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Retirees consolidating assets with a single advisor

Financial service institutions and advisors are sitting on a multi-trillion dollar opportunity to gain assets and grow their business, according to a recent study on the financial services industry by the TowerGroup. By providing efficient and effective retirement income planning services for the growing percentage of the population in or near retirement, the research firm […]

By Mark Brown |October 30, 2006

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(October 30, 2006) UBS Investment Research is urging investors to stay in equities and resist the temptation to move into cash, at least for the remainder of 2006. The TSX and S&P 500 have sailed through the last three months with barely a hint of the vulnerabilities that typically present themselves in these months, the […]

By Staff |October 30, 2006

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(October 27, 2006) The Alberta Securities Commission has ordered an Edmonton man who admitted to illegal trading to pay $18,000 to the regulator. In a settlement agreement released on Friday, Richard Kearl admitted that in 2004, he solicited $105,500 from four Alberta investors on the basis that the investors would receive their money back along […]

By Staff |October 27, 2006

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Group urges sweeping industry reform

Legislators and regulators must launch a comprehensive review of the entire savings and investment industry to provide adequate investor protection, according to a brief submitted to Quebec’s Public Finance Committee by a coalition of academics and industry professionals. In a submission entitled “To avoid another Norbourg…and beyond: For a National Saving and Investment Policy,” the […]

By Steven Lamb |October 27, 2006

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(October 26, 2006) The Canadian Investment Awards has released the list of analysts and jurors for their 2006 awards, which will be presented November 30. “Our recurring event theme — ‘Recognizing Long-Term Investing’ — reflects a long-term perspective, and it is fitting that the members of our juries have long-term commitment and knowledge of this […]

By Staff |October 26, 2006

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Canadians embrace electronic statements

Are your clients attuned to “eStatements”? Receiving electronic statements of banking transactions is becoming increasingly popular, according to a study by Forrester Research. However, Forrester says financial firms are not doing enough to capitalize on this trend. Nearly half of all Canadians who bank online receive electronic statements of their activity, notes the report. The […]

By Mark Brown |October 26, 2006

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(October 25, 2006) TSX Group has agreed to buy Shorcan Brokers Ltd. and will acquire Scotia Capital’s fixed income indices, in a pair of moves aimed at shoring up its presence in the fixed income market. “Our stated intention is to diversify beyond equities into various asset classes, including fixed income,” says TSX Group CEO […]

By Staff |October 25, 2006

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Canada dominates global resource market: TD

(October 25, 2006) If you are sick of Canada being seen as a nation of lumberjacks and miners, too bad. A new report out of TD Economics says the perception of our home and native land as a resource powerhouse is accurate. Not only do extraction industries play a huge part in the Canadian economy, […]

By Steven Lamb |October 25, 2006

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Covington wind-up questioned

Covington Group of Funds once described its Covington Fund I as being “the most mature, stable LSIF in Canada.” But as the fund begins an orderly wind-up of operations, most investors who held the labour-sponsored investment fund might question that description. An analysis of the fund shows that if not for the 30% worth of […]

By Mark Brown |October 25, 2006

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(October 24, 2006) Standard and Poor’s has announced it will look beyond the Canadian border in reconstructing its S&P/TSX Capped Gold Index, with foreign gold miners being drawn into the mix, effective December 18. The TSX Group says it welcomes the move, and emphasizes that Canadian-listed companies will still make up 60% of the index. […]

By Staff |October 24, 2006

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