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(January 9, 2007) Canadian governments are too reliant on personal income and business taxes and need to rebalance the tax system to make it more efficient through additional use of consumption taxes such as the GST, according to a new study released by the Fraser Institute. The study, which compared Canada’s mix of taxes to […]

By Staff |January 9, 2007

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Fundcos free to promote Morningstar ratings

Canada’s securities regulators have ruled that fund companies can advertise Morningstar’s popular star ratings system for mutual funds. The fund research company created its own set of ratings categories last year after withdrawing from the Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee. Since Morningstar’s ratings are compiled from data that do not directly correspond to standard performance […]

By Doug Watt |January 9, 2007

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(January 8, 2007) AIC Limited has added two new products to its fund family: AIC World Financial Infrastructure Income and Growth Fund and AIC Global Premium Dividend Income Fund. AIC World Financial Infrastructure Income and Growth Fund is designed for investors who seek capital growth and exposure to companies active in the financial services sector […]

By Staff |January 8, 2007

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Trend of early RRSP withdrawals

A new survey from Scotiabank has found that 40% of Canadians have made an average of three withdrawals from their RRSPs and nearly half of those who have made at least one withdrawal do not intend to pay it back. Canadians taking money out of their RSPs withdrew an average of $18,000. Of those, 37% […]

By Kate McCaffery |January 8, 2007

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Fidelity Far East Fund – CIA winner for the 2nd year in a row

For more great content from Fidelity, please visit our Advisor Center exclusively on Advisor.ca Fidelity Far East Fund has again won Best Asian Equity Fund at the Canadian Investment Awards. These awards recognize excellence in the financial services industry. Demonstrating Fidelity’s consistency in this region, the Fund, now 15 years old, received top marks for: […]

By Staff |January 7, 2007

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Advisors urged to discuss wills with clients

It might be a difficult subject, but advisors have a duty to discuss wills and estate planning with their clients. A survey released earlier this week by RBC suggests that fewer than half of Canadians have a written will. The poll, conducted by Ipsos Reid for RBC Financial, found that 46% of Canadians did not […]

By Doug Watt |January 5, 2007

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(January 4, 2007) Canadian initial public offerings “all but stopped” in the final three months of 2006, dragging down results for the year, and the outlook for 2007 “looks very dim,” according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers survey. The annual survey of Canadian IPO activity on the TSX and TSX Venture Exchange shows there were 116 […]

By Staff |January 4, 2007

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Scotia McLeod reinvents the branch

The future is low tech, or so says Scotia McLeod, which has been experimenting with a new way to streamline routine administrative and compliance tasks within its branches. Adding staff, not technology, is the simplest and surest way to improve branches’ efficiency, say those involved in the program, which involves downloading and centralizing all of […]

By Mark Brown |January 4, 2007

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(January 3, 2007) The IDA has levied a fine of $50,000 and a five-year suspension against Anthony Zarkadoulas, a former registrant who worked in the Thornhill, Ontario, branch of CIBC Investor Services. In a settlement agreement, Zarkadoulas admitted to engaging in conduct unbecoming, contrary to By-law 29.1, when he transferred funds from one client’s account […]

By Staff |January 3, 2007

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Precious metals shine through 2006

Soaring commodity prices and a flurry of consolidation activity in the mining sector fuelled stellar returns for investors holding precious metals funds in 2006, according to preliminary year-end data from Morningstar Canada. The Morningstar Canada Precious Metals Equity Fund index posted a full-year gain of 49.9% — despite a 2% decline in December — as […]

By Steven Lamb |January 3, 2007

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