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Knowing cross-border clients

Knowing cross-border clients

Cross-border clients likely will require portfolio changes

U.S. study backs fiduciary standard

Neither product nor sales volume fell

Accessing highways through ETFs

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

David Stephenson

Newsmaker: Making the most of distribution

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

  • By: Leah Golob
  • May 31, 2019 October 31, 2019
  • 00:36
Covenants go "lite"

Covenants go “lite”

Bond issuing companies are borrowing more but promising less

Cannabis still poses investment risk

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

Uncertainty, but no sign of recession

Uncertainty, but no sign of recession

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

BoC holds rate, says numbers suggest slowdown was temporary

Positive factors cited include oil recovery and jobs growth

Shifting ground at CIBC

Dodig appointment part of broad strategy to link brokerage, private-wealth services

New tools from IIROC

SRO aims to speed up settlements

Boom amid the gloom

Dealers large and small see healthy growth in profits

Table: Deficits not the only story in 2019-2020

Provincial budgets widely diverse

While Ontario and Alberta grapple with big deficits, Quebec and B.C. boast surpluses

Misreading the curves

An inverted yield curve does not necessarily herald hard times

The budget and your clients

Feds create new annuity options, enhance Homebuyers’ Plan

  • By: IE Staff
  • April 5, 2019 October 31, 2019
  • 10:27

Wading into cryptoassets

So far, securities regulators have been reluctant to sign off on regulated crypto-based ventures

Improved showing

Investment Executive Regulators’ Report Card 2019

  • By: Katie Keir
  • April 5, 2019 October 31, 2019
  • 10:25

Shareholders get active

Advocacy group calls on banks to recognize technology risk and other ESG issues

Profit survey: Firms weather stormy markets

Brokerages took a hit, but banks remained solid and can expect tempered earnings growth

Closing loopholes, quietly

The 2019 federal budget includes several lower-profile tax changes that could affect your clients

Low rates distort capital markets

Central bankers worry that their ability to use normal monetary policy would be limited in the event of a shock

Alberta court upholds no-contest clause

Decision may encourage more frequent use of these clauses in wills, estate practitioners say

Matthew Latimer

Newsmaker: Art of problem solving

Matthew Latimer becomes the new executive director of the Federation of Mutual Fund Dealers as the industry faces numerous challenges

CSA eyes trading fees

Regulator plans to study the effects of curbing trading venues’ fee/rebate structures

Certainty for disability planning

Supreme Court makes decision in Henson trust case

Urging consistency nationally

IAP wants regulatory sanctions against individuals to apply across regional and industry jurisdictions