Industry

MFDA settles with Gillian Gibson-Sargeant

A settlement hearing in the matter of Gillian Ann Gibson-Sargeant was held today in Toronto, Ontario before a hearing panel of the MFDA’s Central Regional Council. The hearing panel accepted the settlement agreement between MFDA staff and the respondent, as a consequence of which the respondent has been permanently prohibited from conducting securities related business […]

By Staff |April 21, 2011

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Dollars & Sense Survey

For this year’s Dollars & Sense special report, we’re doing more than top-line analysis of the survey data. We always have more data than we can use, and this year we decided to comb through the deeper layers of the statistical onion in search of anomalies and patterns that shed light on some of the sticky issues client-facing advisors either already face on a day-to-day basis, or likely will face sooner or later.

By Staff |April 21, 2011

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ATS make slight gains as TMX market share slips

The growth of alternative trading systems is eating into the market share of traditional Canadian stock exchanges, but it may be a little early to sound the death knell of the TMX Group. The combined value of trades placed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange fell from 68.6% in Q2 2010, […]

By Staff |April 20, 2011

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Coleman named EVP of XN Financial

XN Financial has named Paul Coleman as executive vice-president, based in Montreal. Coleman has been senior vice-president at XN since 2007, providing strategic and tactical guidance for the organization, including oversight and development of the Canadian, European and UK markets. “Elevating Paul Coleman’s skill set to XN Financial EVP will allow XN Financial to solidify […]

By Staff |April 20, 2011

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