Gavin Adamson

Ontario not giving up on single regulator

Ontario’s Minister of Government Services says Alberta and other provincial jurisdictions need to have their worries and needs addressed before a single securities regulator for the country can be established. “I think what Alberta very much worries about in a common regulator is they don’t want to see something that’s Ontario-centric or something that doesn’t […]

By Gavin Adamson |October 6, 2006

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Industry

Morningstar to create its own fund categories

Morningstar Canada is withdrawing from the industry association that sets mutual fund categories and will set up its own set of standards, following industry consultation. In making his decision, Morningstar president Scott Mackenzie called the Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee “complacent,” arguing that it moves too slowly on fundamental questions on categorizing funds or breaking […]

By Gavin Adamson |March 29, 2006

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Market Insights

Life-cycle funds may be ideal for bank channel

(December 2005) This past year may be best remembered for the continued rally in resources, or the various developments in the income trust sector, but it also marked the launch of a new product line that has quietly gathered significant assets for the fund companies behind them. Life-cycle funds aim to reduce the workload of […]

By Gavin Adamson |December 22, 2005

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