A year on, anti-spam enforcement ramps up
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- June 29, 2015 November 9, 2019
- 14:45
Latest news in Industry News
TMX Select to close on Sept. 18
Closing the alternative trading facility is intended to help TMX Group reduce complexity and fragmentation as well as reduce dealer costs
- By: James Langton
- June 26, 2015 June 26, 2015
- 15:10
BMO sells U.S. retirement services business to OneAmerica
The move is part of BMO Global Asset Management’s strategy to focus on asset management
- By: Tessie Sanci
- June 26, 2015 June 26, 2015
- 14:55
OBSI to disclose the identities of advisors involved in disputes
The change is part of a couple of revisions the dispute-resolution service has made to its terms of references
- By: James Langton
- June 26, 2015 June 26, 2015
- 11:00
Court upholds OSC decision but differs on penalties
The court found that the OSC improperly considered a previous trading ban on the advisor as a factor in setting its penalty
- By: James Langton
- June 26, 2015 June 26, 2015
- 09:10
Impact investment funds produce market returns
New benchmark measures 51 private funds
- By: James Langton
- June 26, 2015 June 26, 2015
- 06:50
Expenses could deplete retirees’ nest eggs
Canadian retirees spend an average of $2,400 a month on expenses
- By: Tessie Sanci
- June 25, 2015 June 25, 2015
- 15:30
Advisors to help low-income individuals establish financial goals
Fifteen advisors will be helping 30 clients for a period of five months thanks to a new voluntary program
- By: Tessie Sanci
- June 24, 2015 June 24, 2015
- 16:05
Earn investors’ trust to grow your business
The financial services sector faces a serious lack of public trust, encompassing such areas as fees, practices and ethics
- By: Jade Hemeon
- June 24, 2015 June 24, 2015
- 15:40
Aequitas launches listings business
The nascent exchange is promising a “superior experience” for issuers and investors alike compared with other Canadian stock exchanges
- By: James Langton
- June 24, 2015 June 24, 2015
- 10:05
Clients seeking help with retirement planning
Fidelity survey finds that only 37% of Canadians who have an advisor have a written retirement income plan
- By: Tessie Sanci
- June 23, 2015 June 23, 2015
- 16:20
Bad behaviour preventing Canadians from improving their financial standing
Impulse spending and going over budget are among the financial decisions Canadian consumers regret
- By: IE Staff
- June 23, 2015 June 23, 2015
- 13:30
CIBC announces support of Suretap mobile payments app
The bank is first of Canada’s five biggest banks to join with major wireless carriers
- By: The Canadian Press
- June 23, 2015 June 23, 2015
- 11:00
Manulife beefs up private markets division with key hires
The appointments of Jean Lundmark, Ken Pogrin and Sahezad Pardhan round out Manulife Asset Management Private Markets’ senior management team
- By: Tessie Sanci
- June 22, 2015 June 22, 2015
- 14:05
Avoid generic communication with millennials
New research indicates that this demographic will engage with a company only if the content of digital communication is tailored to them
- By: Tessie Sanci
- June 22, 2015 June 22, 2015
- 09:30
BMO InvestorLine tops mobile rankings
Surviscor launches inaugural review of online brokerages’ mobile services
- By: IE Staff
- June 22, 2015 June 22, 2015
- 09:00
Canadians using whistleblower program to inform on potential tax cheats
Most submissions under the OTIP have concerned individual taxpayers
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- June 19, 2015 June 19, 2015
- 15:30
Senate recommends Ottawa use a “light touch” when regulating Bitcoin
Bitcoin Alliance welcomes Senate report’s findings
- By: Alexandra Posadzki
- June 19, 2015 June 19, 2015
- 13:55
Financial Horizons announces three acquisitions
MGA makes foray into mutual fund distribution
- By: Megan Harman
- June 19, 2015 June 19, 2015
- 12:20
CRA provides clarity on graduated rate estates
Trust and estate planners were concerned about the implications of the wording added to a subsection of the Income Tax Act
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- June 19, 2015 June 19, 2015
- 09:30
Raymond James Correspondent Services adds Rogers Group Financial as a client
The back-office provider has signed eight clients since bringing on well-known back-office executive David Burnes to run the firm in 2013
- By: Tessie Sanci
- June 18, 2015 June 18, 2015
- 15:35
Testamentary trust changes to alter estate planning
Trust and estate practitioners are waiting for Finance Canada to provide more clarity regarding the legislative changes
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- June 18, 2015 June 18, 2015
- 13:40
Increasing regulation means insurers need to be more proactive
Insurance regulators are beginning to take a much more active approach in the area of consumer protection
- By: Megan Harman
- June 18, 2015 June 18, 2015
- 12:10
Many Canadians would not be ready for an unexpected retirement
Canadians have to be ready to readjust their retirement plans to compensate for the fewer number of employment years that would have contributed to retirement…
- By: Tessie Sanci
- June 18, 2015 June 18, 2015
- 12:00