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(October 16, 2003) Applications for life insurance jumped by 4.4% in Canada for September, on a year-over-year basis, according to the MIB Life Index. The 60+ age group led the pack, with a 19% increase in the number of applications for life insurance. In North America as a whole, insurance applications rose 2.2%, with U.S. […]

By Staff |October 14, 2003

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Cartier rumours abound in Talvest Town Hall

(October 10, 2003) Rumours continue to fly in the Talvest Town Hall over the fate of Cartier Partners Financial Group, including speculation that a deal will be announced by the end of the month. Things heated up when a user identified only as “Industry Specialist” offered his two cents. “There will not be many buyers […]

By Steven Lamb |October 10, 2003

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Advisor Forum update: Planned giving requires advice

(October 9, 2003) Older investors who’ve managed to build an estate, sometimes considerable, sometimes not, are concerned less with managing the buildup of their capital than with the appropriate reinvestment of their capital when they pass on. One could read that as a coded anti-estate-tax message. But it’s actually more complicated than that. It can […]

By Scot Blythe |October 9, 2003

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Markets set for further gains, says analyst

(October 9, 2003) It’s been a year since North America’s stock markets bottomed out and began showing signs of recovery. And although the rally has been tentative at times, one analyst is predicting markets will continue to rise well into the new year. Larry Berman, chief technical strategist at CIBC World Markets, expects two benchmark […]

By Doug Watt |October 9, 2003

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Survey: Opposition to bank mergers a

(October 9, 2003) Canadian banks are shrouded in myth, leaving Canadians unsure how to proceed with market consolidation in the financial services industry, according to an Environics survey for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Canada. The survey reveals that Canadians believe the banks to be giants not only at home, but on a global scale, […]

By Steven Lamb |October 9, 2003

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Rising loonie could spark interest rate cut

(October 8, 2003) The Canadian dollar hit a seven-year high against its U.S. counterpart yesterday, leading to increased speculation the Bank of Canada will move to reduce interest rates next week in an effort to keep the soaring loonie under control. The loonie opened at 75.08 cents US Wednesday morning, an 18% increase since the […]

By Doug Watt |October 8, 2003

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Income trust expert says

(October 8, 2003) Income trusts have been the darlings of an otherwise sluggish market over the past three years, but lately they have been the target of many naysayers who are distrustful of their structure and its tax advantages. One of the recent setbacks to the sector was caused by PricewaterhouseCoopers’s (PWC) refusal to audit […]

By Steven Lamb |October 8, 2003

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Hedge funds: Old paradigm or new?

(October 7, 2003) There is a kind of folklore to the modern history of investing. First, at least for private clients, there were the trust departments of the banks, through the 1930s to the 1950s and later, which invested money with the aim of making an actual return. They may have made money, but not […]

By Scot Blythe |October 7, 2003

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Wealthy clients crave professionalism, contact: Survey

What the wealthy want Money might not buy happiness, but high net worth (HNW) clients want the peace of mind and professionalism from their financial advisor, an annual survey conducted by Taddingstone Consulting Group says. The Survey of the Affluent found that almost half of HNW clients were not impressed by the service they received […]

By Steven Lamb |October 7, 2003

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(October 10, 2003) Entrepreneurs have less stress and have better balance between their home life and work than other people think, according to a study conducted by Decima for CIBC. “People underestimate the benefits of being an entrepreneur and overestimate the hard work and potential risk factors,” said Rob Paterson, CIBC’s senior vice-president of small […]

By Staff |October 6, 2003

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