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FINTRAC retaining too much data

The federal privacy commissioner reports that FINTRAC is receiving and holding personal information outside of its mandate

Cyberthreats a top priority

As the financial services business increasingly migrates to the online world, the industry’s appeal as a target for hackers and cybercriminals grows, too. As a…

Advisors skeptical of equities markets

Aequitas survey finds unease with HFT

Lower-producing advisors under fire

Changes to the payout grid at TD Wealth PIA add to the trend in which firms are looking to reduce their ranks of lower producers

Insurance sales at Ontario CUs targeted

Ontario’s provincial government may ban the sale of insurance products through CUs’ websites to match federal banking laws

Trouble leads to sale

An investment firm that championed fundamental indexing in Canada is now seeking to sell its fund business amid a cloud of regulatory uncertainty.

Big impact from claims?

Dealer insolvency will test protection fund

Bolstering seg funds

Amid declining contributions to segregated funds, insurance companies are taking steps to improve their seg fund offerings in the hopes of generating more interest in…

Active management proving its worth

For the first time since 2007, active investment managers have beaten the benchmark index for a full year straight

Banks aim to build global presence

The growth in high net-worth individuals across North America has Canada's banks looking abroad more than ever

Scotiabank renames subsidiaries

The name changes are the first step toward creating a single legal entity for the bank's wealth-management businesses

Hot debate on the impact of HFT

New exchanges are popping up that ban HFT, but a new report suggests it enhances market quality and benefits other traders

Should startups be left on their own?

A new report from the BCSC suggests that junior miners need a change in market conditions, not new regulations

The alphabet soup of designations grows

Financial advisors soon will be able to develop greater expertise in two areas. The Canadian Institute of Certified Executor Advisors (CICEA), based in Brampton, Ont.,…

External succession planning heats up

Many firms offer internal services for succession planning. But there are various reasons advisors are stepping outside

Small ETF firms gain share

But while Canada's ETF sector is growing, there are challenges for new entrants

Raymond James targets Quebec market

The national independent brokerage has hired an executive with deep connections to Quebec in order to ramp up its business

  • By: Paul Brent
  • October 27, 2013 October 30, 2019
  • 23:00

Insurance payable, contrary to will

Court: The insured who tried to bar his brother from inheriting the insured's estate should have used more precise language

Fraser Institute study takes aim at taxes

Canada's economy and competitiveness are adversely affected by its taxes compared with other countries, says a new study

Charting a future for credit unions

Newsmaker: Joe Dierker has watched the credit union sector burgeon from local co-operatives for rural residents into national contenders

Correction

Financial checkup: A year abroad, a cottage and more

  • By: IE Staff
  • October 27, 2013 October 30, 2019
  • 23:00

Mutual funds’ big impact

The mutual fund sector adds billions to the Canadian economy directly it also makes sizable waves indirectly

The last gasp for GrowthWorks fund?

The labour-sponsored fund has been in distress since 2011

Halifax becomes a hotbed for financial services

The provincial government's strategy to reach out to financial services firms has been a roaring success

HNW in great shape

A recent survey of million- aires in Canada and the U.S. conducted on behalf of Toronto-based BMO Harris Private Banking has found the majority of…

  • By: Jade Hemeon
  • October 14, 2013 October 30, 2019
  • 23:00