Investment Executive June 2019

June 2019

News

Firms want regulatory certainty in the cryptoasset space

Cross-border clients likely will require portfolio changes

Neither product nor sales volume fell

Infrastructure-type equities tend to have a low correlation to other equities

David Stephenson, director of ETF strategy at CIBC Asset Management, says the parent bank's strong relationships with clients are an advantage

Bond issuing companies are borrowing more but promising less

Investors are beginning to focus on more established companies that could benefit from the forecasted wave of growth in the sector

Amid trade wars and geopolitical tension, global fundamentals are strong and recent market losses are not alarming

Building Your Business

You can play a dual role — both coach and quarterback — to help your business-owner clients create an estate plan

While you may have a strong motivation to have the kids take over your practice, family successions don't always work out as planned

Cloud services offer convenient storage and seamless workflows — as well as risk. Here are some tools and strategies to keep your files safe

Since Julia Chung co-founded Spring Financial Planning in 2017, it has grown to include 11 advisors across Canada

Dealers’ Report Card

Firms are performing better overall, though persistent and growing issues still threaten

See how advisors rated their firms

Advisors at Canada's fund dealers are generating impressive growth in assets and boosting productivity

Support and communications categories were big factors in which firms came out on top

Negative perceptions about in-house offerings can affect firms' ratings

While the category rating stayed the same, the satisfaction gap widened

Insurance revenue jumped, but firms aren't meeting advisor expectations quite yet

Branch manager roles vary across dealers, but all advisors seek reliable, expert guidance

Focus on Products

Glowing returns of U.S. equity funds so far this year reflect an upward shift in investors' spirits after the dismal fourth quarter of 2018

Why do markets reward investors for holding stocks that usually provide excess returns over low-quality ones?

Comment & Insight

Policy-makers in the financial services industry – like those in the National Hockey League, who must fix its fatally flawed approach to overseeing Canada’s favourite…

The budget bill is missing key measures announced in the March 22 budget