Speakers at Advocis symposium represent a variety of perspectives and opinions
Banning commissions could reduce access to financial advice while proposed tax changes could have a severe impact on business owners, Joe Oliver argues
Average costs for Canadian advised investors remain comparable to those of U.S. investors, study finds
Paul Bourque, president and CEO, Investment Funds Institute of Canada, explains why increased disclosure and transparency would be better for mutual fund investors than the proposed ban on embedded commissions. He spoke from the IFIC annual leadership conference in Toronto.
Meeting planned for Calgary and Edmonton
After decades of inaction, the CSA finally may be deciding whether to ban these commissions
What regulators will decide to do on this remains unclear — and the discussions held on Monday did little to clarify the issue
The roundtable, which is part of the CSA’s consultation on discontinuing trailing commissions on mutual funds, includes three topics and 13 panellists
York University professor responds to IFIC-commissioned study, which opposes a possible ban on trailer fees
Investment industry players that favour a ban are either far removed from the average investor or could benefit directly from it