IFIC expands
As of September 2014, Toronto-based Questrade Wealth Management Inc., an online discount broker, is a member the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC). Northern Trust…
- By: Fiona Collie
- September 18, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
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Dundee Corp. branches out
David Goodman is back at his family's wealth-management firm, with plans to focus on rebuilding using hard assets
- By: Jade Hemeon
- September 18, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Insurers to tackle “denied claims” stigma
The insurance industry is working to counter the public's impression, growing through social media, that insurance claims are denied routinely
- By: Megan Harman
- September 18, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
3Macs grows
Montreal-based MacDougall MacDougall & MacTier Inc. (3Macs) has completed its acquisition of three Ontario branches of Desjardins Securities, the brokerage arm of Lévis, Que.-based Desjardins…
- By: Fiona Collie
- September 18, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Will “speed bumps” level the HFT field?
Proposal to neutralize the speed advantage of high-frequency traders is receiving support from the industry, but critics raise serious concerns
- By: James Langton
- September 18, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Changes at BNS
Toronto-based Bank of Nova Scotia is realigning its global wealth and insurance businesses, effective Nov. 1. As part of the reorganization, James O’Sullivan will become…
- By: Fiona Collie
- September 18, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Profit Survey: “Paper” gains drive rise in earnings
Life insurance companies see big rise in net income
- By: Catherine Harris
- September 18, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Making it easy for advisors on Twitter
TD Wealth PIA is finding that Twitter helps advisors find clients and build current relationships
- By: Clare O’Hara
- August 21, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Alternative investments gaining ground
These products can smooth the performance of traditional balanced portfolios
- By: Dwarka Lakhan
- August 21, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Proxy proposal irks both sides
The CSA's plan to regulate proxy advisory firms is too soft, say issuers and unnecessary, say investors
- By: James Langton
- August 21, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Exempt-market proposals provoke ire
More rules for the exempt market could hamper the industy without providing effective investor protection, critics say
- By: James Langton
- July 24, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
ETF fees: How low can they go?
Providers of exchange-traded funds chop fees on selected products
- By: Jade Hemeon
- July 24, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Banks tackle cybercrime
Technology risk is growing for global banks, but they appear to be better prepared to deal with cybercrime than other industries
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- July 24, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Overregulation a major issue for banks
Banking industry executives surveyed for a biennial report say new global regulatory initiatives have led to much uncertainty
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- June 19, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Profit Survey: Strong growth persists in Q1
Acquisitions and increases in many quarterly dividends reveals that the sector is in growth mode once again
- By: Catherine Harris
- June 19, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Insurance advisors embrace mobile
Advisors in the brokerage and mutual fund channels have been slower to adopt the new technologies
- By: Clare O’Hara
- June 19, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Investor advocates miffed at the OSC
The Ontario Securities Commission's IAP and FAIR Canada say that it's been a bad year for investor protection in Ontario
- By: James Langton
- June 19, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Provinces still practising restraint
Despite some exceptions, most provinces continue to post deficits - and some are facing serious challenges
- By: Catherine Harris
- May 22, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
IG’s Taylor sees more good times ahead
The Investors Group CEO says both AUM and client returns are on the rise, with the firm well positioned to continue to prosper
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- May 22, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Pension reform: Help or hindrance?
Advisors have reservations about measures to increase access to pensions, from complexity to ineffectiveness
- By: Fiona Collie
- May 22, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Optimism over national regulator
Although it appears that progress on the co-operative national regulator has stalled, there's work taking place behind the scenes
- By: James Langton
- May 22, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
The Wright stuff for Central 1?
Economist and ex-civil servant Don Wright takes the helm at Central 1 in a time of regulatory and competitive change
- By: Brian Lewis
- May 22, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Mandeville’s MFDA reps now sell ETFs
Unique arrangement makes this the first time MFDA-licensed reps are able to offer clients ETFs
- By: Clare O’Hara
- May 22, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
CRA review is mostly positive
The auditor general's recent report found the CRA is fulfilling its mandate to identify and prevent non-compliance
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- May 22, 2014 October 30, 2019
- 23:00