National regulator status uncertain
The election of Harper’s Conservatives is the latest in this ongoing saga
- By: Gavin Adamson
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:40
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Felling two birds with one stone
Cutting the GST and letting the individual provinces decide how to react to it could help Conservatives balance promises
- By: Catherine Harris
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:39
New regulatory model for insurance
Insurance companies may become responsible for candidly reporting their own risk factors
- By: Stewart Lewis
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:37
New powers for Ontario credit unions opposed
Insurance industry warns sale of insurance products at credit unions will jeopardize client protection
- By: Stewart Lewis
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:36
Five years later, OSC presses ahead with case
Regulator wants to stop company it alleges is marketing viatical settlements
- By: Stewart Lewis
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:34
New player in Canada’s mortgage broker business
Ontario and Western firms come under MortgageBrokers.com umbrella as consolidation continues in growing industry
- By: Wendy Cuthbert
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:33
Frank Russell Canada to be industry leader
First Asset Advisory Services Inc. acquisition to solidify its position as top provider of managed accounts
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:32
Bermuda-based investment firm expands its Halifax shop
Nova Scotia gives West End Capital Services, a company with apparent links to Warren Buffett, incentive to grow
- By: donalee Moulton
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:31
New leaders up ladder
BMO and Scotiabank prepare for growth and plan for the future
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:30
Big banks reveal more about compensation for bigwigs
Additional details in the latest crop of executive compensation documents
- By: James Langton
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:29
The Street is getting serious about compliance
What’s needed now is more accountabilitiy on the part of individual traders and company executives
- By: James Langton
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:28
Industry blows the horn on unregistered club
Investment firms and financial advisors are playing a greater role in enforcement and ethics education
- By: donalee Moulton
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 14:26
Most Canadians positive about their retirement years
International study shows Canadians are upbeat about expectations for their golden years, perhaps even more than they should be
- By: Lara Hertel
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 13:23
Reminding clients of smart RRSP strategies
Advisors should talk to clients about having tax reduced at source — and reinvesting those savings
- By: Jade Hemeon
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 13:21
Two new calculators help investors
Savings and investment calculators available through the Investor Education Fund
- By: Laura Pratt
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 13:16
Can all income trusts be trusted to provide income safely?
Regulators and financial experts say there are issues about income trusts that remain unresolved
- By: James Langton
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 13:12
Lots to worry about in 2006
Global imbalances, hedge funds and overburdened consumers are cause for concern
- By: James Langton
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 13:11
100 years old and a full agenda
Industry association tackles its challenges
- By: Grant McIntyre
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 13:10
Desjardins revamps group pensions
The move consolidates company’s pension operations in Montreal
- By: Grant McIntyre
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 13:08
Many companies have poor corporate governance
Harsher new rules aren’t even ready, yet a CSA study finds “unacceptable” behaviour by lots of firms, even with the existing rules
- By: James Langton
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 13:05
Beware: poor returns, high costs
With the exception of a couple of star performers, Canada’s labour-sponsored investment funds are delivering sorry returns to their investors, making most of them a…
- By: Jade Hemeon
- February 2, 2006 February 2, 2006
- 11:31
Changes in BluMont’s executives
The recent dismissal of the CEO of Toronto-based BluMont Capital Inc. capped a tumultuous period for the hedge fund firm that saw significant changes to…
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- January 27, 2006 January 27, 2006
- 15:09
Advisors are attractive scamster targets
Chris Mathers tells how easy it is for con artists to bypass regulatory and compliance barriers
- By: Jade Hemeon
- January 27, 2006 January 27, 2006
- 15:08
Purchase paves Great-West’s road into Quebec
Insurance industry giant Great-West Lifeco Inc. has purchased the $400-million book of mutual fund business of Montreal-based iForum Financial Services Inc., giving it inroads into…
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- January 27, 2006 January 21, 2018
- 14:42
Rockwater’s investment starting to pay off
Acquisition of KBSH in 2004 led to creation of new wealth-management subsidiary
- By: Gavin Adamson
- January 27, 2006 January 27, 2006
- 14:38