As part of our coverage of the federal election, Investment Executive profiles candidates who are working or who have worked in the financial services industry.Here we look at Ken Cooper, Conservative candidate in the Manitoba riding of St. Boniface.If the Winnipeg Stock Exchange’s former chief executive becomes the Conservative MP for the Manitoba riding of […]
Dawn Fraser’s experience as a certified financial planner with Vantis Credit Union is about to come in extremely handy
After a year that featured the spectacular crash of Portus Alternative Asset Management Inc. and several other high-profile providers, a growing number of distributors are “tightening the screws” on the screening processes used to evaluate new products and determine whether they belong on their advisors’ product shelves.“We want to vet everything that is being put […]
Winnipeg-based firm buys 50% stake in a California firm, and has its sights set on other U.S.targets
Value Partners Investments Inc. set to offer three funds with lower-than-average fees
But Manitoba Federation of Labour not giving up on its efforts just yet; ENSIS also has some ideas
New screening process excludes funds less than five years old
CEO admits taking on Allan Jacks was “a little tricky”
Firms wooing experienced investment advisors away from their bank-owned rivals
Proponents of socially responsible investing say screened investments are doing as well or better than their market competitors