outcomes

  • By: David Reeve
  • September 25, 2023 September 25, 2023
  • 15:00

Technology can drive better financial decisions

An InvestorCOM analysis of KYP outcomes provides positive evidence

Reducing regulatory burden: An ongoing priority

Regulatory efficiency saves costs and ultimately benefits investors

Financial advice and the resilient investor

Advisors play an important role in enhancing resiliency

Investment funds and the move to T+1

The best solution to the complex transition may be flexibility

  • By: Paul Bourque
  • September 12, 2022 September 12, 2022
  • 15:00

Your role in financial literacy

Ideas for advisors and firms to address the challenge

  • By: Susan Silma
  • December 6, 2023 December 6, 2023
  • 15:00

Serving women clients: We’re not there yet

Six ideas to fill the service gap and grow your business

  • By: Susan Silma
  • October 11, 2023 October 11, 2023
  • 15:00

Harness the power of transparency

Real talk about fees and value is good for business

New ETF offerings require careful due diligence       

Opinion: The cease-trade order on Emerge ETFs provides a cautionary tale for investors and advisors

Don’t underestimate female investors

Opinion: Women know more about investing than they think, writes Mary Hagerman

Answering more of a young investor’s questions about ETFs

Digging deeper into ETFs and portfolio construction

5 things to know about leveraged and inverse-leveraged ETFs

Get the inside scoop, from fund features to volatility and risk

How ETFs can help you navigate volatility

Volatility is stressful but not novel, and ETFs can work in a jarring investing climate

Better and more integrated ESG investing standards are progressing

An enhanced Canadian ESG identification framework is advancing on a foundation of international and domestic norms

Sustainability or ESG?

Identify companies that understand the difference

Social purpose: A business imperative

Help clients identify companies with meaningful purpose

ESG reporting: A means to progress…or a means to an end?

The increase in ESG reporting hasn’t been accompanied by improvements to society and the environment

Fund administrator: Understanding this essential support role

Services include addressing investor requirements and mitigating compliance risk

Hedging against climate risks using weather derivatives

Alain Brisebois of CWP Energy discusses these often-misunderstood products

The future of ETFs

Erika Toth of BMO Global Asset Management shares her thoughts on the ETF landscape

How financial planners can ease financial vulnerability

World Financial Planning Day offers opportunity to consider the profession’s critical role

Is financial planning ready for a new generation?

Professional financial advice is in demand as millennials and gen Z inherit and accumulate wealth

The promise of a global financial planning profession

Worldwide collaboration strengthens standards and advocacy, and leverages leadership

Regulatory issues for fund industry not unique to Canada

Total cost reporting, ESG challenges discussed at IFIC conference

Help clients understand fees ahead of total cost reporting

Annual IFIC survey uncovers opportunity to improve investor understanding

Championing improved investor outcomes

IFIC outlines current initiatives, from supporting CIRO to surveying investors