Redrawing rules for the exempt market
A wide range of views on CSA paper
- By: James Langton
- March 31, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 23:00
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People Briefs: Robertson joins McLean
Changes at Ace Canada
- By: Fiona Collie
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 14:12
Have mandate, will travel
Martin Hubbes is making good use of his German and French at AGF, where he’s “head coach and cheerleader” for the global team
- By: Jade Hemeon
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 14:05
B.C. takes a “prudent” approach
Liberal Christy Clark, facing her first election as premier next year, tables a careful but consumer-friendly budget
- By: Brian Lewis
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 14:01
A rise in investments
Although venture- capital investments in Canada rose slightly in 2011, concerns exist that there remains a funding shortfall
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:54
Weak markets hit LSIF sector
The recent decision by Vancouver-based GrowthWorks Capital Ltd. to suspend sales and distributions of its GrowthWorks Canadian Fund may signal more than just the cash…
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:50
Firm turns focus to risk management
Calgary-based investment-counselling firm McLean & Partners Wealth Management Ltd. has adjusted its business model since the 2008 financial crisis to assuage its high net-worth clientele.…
- By: Olivia Li
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:45
Benefits not payable after policy lapse
An unusual life insurance judgment has been overturned by the B.C. Court of Appeal
- By: Ann MacAulay
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:41
Recession, regulation weighing on banks
Canadian banks are more concerned than their global counterparts about the burden of the new regulatory regime
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:36
Online checks: When it’s OK
By comparing your business practices with privacy laws, you may be able to use the web in limited ways to research people
- By: Ann MacAulay
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:15
Be careful who you Google
Financial advisors using social media or Internet search websites to conduct background checks on job candidates or clients could be violating privacy laws. However, the…
- By: Fiona Collie
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:05
FPSC: Clients in the dark
Only a minority of clients are aware of their financial advisor’s designations and ethical requirements
- By: Paul Brent
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:00
PRPPs and advisors
Pooled plans could present business opportunities for advisors who have clients who own businesses
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:56
Regulators are “hitting on all cylinders”
Although securities regulators’ enforce-ment numbers were down in 2011, they are stepping up in other key areas
- By: James Langton
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:52
Couples divided on retirement savings
Opportunity exists for financial advisors to help couples bring their retirement planning in line
- By: Fiona Collie
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:45
Courts take aim at OBSI
A recent decision in a proposed class-action lawsuit highlights the courts’ skepticism with the efficacy of the financial services industry’s dispute-resolution mechanism.
- By: James Langton
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:29
Are changes at OBSI on the way?
Regulators appear to be close to addressing a few of the concerns relating to the financial services industry’s ombudservice
- By: James Langton
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:19
Fiera Sceptre buys Natcan
But will transaction reflect those of the past?
- By: Olivia Li
- March 5, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 11:15
People Briefs: Chambers joins Sun Life
Russell welcomes Vallée
- By: Megan Harman
- February 22, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:30
Standing up for advisors
The new chairman of Advocis wants to ensure advisors have a say on issues such as fiduciary standards and compensation
- By: Megan Harman
- February 22, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:25
A class action
Former Nesbitt advisor wins a round against BMO subsidiaries
- By: Patricia Chisholm
- February 22, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:20
RDSPs open door to sales
Only 9% of people eligible to open an RDSP have done so
- By: Fiona Collie
- February 22, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:15
Profit from retirement
As baby boomers retire, their needs will become more complex, requiring advisors to reorient their strategies
- By: Dwarka Lakhan
- February 22, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:11
CRA changes policy on HCSAs
Revised policy on health-care spending accounts is consistent with the CRA’s recent efforts to eliminate unfairness in the tax system — and to look for…
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- February 22, 2012 October 30, 2019
- 12:03