Berkshire Investment Group Inc. – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 29 Oct 2019 22:00:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Berkshire Investment Group Inc. – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Manulife formalizes independent model https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/news-46649/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:50:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/news-46649/ The firm has taken several significant steps since formally merging with Berkshire this past summer

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]]> Fraudster Thow missing https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/news-45516/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:16:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/news-45516/ What should have been a celebratory occasion for the RCMP integrated market enforcement team in Vancouver has become a growing embarrassment.On June 9, B.C. Crown prosecutors — after a three-year investigation by the Vancouver IMET — charged Ian Thow, former senior vice president of Berkshire Investment Group Inc. in Victoria, with 25 counts of fraud. […]

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]]> New banner for combined Manulife, Berkshire-TWC businesses https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/new-banner-for-combined-manulife-berkshire-twc-businesses/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:35:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/new-banner-for-combined-manulife-berkshire-twc-businesses/ Manulife Securities serves over 1,500 advisors

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]]> Former B.C. dealer charged with $10 million fraud https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/former-b-c-dealer-charged-with-10-million-fraud/ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:10:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/former-b-c-dealer-charged-with-10-million-fraud/ A former B.C. mutual fund dealer is facing fraud charges in a scheme that police say cost investors $10 million.The Vancouver Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET), Victoria police and the FBI have formally charged Ian Thow with 25 counts of fraud over $5,000.IMET began investigating Thow in the summer of 2005 after complaints were lodged […]

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]]> Manulife rolls out plans for new firm https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/news-44354/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:49:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/news-44354/ For Rick Annaert, President and CEO of Waterloo, Ont.-based Manulife Securities International Ltd., the summer promises to be a busy one. Over the next several months, he will travel across the country, explaining to advi-sors the repositioning of Manulife Securities as a full-service wealth-management company. More than 10 months have passed since its parent, Toronto-based […]

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]]> Berkshire reps cleared to pay commission rebates on Manulife funds https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/berkshire-reps-cleared-to-pay-commission-rebates-on-manulife-funds/ Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:25:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/berkshire-reps-cleared-to-pay-commission-rebates-on-manulife-funds/ Regulators have granted relief to Berkshire dealers recently acquired by Manulife Financial allowing reps to pay commission rebates to clients that switch into funds within the Manulife family, subject to certain conditions.The decision, reported in the OSC Bulletin, gives Berkshire Investment Group Inc. and Berkshire Securities Inc. relief from the part of the sales practices […]

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]]> Ex-Berkshire salesman fined $6 million https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/ex-berkshire-salesman-fined-6-million/ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:55:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/ex-berkshire-salesman-fined-6-million/ Thow handed lifetime ban from B.C. capital markets

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]]> MFDA fines Berkshire $500,000 for role in Thow case https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/mfda-fines-berkshire-500000-for-role-in-thow-case/ Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/mfda-fines-berkshire-500000-for-role-in-thow-case/ Dealer failed to take reasonable supervisory and disciplinary measures

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]]> MFDA issues second notice of settlement hearing in Berkshire case https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/mfda-issues-second-notice-of-settlement-hearing-in-berkshire-case/ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:25:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/mfda-issues-second-notice-of-settlement-hearing-in-berkshire-case/ Previous settlement rejected by panel

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]]> MFDA panel rejects settlement with Berkshire https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/mfda-panel-rejects-settlement-with-berkshire/ Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:35:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/mfda-panel-rejects-settlement-with-berkshire/ Proposed agreement concerned allegations that Berkshire failed to conduct reasonable supervisory investigations of the activities of former rep Thow

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