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Industry needs transparency and choice, not a ban on commissions

Paul Bourque, president and CEO, Investment Funds Institute of Canada, explains why increased disclosure and transparency would be better for mutual fund investors than the proposed ban on embedded commissions. He spoke from the IFIC annual leadership conference in Toronto.

  • By: Paul Bourque
  • October 2, 2017 October 2, 2017
  • 12:30
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