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New VP at Power

Montreal-based Power Financial Corp. has appointed Claude Généreux as executive vice president, effective March 2. Power Financial is a member of Power Corp., for which…

Newsmaker: Doing the right things

The job of the compliance department has never been more crucial. Kathleen Black, in her new role as head of the ACCP, takes on a…

McLeish chairs Dundee

Robert McLeish is the new independent chairman of Dundee Corp.’s board. He replaces Ned Goodman, who will remain a director of the company and will…

McDougall joins RJ

Craig McDougall has joined the investment-banking team of Toronto-based Raymond James Ltd. in the role of senior managing director and head of the firm’s mergers…

Manulife taps Renaud

Roger Renaud has been named president of the Canadian division of Toronto-based Manulife Asset Management Ltd. (Manulife AM), following Manulife Financial Corp.’s acquisition of the…

Active managers beat their indices

A big plus is better control of risk, active managers say

Regulators move ahead on key initiatives

Among various decisions, the CSA's ruling on CRM2 deadlines is getting the most attention

RRSP investors are looking globally

Clients are worried about the effects of the declining Canadian dollar and the impact of falling oil and metals prices

  • By: Jade Hemeon
  • February 15, 2015 October 30, 2019
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Wide divergence in fund families’ results

Stock-pickers had very positive results, whereas firms whose fund families were invested heavily in oil took a beating in 2014

Fund firms cool to CSA data request

Regulator wants to crunch data for study on the effect of commissions on sales. But few companies have co-operated

Clarification

A story in the February issue of Investment Executive may have conveyed the impression that an Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) report calls for a “best…

  • By: IE Staff
  • February 15, 2015 October 30, 2019
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Vachon leads Top 25

Louis Vachon, president and CEO of National Bank of Canada, has been named Financial Personality of the Year in Finance et Investissement‘s (FI) annual Top…

  • By: IE Staff
  • February 15, 2015 October 30, 2019
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Q & A: On the demise of a small dealer

Doug Leyland wanted to run a small, independent practice. But life in the small dealer world is precarious

Pension primer: Navigating the switch to DC plans

Converting to a defined-contribution plan can have a major impact on your clients' retirement. Learn how to help them make the best choices

Search for new Horizons CEO has begun

Toronto-based horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is on the hunt for a new CEO following the abrupt departure of Adam Felesky, the young and entrepreneurial…

  • By: Jade Hemeon
  • February 1, 2015 October 30, 2019
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IPOs likely to continue modest upward trend

The value of Canadian IPOs rose last year but remained lacklustre, with a few major deals in the oil and gas sector driving the upward…

  • By: Paul Brent
  • January 15, 2015 October 30, 2019
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Sales taxes on some fund fees reduced

A recent decision from the Tax Court of Canada resolves a decades-old dispute over the tax treatment of some fund fees

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  • By: IE Staff
  • January 15, 2015 October 30, 2019
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Advisor communications going social

Enterprise social networks bring together all forms of digital communication on a single dashboard

Sprott undergoes a makeover

New head of Sprott Assett Management wants to pursue a more conservative strategy in stock-picking for the firm's funds

  • By: Jade Hemeon
  • January 15, 2015 October 30, 2019
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Canadians lack trust in their insurers

Low levels of confidence in Canada's insurance industry probably stem, in part, from high-profile cases of denied claims

Much optimism among industry CEOs

CEOs forecast strong business prospects in the year ahead, but see regulatory initiatives as a threat to growth for 2015

Benefits of advisors

A new study suggests clients benefit from their advisors' bias toward equities, but those gains may be offset by fees

U.S.-based firms lash out at the OSC

Three U.S.-based trade repository firms that set up shop in Canada in October say the OSC's proposed fee hike is substantial

Robo-advisors expanding rapidly

Regional robo-advisors are growing fast. Many are expanding both geographically and in the services they offer, including special tools designed for traditional advisors