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Welcome to FaceOff a feature that spotlights a discussion from two advisors on a hot-button topic. This month, we hear from opposite ends of the country about how advisors are paid and whether fees and commissions are scrutinized fairly. Originally moderated by Deanne Gage Participants: How they’re paid Brad Brain: In our practice, when it […]
By Deanne Gage |November 11, 2009
6 min read
Welcome to FaceOff which features a discussion from two advisors on a hot-button topic. This month, we hear from opposite ends of the country about how advisors are paid and whether fees and commissions are scrutinized fairly. Originally moderated by Deanne Gage Participants: Brad Brain, registered financial planner, Brad Brain Financial Planning, Fort St. John, […]
The past year of market volatility has had a small impact on Canadians’ willingness to invest for retirement, according to Investors Group’s eighth annual RRSP Investment Intentions poll. Among respondents who plan to contribute to their RRSPs, 68% said they would continue to invest the same amount or more than last year. When it comes […]
By Steven Lamb |November 10, 2009
2 min read
It seems to be a growing trend — clients choosing to work for themselves from home. When your client goes from being an employee to their own boss, there are a number of quick and easy tips you can give them to get started. Information from Statistics Canada’s June Labour Force Survey shows roughly 86,900 […]
By Mark Noble |November 10, 2009
When it comes to securities lending, CIBC Mellon Global Securities is at the top of the heap. According to the 2009 Equity Lending survey in International Securities Finance magazine, CIBC Mellon Global Securities is the best at delivering securities lending service. “The past year has been extremely challenging for the securities lending industry,” said Craig […]
By Staff |November 10, 2009
Montreal — If independent advisory firms ever wondered how they’d survive in the face of integrated financial products, they got their answer over this past year. That was the message PEAK Financial Group president Robert Frances delivered to his advisors at the firm’s 13th annual conference in Montreal. “What you’ve proven in surviving this is […]
By Philip Porado |November 9, 2009
The introduction of the tax-free savings account is all well and good, but if the president and CEO of the Investment Industry Association of Canada had his way, you wouldn’t need it for small cap stock investments. Speaking to a lunchtime audience, hosted by the Canadian Club of Toronto, Ian Russell called on the federal […]
By Steven Lamb |November 9, 2009
3 min read
A hearing panel of the Prairie Regional Council of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada has imposed a permanent prohibition on Wayne Larson from conducting securities related business and a fine of $205, 000. In the reasoning for its decision among some of the instances of misconduct included Larson’s dealing with fraudulent companies, including […]
By Staff |November 9, 2009
Canadian investors will soon have access to the investment guidance of oil patch legend T. Boone Pickens. The T. Boone Pickens Energy Fund has filed its preliminary prospectus in every jurisdiction in Canada. The closed-end fund will be managed by TBP Investments Management, LLC, led by Pickens himself, who will own 10% of the fund’s […]
By Staff |November 6, 2009
Advisors weather economics storm by reducing spending and augmenting services, and they expect their distributors to act similarly. A study conducted for our 2009 Distributors’ Summit found, overall, distributor-advisor relations are positive, with the vast majority of advisors (90%) noting they have a good working relationship with their distributors. What makes a good distributor? It […]
By Tricia Benn |November 6, 2009
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