Some IQON advisors wary of taking Assante route
Advisors will shortly hear details of how fully their services will be integrated with Assante; some fear loss of independence
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 5, 2006 December 5, 2006
- 10:17
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Long-term record is the best way to pick the best fund manager
Mutual funds that can deliver consistently stellar returns for a decade are rare creatures indeed, and ones that sustain their dominance for a generation are…
- By: James Langton
- December 5, 2006 December 5, 2006
- 10:17
Advocis’s Web-based best practices manual
The new BPM enables advisors to keep abreast of industry codes, standards and ethics
- By: Stewart Lewis
- December 5, 2006 December 5, 2006
- 10:17
IDA/RS merger slow to go
But there’s nothing serious enough to scuttle the deal
- By: James Langton
- December 5, 2006 December 5, 2006
- 10:17
Global financial firms flock to the Maritimes
Many factors, including tax breaks, make Canada’s East Coast attractive to firms looking to open shop
- By: donalee Moulton
- December 5, 2006 December 5, 2006
- 10:17
Acuity’s McCauley takes team approach
IE fund manager of the year
- By: Jade Hemeon
- December 5, 2006 December 5, 2006
- 10:11
Time to
re-evaluate system?
Canada could become more competitive economically by implementing a “notional interest deduction” that would boost equity investment, tax policy experts say. However, they concede, implementation…
- By: Stewart Lewis
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
The need to develop market mechanisms
British report says it is cost-effective to tackle global warming now. It calls on policy-makers to find solutions
- By: James Langton
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Tax reform aims to keep corporations in Belgium
New measures needed after EU rules that Belgium’s business co-ordination centres are “illegal state aid”
- By: Stewart Lewis
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
UBS Bank courts the ultra-rich
KeyClient Group offers institutional-style services to client families with more than $50 million
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Exempt market goes under the microscope
Regulators have concerns about referral arrangements, but the OSC declines to elaborate on what its concerns are
- By: James Langton
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Dialing up better security for financial services
The proliferation of personal information online makes caller authentication difficult. Can voice biometrics help?
- By: Danny Bradbury
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Couple’s ordeal serves as wake-up call for the CRA
After receiving 12 different answers by 12 different CRA reps, the Johnstons’ interest was cancelled
- By: donalee Moulton
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Quebec’s financial watchdog wants more muscle
Autorité des marchés financiers asks province for greater powers to investigate and prosecute those who harm investors
- By: Don Macdonald
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Weighing the market impact
A number of reports try to attach costs to government action
- By: James Langton
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Professional Investment Holdings enters Canadian market
Purchase of Calgary’s Generation Financial gives Australia’s PIH Group profitable distribution, quality advisors
- By: Lara Hertel
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Court rules on side of retired Great-West employees
Court of Queen’s Bench justice rules that more than 200 pensioners are to be reimbursed for lost pension income
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Cyber scamsters put new face on “pump and dump”
Regulators warn firm and investors to watch out for online crooks stealing identities and cash from online accounts
- By: James Langton
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Olive branch with thorns
Incentives for seniors don’t make up for losses
- By: Stewart Lewis
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Spousal RRSPs still make sense
Spousal plans would provide more income-splitting opportunities and additional flexibility
- By: Bruce Cohen
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Women becoming proactive about finances
Survey shows 60% of women want financial independence, and 75% keen on retirement planning
- By: Jade Hemeon
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Scrap quarterly earnings guidance, study suggests
Study finds that quarterly guidance leads companies off the rails when it comes to long-term strategic planning
- By: donalee Moulton
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Financial world sees opportunities for gain
“Cleantech” companies and market schemes are developing to arbitrage global warming
- By: James Langton
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08
Tapping into China
Canadian banks go looking for growth
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- November 13, 2006 November 13, 2006
- 12:08