Jim MacDonald

Bring pensions into public policy debate

(September 17, 2004) The search for solutions to problems plaguing Canada’s pension system was the focus of the 2004 conference of the Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM) this week in Vancouver. A number of speakers said establishing pensions as a public policy issue could play an influential role in the search for answers. With […]

By Jim MacDonald |September 17, 2004

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Industry

Canadian institutional money managers predict reversal of fortune for equities in 2003

GDP growth of 3.0% in Canada and 2.5% globally Interest rates will remain stable at 3.0% for the first six months of the year, but the Bank of Canada is expected to raise rates by a total of 50 basis points by the end of the year. The median forecast for the Canadian dollar was […]

By Jim MacDonald |January 8, 2003

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Industry

Studies of advisor excellence in January’s

Advisor of the Year profile: Lance Howard puts life into the plan 2002 Advisor of the Year Awards recognize excellent advisors across Canada Ontario team honoured; Robert Bell recognized for career achievements at Advisor of the Year Awards The Envelope, Please… Announcing The 2001 Advisors Of The Year The winners of the 2002 Advisor of […]

By Jim MacDonald |January 7, 2003

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