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FPA Success Forum update: Speaker draws keys for client love from coffee crystals

Speed: Beckwith implored advisors to look at every way clients and prospects are served and question how you can cut that time in half. Speed: Beckwith implored advisors to look at every way clients and prospects are served and question how you can cut that time in half. Communication and clarity: He encouraged advisors to […]

By John Craig |November 3, 2003

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Success Forum preview: FPA on track with new Canadian education track

(October 31, 2003) Advisors scanning the schedule for the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) upcoming Success Forum 2003 will notice a distinct new addition to the educational lineup for U.S.-based annual convention: a dedicated track focusing on Canadian issues and angles. The “Canadian issues” education session track — positioned alongside other tracks including “business solutions,” “estate […]

By John Craig |October 31, 2003

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Dimensional takes Efficient Markets tack

(October 31, 2003) Fans of Efficient Markets Theory may have already noticed the arrival of a new family of funds in Canada, as Dimensional Fund Advisors made their debut in Canada this week. Aimed primarily at the fee-based advisor, Dimensional’s funds are based on Efficient Markets Theory espoused by University of Chicago researchers Eugene Fama […]

By Steven Lamb |October 31, 2003

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Advisor Forum update: Lessons from the bear market

(October 31, 2003) Stephen Ross spent much of the three-year bear market culling clients — and he has no regrets. The Calgary-based advisor says firing clients helped him eliminate negativity and spend more time with people he enjoyed working with. Ross took part in a Top Advisor Panel discussion this week at the Advisor Forum […]

By Doug Watt |October 31, 2003

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Economy to rebound next year following

(October 30, 2003) A series of unexpected jolts to the Canadian economy combined with the soaring loonie will dampen growth in 2003, say economists at the Bank of Montreal. However, a stronger U.S. economy, low interest rates and rising equity prices are brightening the picture for 2004. In its annual economic outlook report, BMO predicts […]

By Doug Watt |October 30, 2003

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Ontario regulator to investigate viatical company

(October 29, 2003) The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is set to resume its stalled investigation of Universal Settlements International (USI) — a viatical settlements company based in Waterloo, Ontario — following a favourable decision by the province’s divisional court. USI argued that since it is not registered under the Securities Act, and does not sell […]

By Doug Watt |October 29, 2003

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Insurers report record profits

(October 28, 2003) Two of Canada’s largest life insurance companies are reporting record third-quarter profits. Manulife Financial today reported net income of $396 million, a 21% increase from the same period last year. Sun Life Financial posted a $394 million profit, up 9% from 2002. Both firms cited rising equity markets and higher sales as […]

By Doug Watt |October 28, 2003

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R.F.P.s to join CFPs in following practice standards

(October 28, 2003) Adherence to practice standards will soon be a requirement for holders of the Registered Financial Planner (R.F.P.) designation. Hot on the heels of a similar project by the Financial Planners Standard Council (FPSC) — promoters of the CFP designation $#151; the Institute of Advanced Financial Planners (IAFP) has released its own set […]

By Doug Watt |October 28, 2003

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(October 30, 2003) The MFDA says its compliance review process has uncovered cases of fund dealers working with clients in jurisdictions where the dealer is not registered. The MFDA says fund dealers must obtain registration in all provinces and territories where clients are located, regardless of where the client was when the account was opened […]

By Staff |October 27, 2003

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Regulators want more disclosure from income trusts

(October 27, 2003) The sharp rise in popularity of income trusts over the past few years has attracted the attention of the country’s securities regulators. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) — the umbrella group for the country’s provincial and territorial regulators — has proposed a new policy intended to beef up income trust disclosure. “We […]

By Doug Watt |October 27, 2003

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