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Raising the bar on “best execution”

Most firms welcome more transparency, but many are concerned about rule clarity and documentation

Newsmaker: Making credibility count

DBRS, a Canadian institution for 40 years, is now U.S.-owned, run out of New York and on an expansion drive. But the new head of…

Communicating risk

New disclosure rules may be here, but there is still lack of agreement on how investment risks should be measured

Risk and exempt-market investing

The new rules that have opened the exempt market to retail investors also offer enhanced investor protection

Profit survey: Cracks begin to show in Q4

The big banks are starting to feel pain as a result of low oil prices and may have to cut dividends or raise more capital

Exempt-market investing limitations

Rule changes create opportunities, but they may not be available or suitable

Pulling the curtain on “closet indexers”

The allegation that so-called "active portfolio managers" are simply hugging the index is not new, but becoming increasingly important

Securities enforcement activity on the rise

Canadian regulators levied much more in monetary penalties and ordered more disgorgement and compensation in 2015

Pension gap growing, report says

A large proportion of middle-income Canadians nearing retirement are at risk of sliding into poverty. And this problem is expected to balloon in the coming…

Finding yield in the bond junkyard

The high-yield bond market is being infected by the grim circumstances facing energy firms with high debt levels. The trick is to find the survivors

Private equity gearing up for a robust year

The relative pricing of Canadian assets, accessible leverage markets and a weak C$ are leading investors into private equity

On the upside with active management

Last year's decline in Canadian equities markets was a tailwind for active managers of large-cap equity funds

  • By: Paul Brent
  • February 26, 2016 October 30, 2019
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PMAC asks for tax and saving changes

PMAC says that changes are needed to spur participation in PRPPs, which have failed to gain much traction

The right time to cash in US$ assets?

Basing a strategy on currency swings often is a fool's game, but the drop in the C$ vs the US$ is something that cannot be…

Canada: A tale of two economies

The resiliency in much of the country is the result of the concentration of oil production in only a few regions

Sales conflicts under review

The OSC, the MFDA and IIROC are planning reviews of fees and incentives that could negatively affect clients

The fight for fintech customers

The market for clients and investment dollars is changing, upended by the low fees and convenience of fintech

Firms must buy in to reforms

MFDA report shows that many firms are failing to make a genuine effort to implement new regulations

A nose for stocks leads the way

Segregated fund families that maximized exposure to foreign and U.S. equities performed strongly in 2015

Whistleblower plan wins some friends

Several concerns remain, such as linking payments to monetary sanctions

Bold ambitions for Fiera’s growth

The independent investment-management firm is looking to double AUM within the next five years

  • By: Jade Hemeon
  • February 12, 2016 October 30, 2019
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Yvon Charest: 2015 Quebec Financial Personality of the Year

Yvon Charest, president and CEO of Quebec City-based Industrial Alliance and Financial Services Inc. (IA), led Finance et Investissement‘s (FI) Top 25 ranking of leaders…

  • By: IE Staff
  • February 12, 2016 October 30, 2019
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Don’t fear transition to fee-based model

Study from U.S. firm found that advisors who made the switch to an AUM-based fee model retained 90% of their clients

Brace your clients for volatility

With markets caught in the bear's swooping claws, now is the time to contact clients and demonstrate that you are on top of matters

  • By: Paul Brent
  • February 1, 2016 November 9, 2019
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Newsmaker: Creating trust in the investment industry

For Beth Hamilton-Keen, the CFA Institute's new global chairwoman, the value of good advice goes far beyond portfolio returns

  • By: Jade Hemeon
  • January 29, 2016 October 30, 2019
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