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AIM Trimark tops list of service providers

(July 19, 2005) AIM Trimark Investments received top marks in a recent survey of technology and internet services provided by Canadian and U.S. financial services companies. Leading a group of 20 U.S. firms and four Canadian firms, the company ranked number one overall in the Benchmarking Internet Servicing of Advisors report, created by Forest Hills, […]

By Kate McCaffery |July 19, 2005

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Feds draft new offshore trust rules

(July 19, 2005) The Federal Department of Finance has released its latest draught of rules aimed at restricting the use of offshore trusts to shelter assets. The proposed changes to the Income Tax Act are the latest move in a series of measures to address the long-standing issue. “This has been going on now for […]

By Steven Lamb |July 19, 2005

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Should investors lockout industrial stocks?

Stubbornly persistent poor returns since the beginning of the year have unfortunately made the industrial sector an underperformer. As a result, who can really blame investors for asking themselves the big question: is it time to quit industrials? At the same time, who can fault them for quickly selling off stocks in this group that […]

By Staff |July 18, 2005

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(July 22, 2005) The Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA) has banned John William Stewart of Edmonton for failing cooperate with an Association investigation. The hearing panel also fined Stewart $50,000 and ordered him to pay $11,165 in Association costs. Following a disciplinary hearing in March, the panel found the Union Securities broker violated IDA […]

By Staff |July 18, 2005

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Market regulator fines UBS traders

(July 18, 2005) Market regulator RS has fined two former senior traders at UBS Securities Canada a total of $225,000. Zoltan Horcsok, former head of sales trading, was fined $100,000, ordered to pay costs of $25,000 and banned from the equities market for three months. Glen Grossmith, former executive director in the firm’s equity sales […]

By Doug Watt |July 18, 2005

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Small investors push for legislative reform

(July 18, 2005) Ontario’s small investors and seniors are being hung out to dry by the current statute of limitations on civil litigation for breach of trust, according to a group of investor advocates. The advocates and the province’s official opposition critic today called for the repeal of the Limitations Act, 2002. The call to […]

By Steven Lamb |July 18, 2005

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IFIC weighs in on soft dollars

(July 15, 2005) Before the debate on soft dollars starts, there should be agreement about what the term means, IFIC says. They may complicate matters, but soft dollars arrangements don’t create barriers to best execution. So says the mutual fund industry association in a recent comment letter on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ concept paper addressing […]

By Philip Porado |July 15, 2005

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June fund sales hit seven-year high

(July 15, 2005) The Canadian mutual fund industry attracted $1.8 billion in net new sales in June, the highest for the month since 1998. Investors are continuing to move into longer-term investments, the IFIC data suggests. At the same time, industry competition and clone fund consolidation are both starting to have an effect on sales. […]

By Kate McCaffery |July 15, 2005

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Coxe predicts Nasdaq will follow Nikkei pattern

(July 14, 2005) The fall of the Japanese stock market in the 1990s has striking similarities to the performance of the Nasdaq since 2000. But Wall Street continues to ignore the warning signs, argues Donald Coxe, chair of Harris Investment Management. When the Nasdaq began tumbling from its peak in 2000, Coxe noted that the […]

By Doug Watt |July 14, 2005

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Crocus problems called

(July 14, 2005) While there have been dire predictions of more labour-sponsored investment funds (LSIFs) breaking down in the wake of Crocus, experts in the private equity industry say it appears to be an exceptional case. “While it is a labour-sponsored fund, I think it really is just an isolated incident of corporate governance breakdown. […]

By Steven Lamb |July 14, 2005

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