Guest column: Why more CPP is not the best choice
Canadian seniors are already doing well. Boosting the CPP, as some are suggesting, is not the right way to improve savings
- By: Don Janzen
- March 1, 2014 November 17, 2019
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Canadian seniors are already doing well. Boosting the CPP, as some are suggesting, is not the right way to improve savings
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Are dealers getting what they need from the regulators?
Rocky markets, technology and changing demographics mean advisors need to boost client engagement
Advisors and their firms should avoid the growing trend of blaming clients if it is their own processes that are at fault
The CRM will help ensure a consistent standard of conduct in the investing process and enhance respect for advisors and firms
The new Fund Facts document is a major step forward; it should be tested and reviewed before further changes are made
Canadian financial regulators are hampered by the gridlock that comes with fragmentation. Independent oversight could promote new ways of thinking
A securities regulator eager to prove its investor-protection bona fides could hardly ask for a better opportunity
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They should alert Canadians anytime someone tries to access their data — immediately
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Andrew Kriegler deserves credit for saying what too many prefer to leave unsaid
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