Industry

Portus refund may need more time

The court appointed receiver for Portus Alternative Asset Management has released its eighteenth report — yes, there have been that many — and most need a program to identify all the players and to navigate the web of court cases they’re involved in. But underneath it all, observers want to know one thing: who was […]

By Mark Brown |January 26, 2006

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Economic cycle close to

You have to admit, the past three years have provided a pretty good ride for Canadian investors. While energy, materials and financial stocks have rewarded Canadians for “staying home,” your clients probably shouldn’t become too complacent. Now could be the time to recall the old “buy low, sell high” maxim. “Canada is a cyclically oriented […]

By Steven Lamb |January 25, 2006

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One time tax tips

Given all the tax changes advisors expect under the Harper administration, it’s easy to forget about the tax changes that will affect this year’s filings. This week, tax expert Evelyn Jacks walked a packed room of advisors and tax planners through a line by line assessment of the tax changes for 2005. Few are as […]

By Mark Brown |January 25, 2006

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Taxes under the Tories

Advisors and tax planners are facing a number of new planning opportunities once the new minority government begins enacting election promises and proposed changes to the Income Tax Act. Two of the biggest Conservative promises include plans to essentially scrap capital gains taxes and to reduce the goods and services tax (GST). Although Liberal plans […]

By Kate McCaffery |January 24, 2006

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