Scale is vital to the success of smaller investment dealers
Engaging with regulators is an important part of ensuring new rules are implemented effectively
Why strengthening personal data protections poses a looming challenge for the Canadian investment industry
Why well-managed small and mid-size independent dealers are competing effectively
How the “notice and access” mechanism for proxy voting could be extended to other documents
Lower compliance costs will allow advisors to better serve smaller investors
Clients have demanded an integrated platform of products and services driven by their desire for convenient, one-stop shopping
Ontario’s new insurance regulator will raise the standards of transparency and conduct not only in the province, but nationally
Taking this approach can help arrest erosion in operating margins in the wealth-management business and be of benefit to clients
Many independent firms may restructure or retool their wealth-management operations to mitigate the negative impacts of the client-focused reforms
What your clients really need is for you to hear them, but how do you do that?
It’s important to keep in touch with clients regularly right now — especially clients who are alone
Balzac’s founder Diana Olsen has achieved success by sticking to her strengths — and you can too
How to help clients avoid panic and stay focused on the long term
Take the time to help your clients become more financially literate. It’s worth it — for you and for them.
Advisors can deliver better outcomes for their clients by getting ahead of their regulatory obligations
Advisors can build trust with clients by explaining fees
How being transparent with your clients can help build stronger relationships
Using technology to augment your practice can help strengthen your relationships with clients
Technology solutions can help advisors meet compliance obligations
How embracing technology can help you build stronger client relationships
Clear, consistent terminology and definitions must be established
Unclear rules could deter registered individuals from actively contributing to their communities
Studies show investors are largely satisfied with the advice they receive
The CSA’s renewed system project is an opportunity for the regulator to innovate
The C.D. Howe Institute’s “shadow budget” makes a number of recommendations for the feds to consider
Some clients may be better off contributing to a TFSA, but their contribution room will depend on when they turned 18
A report suggests the feds could make TFSAs even more useful
Help your clients navigate charitable donations, tax-gain donating and donor-advised funds
Opinions on where the ETF industry will be in 2030
Today's product offering allows you to build globally diversified portfolios for responsible investors
How to communicate the essentials without getting lost in the weeds
Part 2 of a series on multi-factor ETFs
Scale is vital to the success of smaller investment dealers
Engaging with regulators is an important part of ensuring new rules are implemented effectively
Why strengthening personal data protections poses a looming challenge for the Canadian investment industry
Why well-managed small and mid-size independent dealers are competing effectively
It’s the underlying holdings that are important — not the structure of the investment
Make sure you’re getting the most out of your trades
Dispelling a misconception that has developed over time
Debunking the myth that ETFs cause market instability
There are inclusionary and exclusionary approaches to responsible investing
Study finds causal evidence that retail investors will move assets into RI funds if it is made easier to do so
Upcoming disclosure requirements will provide a wealth of diversity data that goes beyond gender
What is sustainable finance, and what does the recent report from Canada’s Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance mean for advisors?
Stakeholders must continue working together to ensure all Canadians have the tools they need to achieve financial wellness
The vigilant enforcement of professional standards is essential to protect consumers and to maintain the integrity of the financial planning profession
Financial planners need a strong understanding of the behavioural factors that come into play when creating and implementing a financial plan
The FSRA’s regulation of advisor and planner titles could influence policy in other jurisdictions
Financial planners and financial advisors need to understand millennials’ preferences to gain their trust and business
Financial advisors can build deeper connections with clients by using active listening skills
Financial advisors should be aware of how to identify and engage effectively with vulnerable clients
Financial planners and advisors should be aware that the act may go beyond title protection
The insurance industry is taking a page from the mutual fund industry, leveraging technology to address mounting disclosure regulations
AI is slowly making its way into the wealth-management industry and will ultimately transform financial advisors’ role
Blockchain technology may transform financial services just as peer-to-peer file-sharing technology changed the music industry almost 20 years ago
Far from replacing interaction with real people, technology strengthens the financial advisor’s client service
Read and follow your firm’s guidelines on social media use and take the necessary steps to protect yourself
Although it’s costly to upgrade key IT systems, the costs of not doing so could be much greater
Hacktivism, ideological insiders and intelligence gathering are key sources of cyberattacks threating financial services firms
Now is the time to adopt a concerted cloud migration strategy because the security challenges associated with this technology will be on our radar screens…
Advisors and their clients stand to benefit when corporate leaders focus on building socially and environmentally responsible enterprises
A growing base of investors are looking for investments that contribute measurably to environmental and social sustainability
Corporate boards and executive teams that lack gender and cultural diversity risk missing out on opportunities to generate long-term value
You can play an active role in ensuring company executives and directors are working in the best interests of their shareholders
Those still timorous and uncertain about introducing a best interest duty have a duty, themselves, to become decisive
Every company can calculate non-GAAP metrics however they want, so there’s real risk of investors and markets being misled
Overcautious courts are erecting barriers to securities class actions, even though these lawsuits are essential for maintaining the integrity and fairness of our capital markets
Data show that investors routinely receive, or are at risk of receiving, seriously bad disclosure from reporting issuers more than a quarter of the time
Two key issues — the best-interests standard and reform of mutual fund fees — require timely and effective action
FAIR Canada supports exemptions that have the key features of rights offerings or private placements in compliance with the TSXV’s private placement rules
Current regulations assume that an investor’s wealth is a proxy for sophistication. This has to change
Paying fees for financial advice separately from those of financial products would result in price competition and better advice