DSC mutual funds – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 10 Jan 2024 12:11:07 +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 DSC mutual funds – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 FSRA tightens the screws on seg fund DSCs https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/frsa-tightens-the-screws-on-seg-fund-dscs/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:24:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478284 New measures address the use of DSCs with existing contracts

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]]> Advice-gap debate comes to insurance industry https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/products/advice-gap-debate-comes-to-insurance-industry/ Fri, 12 May 2023 20:04:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=465566 Ahead of the proposed DSC ban for seg funds, a familiar refrain is in play

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]]> MFDA firms limited DSC fund sales well ahead of ban: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/mfda-firms-limited-dsc-fund-sales-well-ahead-of-ban-report/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 20:12:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=458457 Also, fewer advisors left the advisory channel as the ban's effects faded

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]]> FSRA proposes DSC ban for seg funds https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fsra-proposes-dsc-ban-for-seg-funds/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 16:12:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456405 Proposal would eliminate regulatory arbitrage between seg funds and mutual funds

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]]> CRM3, DSCs, new SRO top OSC agenda https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/crm3-dscs-new-sro-top-osc-agenda/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:12:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456088 Regulator sets out draft priorities for fiscal 2024

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]]> What caused soaring seg fund sales last year? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/what-caused-soaring-seg-fund-sales-last-year/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:46:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=454762 Positive industry trends were the most prominent factors

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]]> Senior client DSC switch ends in sanctions https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/senior-client-dsc-switch-ends-in-sanctions/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:16:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=448683 Rep fined after switching a nonagenarian's account into a DSC fund

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]]> Insurance advisors must adapt to post-DSC seg fund world https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/insurance-advisors-must-adapt-to-post-dsc-seg-fund-world/ Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:21:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=445652 Some advisors have moved from DSCs to seg funds with chargebacks

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]]> Insurance regulators step up on DSCs https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/insurance-regulators-step-up-on-dscs/ Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:12:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=439231 Editorial: Closing the gap between insurance and securities rules removes a tangible risk for clients

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]]> Seg funds to face DSC ban too https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/seg-funds-to-face-dsc-ban-too/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:36:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=439099 CCIR, CISRO consultation will also consider outright ban on upfront commissions

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