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CSA proposals create a flood of feedback

Dealers are in favour of certain CSA proposals that would reform market structure markets are strongly against them

Anand gets fellowship

Anita Anand has been appointed fellow-in-residence at the Toronto-based C.D. Howe Institute. Anand, a professor in the University of Toronto’s faculty of law, was the…

Banks subject to provincial rules

Banks may want to review consumer lending documentation

Mercer partner honoured

Jane Ambachtsheer, partner and global head of Mercer LLC’s responsible investment business, has been named to the 2015 Clean 50. This annual award, managed by…

New FAIR appointee

Guy Lemoine has been appointed to the board of the Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (a.k.a. FAIR Canada). Lemoine, a lawyer, is a…

Overtime pay settlement seen to be fair

The judge who oversaw the class-action lawsuit views the settlement "as an excellent and creative resolution"

Bolster RRSPs, C.D. Howe paper suggests

As politicians look at forcing Canadians to save more for their retirement by supplementing forced pension programs, a paper published by the C.D. Howe Institute,…

  • By: Paul Brent
  • September 18, 2014 October 30, 2019
  • 23:00

Alternative mutual funds on the rise

These funds tend to be less correlated to the broader market

BMO Harris award

Toronto-based BMO Harris Private Bank has been named Best Private Bank in Canada as part of the World Finance Banking Awards, 2014. This is the…

IFIC expands

As of September 2014, Toronto-based Questrade Wealth Management Inc., an online discount broker, is a member the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC). Northern Trust…

Dundee Corp. branches out

David Goodman is back at his family's wealth-management firm, with plans to focus on rebuilding using hard assets

  • By: Jade Hemeon
  • September 18, 2014 October 30, 2019
  • 23:00

Insurers to tackle “denied claims” stigma

The insurance industry is working to counter the public's impression, growing through social media, that insurance claims are denied routinely

3Macs grows

Montreal-based MacDougall MacDougall & MacTier Inc. (3Macs) has completed its acquisition of three Ontario branches of Desjardins Securities, the brokerage arm of Lévis, Que.-based Desjardins…

Will “speed bumps” level the HFT field?

Proposal to neutralize the speed advantage of high-frequency traders is receiving support from the industry, but critics raise serious concerns

Changes at BNS

Toronto-based Bank of Nova Scotia is realigning its global wealth and insurance businesses, effective Nov. 1. As part of the reorganization, James O’Sullivan will become…

Profit Survey: “Paper” gains drive rise in earnings

Life insurance companies see big rise in net income

Making it easy for advisors on Twitter

TD Wealth PIA is finding that Twitter helps advisors find clients and build current relationships

Alternative investments gaining ground

These products can smooth the performance of traditional balanced portfolios

Proxy proposal irks both sides

The CSA's plan to regulate proxy advisory firms is too soft, say issuers and unnecessary, say investors

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  • By: IE Staff
  • July 31, 2014 October 30, 2019
  • 23:00

Exempt-market proposals provoke ire

More rules for the exempt market could hamper the industy without providing effective investor protection, critics say

ETF fees: How low can they go?

Providers of exchange-traded funds chop fees on selected products

Banks tackle cybercrime

Technology risk is growing for global banks, but they appear to be better prepared to deal with cybercrime than other industries

Overregulation a major issue for banks

Banking industry executives surveyed for a biennial report say new global regulatory initiatives have led to much uncertainty

Profit Survey: Strong growth persists in Q1

Acquisitions and increases in many quarterly dividends reveals that the sector is in growth mode once again