Canadian organizations target FATCA
Financial services firms will face daunting challenges
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- May 24, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
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Greater compliance burdens for MGAs?
The CCIR issues its strongest call yet for greater oversight of MGAs by insurers. But MGAs say the changes could be burdensome
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- May 24, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
IIAC nominees
The Toronto-based Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) has announced that it will award Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medals to individuals who have made…
- By: Fiona Collie
- May 24, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
HNW advisors bigger users of digital devices
A greater percentage of high net-worth (HNW) financial advisors have embraced smartphones and tablets than have advisors with smaller books, according to the 2012 Digital…
- By: Clare O’Hara
- May 24, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Insurance reps use devices the most
Many insurance advisors say they're "much more effective" if using digital devices
- By: Megan Harman
- May 24, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
EMDA awards
The Toronto-based Exempt Market Dealers Association of Canada (EMDA) has announced the launch of the 2012 EMDA Awards: Exempt Market Deal of the Year. The…
- By: Fiona Collie
- May 24, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
CIBC lauded
Toronto-based Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce has been named the strongest bank in Canada and North America, as well as the third-strongest bank in the…
- By: Fiona Collie
- May 24, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
On tap: Volatility controls
IIROC proposal aims to prevent "fat finger" trades that can wreak havoc on markets
- By: James Langton
- May 24, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Connecting female clients with advisors
A new initiative between KYFA and Golden Girl Finance will help female investors find advisors who share their values
- By: Megan Harman
- April 27, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:00
Minding the gap
Geoff Creighton, chairman of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, strives to connect the legal and business sides of financial services
- By: Patricia Chisholm
- April 27, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:00
Leverage class action certified
Retail clients in Barrie, Ont., who lost big on leveraged investments, are suing their former advisors in a class action
- By: Fiona Collie
- April 27, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:00
Regulators ramp up enforcement activity
IIROC has issued almost as much in disciplinary sanctions during the first quarter of 2012 as it did during calendar 2011 as a whole
- By: James Langton
- April 27, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:00
Provinces focus in on spending cutbacks
Canada's provinces must limit their spending to balance their budgets. But the task will be more challenging for some
- By: Catherine Harris
- April 27, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:00
Investor protection office fails to launch
The OSC's plan to open its new Office of the Investor on April 1 has not materialized, but it remains a top priority
- By: James Langton
- April 27, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:00
A mixed bag in Q4: Financial Services Profit Survey
There is no one consistent theme in financial services, as results were all over the map during the final quarter of 2011
- By: Catherine Harris
- March 31, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Retooling Sun Life
After a tough 2011, Sun Life Financial says it has a multi-pronged plan to boost performance in several sectors by 2015
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- March 31, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
Regulatory gaps can create client risks
A case underway before the MFDA shows how the divvying up of regulation may compromise investors
- By: James Langton
- March 31, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00