Equity financings increase in Q2
Volatility and declining prices slow down resources sector financings
- By: Grant McIntyre
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 11:04
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Suit launched against BMO for converting accounts to C$
Class-action lawsuit alleges financial firms carried out conversions, for which they levied fees, without accountholders’ consent
- By: James Langton
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 11:02
Advocis Schools win out over conference
Events compete for promotional dollars; next AGM to take place at Advocis’s Banff school
- By: Grant McIntyre
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 11:00
Income trusts and PPNs attract regulators’ attention
Issuers have been churning out both products, and investors have been rushing to buy them, but are there enough safeguards?
- By: James Langton
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:57
RRSP creditor protection languishes “in limbo”
Hearings on the proposed legislation haven’t been held, and the insurance and fund industries want “flaws” corrected
- By: Stewart Lewis
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:55
Funding woes pose threat of cuts to DB plans
But the practice is not yet prevalent nor can it be done without pension authority approval
- By: Monica Townson
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:53
Fund managers and firms face more scrutiny
New regulations slated to be in place Nov. 1 call for creation of independent review committees
- By: James Langton
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:51
How to keep your data safe
Companies can protect their sensitive client data using some common-sense procedures, experts advise.> Back up your data. “Backups are the No. 1 solution to preventing…
- By: Danny Bradbury
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:45
Avoiding market fraudsters
The chartered accoun-tants Institute of British Columbia is concerned that its members may not be conducting adequate due diligence into corporate clients that trade on…
- By: David Baines
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:40
Regulators tighten data recovery rules
IDA and MFDA want to ensure that clients have access to their assets in any emergency, from heat waves to power outages
- By: Danny Bradbury
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:32
NGX adds more electricity
Natural Gas Exchange is also eyeing expansion into Ontario, U.S.
- By: Wendy Cuthbert
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:31
Home, sweet savings plan?
Conventional wisdom has it that investing in a home is a good and responsible way to save for retirement. But new evidence suggests property may…
- By: Monica Townson
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:26
Fed’s silence on rates is golden
But how will markets deal with the halt in the coming months?
- By: James Langton
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:22
CFPs want reliable support
Investment-management firms eager to win the business of time-strapped advisors would do well to pay attention to what advisors want: turnkey investment solutions, consistent management…
- By: Lara Hertel
- August 30, 2006 August 30, 2006
- 10:09
Australian banks choose fee-for-service
Two large banks are tackling conflicts of interest by dropping commissions for their planners
- By: James Langton
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32
A slap on the wrist?
The U.S.tosses financial crooks in prison for years. Not so in Canada
- By: Terri Williams
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32
Plug pulled on financial services’ OmbudsNetwork
The chairmen of sister ombudservices vote to shut down the CFSO, to the surprise of its independent directors
- By: Terri Williams
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32
Bieber, MGI set for major growth
Both boutique brokerage firms are aiming to attract experienced advisors as they open up in new regions
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32
Energy boom shifts Canada’s capital markets
Alberta’s market cap has climbed sharply in two years
- By: James Langton
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32
Insurers, take heed
Top court decision should help advisors, though
- By: Stewart Lewis
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32
Britain takes a hard look at financial burden of regulation
A study commissioned by regulators and players found that the closely watched retail side could be swamped with expenses
- By: James Langton
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32
High-cost Equinox to be phased out by end of 2007
Manulife’s move consistent with its business model and industry trend toward consolidation
- By: Cynthia Innes
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32
Aussies drawn to hot mortgage market
Cash-squeezed Toronto firm Cervus Financial Corp., with $1.2 billion in AUM, seen as a good fit
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32
BCSC fines, bans fund manager Raoul Tsakok
But settlement agreement omits information that could be useful to wronged investors
- By: David Baines
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32
Canada’s income trusts go under the microscope
The products have been booming for years, but only now are experts investigating what they bring to investors’ portfolios
- By: James Langton
- August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006
- 09:32