Industry News

Client list: You can take it with you

The B.C. Court of Appeal has issued a decision affirming an advisor’s right to contact clients if the advisor leaves his or her firm for another. The ruling allows advisors to take with them a list of their own clients but prohibits them from taking contact information for their colleagues’ clients. The appeal stems from […]

By Steven Lamb |January 16, 2007

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(January 15, 2007) Goodman & Company Investment Counsel Ltd. announced on Monday it will expand its tax-effective product offerings with the addition of two new Dynamic Funds Series T options and four new corporate class funds. To complement its nine funds that offer Series T units, Dynamic will offer Series T units on its Dynamic […]

By Staff |January 15, 2007

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Fund sales soar at year end

Net new fund sales for the month of December totaled $2.4 billion according to IFIC’s monthly statistics report, the highest net sales for a December since 1996. The net assets of the industry grew from $652 billion to $660 billion, a 2.2% increase from November and a growth of 15.8% for the year. But despite […]

By Mark Noble |January 15, 2007

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Platform choice: Easing the transition to fee-based

(January 2007) If you’re an MFDA-licensed advisor considering a move to a fee-based model — and surveys suggest you already have or will in the future — there are a number of obstacles to overcome, says Ottawa-based advisor Marc Lamontagne. There’s the fear that clients may balk at paying a fee and that your income […]

By Marc Lamontagne |January 12, 2007

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