Letters to the Editor: Proficiency, not commissions, reduces number of advisors
It’s worth reviewing the experience of the U.K., where advisors have faced higher proficiency standards since 2013
- By: Kelly Rogers
- May 11, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 11:00
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Letters to the Editor: Commission-based advisors can be held to highest standards
John De Goey’s response to Advocis fails to address how clients will suffer if many have to leave the business
- By: Debbie Hartzman
- May 11, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 10:30
Letters to the Editor: Confusion at Advocis?
It seems contradictory to ask for both the retention of embedded fees and higher standards for financial advisors
- By: John De Goey
- May 10, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 13:00
Letters to the Editor: Higher professional standards needed
To protect clients, Advocis supports a new professional accreditation for financial advisors. Failure to do so will leave regulatory gaps.
- By: Greg Pollock
- May 6, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 11:30
Embedded fees provide clients with options
Transparency issues are being addressed by CRM2
- By: Bruce Loeppky
- April 14, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 10:30
Banning embedded fees will hurt investors, Advocis says
A recent report finds most people prefer the commission model
- By: Greg Pollock
- April 7, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 11:00
Extend “profession” status to all advisors
Only regulating the title “financial planner” still leaves consumers at risk
- By: Greg Pollock
- March 18, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 09:30
Commissions exist only as a choice
Where are the safeguards to ensure fee-based advisors aren’t collecting a fee for doing nothing?
- By: Don Janzen
- March 1, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 16:20
It’s well past time for reforms
Gross is not saying that advice shouldn't be paid for; he is only saying that the investment advice that investors receive should be unbiased of…
- By: Ken Kivenko
- February 29, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 16:45
A refreshing read
Greg Pollock’s rebuttal to Neil Gross is bang-on. It gives hope to many hard-working advisors preparing to leave the industry
- By: Robert Thompson
- February 26, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 14:25
Arguments in favour of commissions ignore some key points
Both Pollock and Archibald gloss over the pre-eminent concern in this discussion: that embedded compensation unequivocally causes bias
- By: John De Goey
- February 26, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 14:00
One regulator and one advisor association is needed
Financial advisors should have a regulatory structure similar to those of lawyers, accountants, dentists and other professionals
- By: Brian Seim
- January 14, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 17:15
The MFDA has no business regulating financial planners
There needs to be a national organization that governs financial planning with ethics and educational standards
- By: Robert White
- January 13, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 16:50
Insurance ombudsman doesn’t seek greater enforcement powers
OLHI finds that non-binding recommendations are effective
- By: Holly Nicholson
- November 11, 2015 November 12, 2019
- 15:30
Advisors and trailer fees
Serving investors is a great responsibility
- October 27, 2015 November 12, 2019
- 13:40
Best interests duty needed for seniors
Seniors are disproportionately exploited by advisors
- By: Ken Kivenko
- September 1, 2015 November 12, 2019
- 16:00