Man Investments opens Calgary office
The office will act as a hub to Western Canada
- By: Megan Harman
- October 1, 2008 October 1, 2008
- 09:31
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Morgan Stanley reaches deal to sell off 21% stake
The US$9 billion investment will bolster Morgan Stanley’s capital and liquidity positions
- By: James Langton
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 15:26
Advocis moves forward on Do Not Call List legislation
Advocis is aiming to ensure that members are compliant and can effectively continue to do business as the rules come into effect
- By: IE Staff
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 14:24
Small investor organization launches
The Canadian Foundation for the Advancement of Investor Rights aims to represent investors in securities regulation
- By: IE Staff
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 12:33
Citigroup acquires Wachovia’s banking operations
“Action was necessary to maintain confidence in the banking industry”
- By: James Langton
- September 29, 2008 September 29, 2008
- 08:17
IFIC: Islamic funds begin to take hold
The market is surging worldwide and assets are expected to double to US$1.4 trillion in less than two years
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- September 28, 2008 September 28, 2008
- 13:18
Sun Life reveals exposure to WaMu
The Toronto-based insurer has $270 million of exposure to the now-failed bank
- By: Megan Harman
- September 28, 2008 September 28, 2008
- 10:40
IAFP board to review IIROC’s financial planning rule
IAFP board finds rule to be far too narrow
- By: IE Staff
- September 28, 2008 September 28, 2008
- 08:28
JPMorgan acquires WaMu
JPM also announced that it intends to offer US$8 billion of its common stock to bolster its capital
- By: James Langton
- September 28, 2008 September 28, 2008
- 08:00
FPSC enhances governance structure
Board changes give a stronger voice to public interest and provide CFPs more input
- By: IE Staff
- September 25, 2008 September 25, 2008
- 16:02
IFIC: Mutual funds still inspire confidence
IFIC survey finds that clients rely more on their advisors during times when the going gets tough
- By: Megan Harman
- September 25, 2008 September 25, 2008
- 14:17
Foresters acquires BPO business
Transaction gives Unity Life control of administration of its business
- By: IE Staff
- September 25, 2008 September 25, 2008
- 09:48
IFIC: Do Not Call List could have significant costs
Businesses will have 31 days to comply with the new legislation, after which failures to comply could result in fines as steep as $15,000 per…
- By: Megan Harman
- September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008
- 16:26
CIPF and China Securities Investor Protection Fund sign co-operation agreement
Canada is the first country to enter into an understanding with China’s SIPF to deal with brokerage insolvencies
- By: IE Staff
- September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008
- 16:08
IFIC: Predicting advisor and investor behaviour
Having less choices allows an advisor to make better decision for his or her clients
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008
- 16:07
IFIC: Demographic shifts altering investment landscape
Unprecedented level of interconnection and interdependence between generations will giver rise to changing investment demands in the next few years
- By: Megan Harman
- September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008
- 13:40
AGF reports 4.3% increase in net income in Q3
But revenue, EBITDA and AUM decline due to stock market volatility
- By: IE Staff
- September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008
- 09:35
Central banks set to inject more liquidity
The temporary reciprocal currency arrangements aim “to address elevated pressures in U.S. dollar short-term funding markets.”
- By: James Langton
- September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008
- 09:19
IFIC: Experts not worried about Do Not Call List legislation
But they also added that the changes to the point-of-sale disclosure are impractical for the mutual funds business
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- September 24, 2008 September 24, 2008
- 08:20
IFIC: Mutual fund companies focus on safety
Hard asset funds, payout portfolios, enhanced balanced funds and hybrids are the products of choice for today’s clients
- By: Olivia Glauberzon
- September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008
- 18:00
IFIC: Regulators defend changes to point-of-sale disclosure regulations
The new framework will allow firms to customize the requirements according to their business models
- By: Megan Harman
- September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008
- 17:21
IFIC: Balanced funds helping Canadians weather volatility
Organization aims to focus on changing two national instruments that apply to mutual funds in the coming year
- By: Megan Harman
- September 23, 2008 September 23, 2008
- 14:42