Standard Chartered cutting equities business
Global bank to focus on core business lines
- By: James Langton
- January 8, 2015 January 8, 2015
- 08:50
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Co-operators acquires Victoria insurance brokerage
Co-operators and Bill Hartley Insurance Services have maintained a long-term relationship
- By: IE Staff
- January 7, 2015 January 7, 2015
- 17:00
CRA launches EFT initiative to curb tax evasion
Financial firms now have to report international electronic fund transfers of $10,000 or more
- By: James Langton
- January 7, 2015 January 7, 2015
- 15:40
Desjardins to manage Best Buy Canada credit card portfolios
Best Buy, Future Shop to offer Desjardins financing for in-store purchases
- By: IE Staff
- January 7, 2015 January 7, 2015
- 11:10
BATS calls for U.S. market reform
Lower access fees would save US$850 million for traders
- By: James Langton
- January 7, 2015 January 7, 2015
- 09:20
FBI warns about platform trading, prime bank investment scams
Warning spells out some of the common features of these sorts of schemes
- By: James Langton
- January 7, 2015 January 7, 2015
- 08:15
Investment counsellor wanted for Alberta police pension
Proposals due Feb. 6
- By: James Langton
- January 6, 2015 January 6, 2015
- 18:00
Desjardins completes State Farm deal
Deal makes Desjardins Group the second-largest P&C provider in Canada
- By: IE Staff
- January 6, 2015 January 6, 2015
- 14:10
Thomson Reuters named administrator of two Canadian benchmarks
The firm has been appointed administrator for both the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate and the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average
- By: James Langton
- January 6, 2015 January 6, 2015
- 11:25
Derivatives users not ready for margin regulations: ISDA
Survey finds end users of derivatives are concerned about the impact of new margin requirements, and many don’t know if they have to comply with…
- By: James Langton
- January 6, 2015 January 6, 2015
- 11:15
Data from 900 Morgan Stanley wealth mgmt. accounts posted online
Affected clients are being contacted to alert them to the security breach
- By: James Langton
- January 5, 2015 January 5, 2015
- 12:40
Nasdaq to buy index provider Dorsey, Wright for US$225M
Deal will strengthen firm’s position as a provider of “smart beta” indices in the U.S.
- By: James Langton
- January 5, 2015 January 5, 2015
- 12:10
Season’s Greetings
Happy holidays from the Investment Executive team. Our offices will be closed, but here are a few things for advisors to consider during the holiday…
- By: IE Staff
- December 24, 2014 January 29, 2018
- 11:25
Manulife to buy New York Life’s Retirement Plan Services business
The combined RPS businesses will have around US$135 billion in assets under administration
- By: Alexandra Posadzki
- December 23, 2014 December 23, 2014
- 17:30
Industry group asking for changes to TFSA rules
The IIAC wants to ensure certain penalties are borne by account holders, not institutions
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- December 23, 2014 December 23, 2014
- 16:25
IIAC steps up lobbying to delay CRM2
The industry association says its proposed modifications are in the best interests of investors
- By: James Langton
- December 23, 2014 December 23, 2014
- 11:00
Natixis completes NexGen purchase
NexGen will retain its existing senior management team
- By: James Langton
- December 23, 2014 December 23, 2014
- 09:15
Relay Ventures III to receive $15M under VCAP
Firm chosen on the recommendation of expert panel
- By: James Langton
- December 22, 2014 December 22, 2014
- 14:10
Lump of coal for pension plan sponsors: Mercer
The solvency funded status of the typical pension plan has deteriorated by about 10 per cent over the course of 2014
- By: IE Staff
- December 22, 2014 December 22, 2014
- 11:00
Sun Life Financial signs UN supported PRI
Implementation of the principles will begin in 2015
- By: IE Staff
- December 18, 2014 December 18, 2014
- 14:15
Centrals to explore wholesale consolidation
Central 1 Credit Union, Concentra Financial and SaskCentral sign MOU
- By: IE Staff
- December 18, 2014 December 18, 2014
- 13:00
Time running out for charitable donations
The deadline for the first-time donor’s super credit is Dec. 31
- By: James Langton
- December 18, 2014 December 18, 2014
- 11:00
New software addresses divorce complexity
Academy of Financial Divorce Specialists rolls out Perspectives
- By: IE Staff
- December 18, 2014 December 18, 2014
- 10:30
Ontario launches pension plan consultations
Two-thirds of Ontario workers do not have a workplace pension
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 17, 2014 December 17, 2014
- 12:10