Back-office firms – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:54:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Back-office firms – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 A welcome bump for the back office https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/report-card-on-banks/a-welcome-bump-for-the-back-office/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 04:10:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=471300 The category saw the biggest rating improvement in the Report Card

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]]> Cyberattacks a matter of when, not if: industry leaders https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/cyberattacks-a-matter-of-when-not-if-industry-leaders/ Tue, 30 May 2023 14:36:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=466416 Firms should prepare and test responses, executives said at an IFIC event

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]]> CCMA seeks regulatory certainty for T+1 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/ccma-seeks-regulatory-certainty-for-t1/ Tue, 30 May 2023 13:01:12 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=466398 Countdown to shorter settlement cycle transition in May 2024 has begun

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]]> How Manulife Securities-Fidelity deal signals a larger trend https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/how-manulife-securities-fidelity-deal-signals-a-larger-trend/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 21:49:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=462529 Fidelity Clearing Canada will provide its uniFide back-office technology to Manulife Securities

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]]> Richardson Wealth struggles with back-office tech transition https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/richardson-wealth-struggles-with-back-office-tech-transition/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 22:08:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=461434 RF Capital CEO Kish Kapoor attributed the problems to technology issues, data transfer challenges and user training

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]]> Fidelity Clearing Canada launches uniFide back-office platform https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/fidelity-clearing-canada-launches-unifide-back-office-platform/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 15:30:49 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=355289 The web-based tool aims to eliminate cost and complexity for introducing brokers and portfolio managers

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]]> Fidelity Clearing offers clients Envestnet managed accounts platform https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/fidelity-clearing-offers-clients-envestnet-managed-accounts-platform/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:45:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=350984 The back-office support services firm aims to address the growing demand for fee-based accounts

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]]> Vistra expands to Canada https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/vistra-expands-to-canada/ Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:30:07 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=348796 The corporate services provider will initially focus on the alternative investments business

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]]> Conifer expansion adds fuel to Halifax growth in financial services https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/conifer-expansion-adds-fuel-to-halifax-growth-in-financial-services/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/conifer-expansion-adds-fuel-to-halifax-growth-in-financial-services/ The financial services sector now comprises more than 3,600 offices employing approximately 19,000 people in Nova Scotia’s capital city

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]]> How to establish a solid back office https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/report-cards/how-to-establish-a-solid-back-office/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/how-to-establish-a-solid-back-office/ Despite multiple complaints across the board, advisors with certain firms say that having strong relationships and competent and proactive staff are key to success with the back office

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