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‘Top Fund Manager’ shares secrets

Jim Hall, the winner of the Morningstar Equity Fund Manager of the Year award at the Canadian Investment Awards, says a simple Mawer billboard slogan pretty much sums up his success in and approach to the advisor business.

By Neil Faba |December 3, 2010

5 min read

Regulators scrutinized

Financial intermediaries are still licking the wounds inflicted by the economic downturn, financial scandals and subsequent loss of client trust. Regulators, it would seem, couldn’t have chosen a more unfortunate time to twist the regulatory knife. But advisors who take their business seriously will find a way to overcome challenges; they must pursue excellence in […]

By Vikram Barhat |December 3, 2010

4 min read

Briefly:

Canada’s unemployment rate fell but there isn’t much to write home about if you don’t live in Ontario. The surprise plunge in the unemployment rate from 7.9% to 7.6% is due to a mass exodus out of the labor force. While a drop in unemployment rates should signal good tidings for the future, this particular […]

By Staff |December 3, 2010

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‘Top Fund Manager’ shares secrets

Jim Hall, the winner of the Morningstar Equity Fund Manager of the Year award at the Canadian Investment Awards, says a simple Mawer billboard slogan pretty much sums up his success in and approach to the advisor business. “Be boring. Make money.” is what the sign read. Hall, the director of research at Calgary-based Mawer […]

By Neil Faba, Associate Editor, Benefits Canada Magazine |December 3, 2010

5 min read