Industry

MGA Report – Insights from the Advisor Group’s June symposium about the challenges facing Managing General Agencies

This Advisor.ca package is sponsored by: Managing General Agencies in Canada comprise a vital distribution channel for the life and health insurance industry. But it’s a channel facing numerous threats. On June 8th and 9th 2005, the Advisor Group hosted a symposium for 100 senior principals of more than 40 MGAs. This special report provides […]

By Staff |July 22, 2005

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Regulators release discussion paper on trading obligations

(July 22, 2005) The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released a discussion paper today, soliciting feedback from market participants on market structure developments and trade-through obligations. A trade-through occurs when a dealer bypasses a quote on one market trading system to execute trades at an inferior price on another system. Until recently no issues arose under […]

By Kate McCaffery |July 22, 2005

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Threat of rising rates can be countered

(July 22, 2005) Conservative investors may be getting nervous in the current environment, with central bankers promising to raise interest rates and equity markets seemingly priced to perfection. Higher interest rates could stifle an equity rally while wiping out the premium valuations on existing fixed income products. But fund managers at the Franklin Templeton Outlook […]

By Steven Lamb |July 22, 2005

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China to revalue its currency

(July 21, 2005) China today announced it would revalue the renminbi, taking market watchers by surprise by removing the U.S. dollar peg entirely, using a basket of currencies instead to set exchange rates going forward. In addition to revaluing the currency, pushing it up 2.1% against the U.S. dollar, the People’s Bank of China says […]

By Kate McCaffery |July 21, 2005

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