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High-tech frustration

<i>Many brokers are fed up with their firm's inability to integrate</i>

  • March 26, 2001 November 6, 2019
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Going outside the firm

<i>The Internet and other sources provide alternatives to in-house departments</i>

“Clean up statements”

<i>Account statements are often confusing to clients, and lack performance and rate of return figures</i>

Brokers vent their frustrations

<i>StarQuote system wins hands down. Bridge system draws few positive comments</i>

Where brokers go for info

<i>It's not their own faults</i>

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Bank-owned brokers feeling left out

Merrill Lynch image with public rates highest; banks "promoting the hell" out of their side only

Don’t get no respect

<i>Advisors feel they are not getting the regard, the support - or the perks</i>

Canaccord tops for freedom

<i>Independence not seen at bank-owned one reason brokers vote Vancouver-based firm as best in country</i>

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Brokers face the Net threat

<i>They're wary, but claim they're unafraid of Internet trading or discount brokers</i>

  • March 26, 2001 November 6, 2019
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Advisors embracing fee-based business

<i>Survey shows trend is growing as investors are better able to afford the products, and as online competition heats up</i>

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The best boss is no boss at all

<i>Brokes don't like to be managed, yet they want someone there just in case</i>

  • March 26, 2001 November 6, 2019
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Rolling stones may gather headaches

<i>Thinking of moving firms? It may mean having to rebuild your business from scratch</i>

  • March 26, 2001 November 6, 2019
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When analysts make their pitch, who listens?

<i>Morning reports take hours to prepare, but many advisors are skeptical of their content</i>

Firms turn up the heat

<i>While brokers give overall freedom from corporate pressure a high rating, their comments tell a dramatically different story</i>

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Brokers feeling squeezed

<i>Overall grades fall in annual Investment Executive report card</i>

Maintaining research’s integrity

<i>We strive to have our Report Card reflect the concerns of the brokers</i>

Canaccord comes out on top

<i>Vancouver brokerage was rated the best in the country</i>

RIP: entrepreneurial spirit

<i>Brokers at bank-owned firms say banks take a cookie cutter approach</i>

Sex and securities

<i>From branch parties in strip clubs to redistribution of sales accounts - they can all conspire to make women feel unwelcome</i>

Mergers don’t always unite brokers

<i>Many sweet deals tend to leave a sour taste</i>

What it takes to build your own firm

<i>Brokers are being penny-pinched to the point of pondering independence</i>

The more things change, the more…

<i>Every year, the same problems crop up. Why aren't they fixed?</i>

Corporate cogs vs cowboys

<i>Consolidation is polarizing the investment dealers. Brokers have to decide if they belong to large firms - or small ones</i>

Thumbs down – again – on statements

Only Canaccord Capital and ScotiaMcLeod seem to be making any significant improvements

What happens when investors tap back office info through the ‘Net’

<i>How brokers benefit when technology links it all together</i>

  • By: Mark Evans
  • March 26, 2001 November 6, 2019
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