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Insurance agents opt out of class action en masse
Agents benefit from independent contractor status, undermining proposed lawsuit seeking employment benefits
Family businesses urged to step up succession
Clients have until end of year to take advantage of looser C-208 rules
FSRA targets advisor chargeback in updated DSC proposal
New proposed amendment addresses removal of DSCs on existing seg fund contracts
- By: IE Staff
Life agent sanctioned for client service scheme, churning
New agent allegedly split commissions with ex-agent, churned those clients
- By: James Langton
Cash ETFs lead monthly gains again, drawing $4.8 billion this year
Fixed-income funds continue to dominate flows
- By: Mark Burgess
Canaccord management group providing no assurance that offer will be extended
The group said there's "no reasonable chance" conditions will be met by a June 13 deadline
- By: Mark Burgess
Tougher Fed to benefit banks, Fitch says
Supervisory action to boost banks' capital, liquidity would aid creditors, depositors
- By: James Langton
Array of headwinds weigh on banks’ earnings: Fitch
Credit provisions, rising capital, liquidity, expenses blunt banks' results
- By: James Langton
Global regulators come for crypto
A critical mass of activity shows intent to rein in the industry
- By: James Langton
Brokerage advisors saw growth through a difficult year
The average advisor managed to grow their business while facing market headwinds
- By: James Langton
B.C. case examines what happens when spouse outlives children
Wills should consider various scenarios for the sequence of death among beneficiaries
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
The balanced portfolio is dead. Long live the balanced portfolio
Finding a place for 60/40 funds after a terrible year
- By: Mark Burgess
SRO proposal highlights investor restitution challenges
Low collection rates and potentially high administration costs raise concern
- By: James Langton
Implementation by firms is key to advisor-pleasing technology
Many advisors are dissatisfied with the way third-party software is integrated into the systems they're provided with
Advisor as therapist? The challenges of managing clients’ emotions
Communication and education can help calm clients’ anxieties amid challenging economic conditions
- By: Serge Rousskikh
When your child isn’t fit to be your successor
Realizing the person you want to take over your practice isn't qualified can be a dramatic moment. How should you handle it?
How financial advisors dealt with the SVB collapse
Amid the turmoil, some advisors seized buying opportunities and proactively comforted clients
- By: Michelle Schriver
- March 17, 2023 March 22, 2023
- 16:22
ETF usage plateaus among brokerage advisors
Mutual fund usage among dealer advisors remains high, but fell between 2021 and 2022
- By: Katie Keir
- October 11, 2022 October 6, 2022
- 00:15
Advisors need to help clients find purpose in retirement
Promoting personal interests can persuade clients to commit to a retirement plan, says CEO of career transition organization
- By: Daniel Calabretta
- September 9, 2022 September 9, 2022
- 11:04
