The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a trial decision denying a $1 million death benefit
Court rules firm waited too long to pursue former advisor for claims made by his clients
Surplus stripping, income splitting and complex tax planning are not prohibited by the Income Tax Act
In regretfully dismissing a taxpayer’s request to extend a deadline, the Tax Court of Canada commented on lack of simple fairness
A lump sum paid to satisfy a court order for retroactive support is deductible, the Tax Court of Canada has ruled
A recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia strikes a balance between client privacy and excessive burdens for insurers and their agents
A recent test case from the Federal Court says the CRA can’t use delayed assessments to discourage the use of tax shelters it doesn’t like
Rebecca Cowdery, a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais discusses the new major changes to the client relationship model that are likely to have a big impact on advisors and their clients. Cowdery is a specialist in the regulation of investment funds and spent nine years at the Ontario Securities Commission before joining BLG. Cowdery spoke with Patricia Chisholm, a senior editor at Investment Executive.
Maybe it’s stressed public cof- fers. Maybe it’s lame, self-involved leadership with no clue about civic values. Or maybe it’s just frustration. Whatever it is, Nature abhors a vacuum (literally, in this case). Toronto, land of scruffy parks and underused green spaces, appears to be in the grip of a revolt that’s very much a […]
FAIR Canada's founder, Ermanno Pascutto, has seen his share of successes in the years he has led the investor advocacy body