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Comment & Insight
Getting emotional about carbon
Pierre Trudeau learned in 1972 that he could be a prophet or a politician, but he couldn't be both
- By: Gord McIntosh
- November 23, 2018 November 23, 2018
- 00:00
Out of chaos, a strategy
With trade deals revised, the U.S. looks determined to remake the world’s trading system to isolate China
- By: Gord McIntosh
- November 9, 2018 November 18, 2018
- 00:00
Comment & Insight
Tories have much to learn
Maxime Bernier's comment that his former party seems to have lost its soul has some validity
- By: Gord McIntosh
- October 26, 2018 November 18, 2018
- 00:00
Clients have spoken — and regulators should listen
IFIC’s recent Canadian Mutual Fund Investor Survey found that investors are very satisfied with their advisors and prefer to pay their fees indirectly
- By: Blake Goldring
- October 18, 2018 October 18, 2018
- 14:30
Comment & Insight
Disclosure is severely limited
Editorial
- By: Gord McIntosh
- October 12, 2018 November 18, 2018
- 00:01
USMCA won’t end trade spats
The negotiations that wound up on Sept. 30 are likely to be only the first in a litany of disputes with Washington
- By: Gord McIntosh
- October 12, 2018 November 18, 2018
- 00:00
Comment & Insight
Inviting damage to investor confidence
Editorial
- By: IE Staff
- September 21, 2018 November 18, 2018
- 00:01
Comment & Insight
Harsh lessons for Trudeau
The Trans Mountain Pipeline decision and NAFTA negotiations may lead to major policy changes for Canada
- By: Gord McIntosh
- September 21, 2018 November 18, 2018
- 00:00
Comment & Insight
The culture that led to the crisis
Editorial
- August 24, 2018 November 18, 2018
- 00:01
Populism is nothing new
Political branding - as practised by Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán and Doug Ford - is harming democracy
- By: Gord McIntosh
- August 24, 2018 November 18, 2018
- 00:00
Trade, or “governtainment”
There is more than a tit-for-tat trade war going on between China and the U.S. And Canada should be paying attention
- By: Gord McIntosh
- July 27, 2018 November 18, 2018
- 00:00
Method to King Donald’s madness
Trump's tariffs and his personal attack on Justin Trudeau may be part of a strategic retreat from his original threat
- By: Gord McIntosh
- June 22, 2018 November 18, 2018
- 00:00
Bias on embedded commissions ban?
Investment industry players that favour a ban are either far removed from the average investor or could benefit directly from it
- By: Mark Kent
- July 17, 2017 January 18, 2018
- 13:40
IIROC firms already meet the best interests of their clients
Regulators’ proposals to impose a best interests standard would be “duplicative and confusing”
- By: Ian Russell
- February 28, 2017 January 16, 2018
- 17:00
Explanations are needed — please
How will removing embedded commissions enhance the client experience? And how will a fiduciary standard work exactly?
- By: Don Janzen
- August 15, 2016 January 16, 2018
- 16:20
National regulator losing its lustre
Editorial