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
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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
Industry News
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
Comment & Insight
Bolstering CPP back on the table?
Editorial
- By: IE Staff
- February 26, 2016 November 12, 2019
- 00:00
Bare trust debacle makes fools of the law-abiding
Editorial: Last-minute policy reversals undermine an already fragile trust between tax authorities and the public
- By: IE Staff
- March 29, 2024 March 29, 2024
- 12:38
Guardian Capital acquires majority of Ontario investment counselling firm
CEO Ken Rae sells his stake but stays on as key leader
- By: Greg Meckbach
- June 28, 2022 June 28, 2022
- 10:02
Pharmacare a promise Trudeau might come to regret
The Liberals’ re-election prospects look promising thanks to the co-operation of Big Pharma
- By: Gord McIntosh
- June 16, 2021 August 17, 2021
- 17:22
Beyond the bill
Why the energy transition still matters
- By: John Cook
- August 8, 2025 August 8, 2025
- 12:59
3 reasons private assets are less volatile
Hint: it has nothing to do with how frequently these investments are priced
- By: Allan Seychuk
- May 26, 2025 May 26, 2025
- 11:34
How business owners can benefit from the capital dividend account
We can’t rule out a future change to the capital gains inclusion rate, but Ottawa has reversed course for now
- By: Geoffrey Jones
- May 2, 2025 May 2, 2025
- 09:41
Re: The in-force servicing gap is a design problem
Cait’s policy contract review framework is the right template, but it should be a regulatory requirement
- By: Harvey Naglie
- April 8, 2026 April 8, 2026
- 09:16
Re: Financial services now part of Canadian Free Trade Agreement
The move will serve as a critical test of whether Ontario will act with speed and purpose to realize CFTA's potential
- By: Harvey Naglie
- April 6, 2026 April 6, 2026
- 09:53
Opinion: CIRO’s harmonization promise breaks down where investors need it most
Prompt complaint resolution is key to capital market integrity — the SRO’s phase six rule consolidation whiffed
- By: Jean‑Paul Bureaud
- April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026
- 10:16
The wrong side of history
Editorial