Industry

LTC: Every client has a story to tell

In today’s society, death and serious illness may be even more taboo than sex. So how can an advisor offer long term care (LTC) insurance when clients refuse to face their own frailty? This was the question posed to a panel of three LTC experts at Munich Re’s LTC insurance conference in Montreal. Their unanimous […]

By Nicolas Ritoux |October 15, 2010

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Canada guides global M&A movement

Canada is leading the charge of global mergers and acquitisions, according to PwC’s latest quarterly roundup of the Canadian M&A market. The dollar value of the Canadian deal market during the last three months was a staggering $95 billion, up 240% from the first quarter of 2010 and 168% from the second quarter. Canadian activity […]

By Vikram Barhat |October 15, 2010

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Career force key to SLGI success

The Canadian mutual fund industry is widely regarded as a mature market, where growth in market-share comes slowly, if at all. If you’re rolling out a new lineup, you’d better have an ace up your sleeve. In the case of the newest entrant, Sun Life Global Investments, a career sales force might do the trick. […]

By Steven Lamb |October 15, 2010

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Briefly: “Boscia retiring as Sun Life president” and more news

Sun Life Financial has announced that Jon A. Boscia is retiring as president of the company some time in the first quarter of 2011, and will join its board of directors. A successor has yet to be named. “Jon has made a notable impact on our business in his time with Sun Life and we […]

By Staff |October 15, 2010

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