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Start planning for the dream retirement today

If spending your golden years in a castle on a beach sounds outlandish, well, tell that to your clients. According to a Bank of Montreal promotion, which asked 34,000 people where they’d like to retire, 25% of respondents said on a beach, while 16% wanted to live in a villa on a beach. One ambitious […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |December 27, 2007

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(December 24, 2007) Ian Thow, Berkshire’s former vice-president, has been fined $6 million by the British Columbia Securities Commission. Using recent legislative amendments, the regulator was able to slap this hefty fine on Thow and also permanently ban him from participating in B.C.’s capital markets. On October 16 of this year, Thow was found guilty […]

By Staff |December 24, 2007

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Santa needs a plan

Consistently ranking at the top of Forbes magazine’s list of the richest fictional characters, Santa Claus has a fortune estimated to be infinite — although he was recently removed from the list, since his “fictional” status is disputed. With a transnational exporting business with hundreds if not thousands of employees and a pretty much incalculable […]

By Mark Noble |December 24, 2007

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(December 20, 2007) The Canadian Securities Administrators has announced its actions relating to the global liquidity crunch, including targeted reviews of continuous disclosure by reporting issuers identified as holders of non-bank-sponsored asset-backed commercial paper. The reviews have found that fewer than 100 publicly listed Canadian companies hold any significant number of the affected debt obligations. […]

By Staff |December 20, 2007

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Dear Santa, send coal

Sometimes it pays to be naughty. That lump of coal in the stocking you were warned about in childhood could be worth more than a sock full of candy, according to Scotiabank’s Commodity Price Index. In a year-end report, Scotia lists hard coking coal and potash as the top picks for investors in 2008. This […]

By Steven Lamb |December 20, 2007

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Empire Life names

Size is usually the scale by which most empires are measured, but Les Herr, recently named the next president and CEO of Empire Life Insurance, plans to expand his company’s brand by continuing to build a loyal network of independent advisors who believe being the biggest isn’t necessarily best. Consolidation of Canada’s insurance companies hasn’t […]

By Mark Noble |December 20, 2007

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(December 19, 2007) CIBC issued a statement on Wednesday that it will likely incur a “large charge” in its first quarter results because of its association with embattled sub-prime debt provider ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation. The statement comes on the heels of a massive downgrade of ACA’s credit rating by Standard and Poor’s, which reduced […]

By Staff |December 19, 2007

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Clients research online, buy in person

Advisors will have little success selling investments and life insurance online, but they can use the web as a turnkey solution to drive more business their way, says a study conducted by Forrester Research. According to Forrester’s study, entitled Canadian Trends in Researching and Applying for Financial Products Online, 21% of U.S. financial service consumers […]

By Mark Noble |December 19, 2007

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Canadians aren’t keen on American investments: Investors Group

Canadians haven’t thought twice about spending their dollars at American stores this holiday season, but when it comes to investments they’re doing anything but looking south of the border for a deal. A new Investors Group survey found that just one in six Canadian investors thinks the U.S. is a favourable place to invest, while […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |December 19, 2007

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(December 18, 2007) AGF Funds has announced the appointment of Carrie Tuck as senior vice-president of product management and development. “Carrie’s product background and understanding of sales support will help AGF better meet the needs of investors and their financial advisors,” said Randy G. Ambrosie, president of AGF Funds Inc. Tuck is a 15-year veteran […]

By Staff |December 18, 2007

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