Alex Besharat of ScotiaMcLeod discusses new technology rollouts that led to the firm gaining a full point in three tech-related categories
David Lane of Edward Jones in Canada explains the strategies that enabled Edward Jones to increase ratings in 25 of 32 categories
Pablo Fuchs, senior editor at Investment Executive, and Clare O’Hara, staff writer, discuss key findings from the 2014 Brokerage Report Card. They spoke at the TMX Broadcast Centre in Toronto.
As advisors get older, they're paying more attention than ever to their exit strategies. And firms that received the highest performance ratings in this category offer advisors both a greater say in the process and flexibility
As a glut of baby boomers enters retirement age, the support services advisors receive to help these clients deal with their unique issues in retirement is becoming ever more important to advisors' businesses
Year after year, advisors say their firms fail to live up to expectations when it comes to their back-office departments - and this year is no different. Meanwhile, those firms rated highest have found a formula that works to please their advisors
Advisors and their executives are on the same page when they say the pace of regulatory reform has been overwhelming. But only those firms that are taking proactive steps to help their advisors deal with these changes have been praised
Bank-owned investment dealers rule the roost when it comes to size and scope, but independent brokerages are praised for their ability to establish and maintain two-way communication with their advisors as well as for having an inclusive culture
Substantial growth in advisors' books of business in this year's Report Card has not translated into bigger paycheques. The percentage of advisors earning more than $500,000 annually has decreased notably over the past year
How advisors rated their firms