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OSC announces product advisory committee

The Ontario Securities Commission has announced the members of the Investment Funds Products Advisory Committee (IFPAC) for the 2017-2019 term. The IFPAC advises OSC staff on product developments in the investment funds and structured products industry, and provides feedback on policy and rule-making initiatives. The committee typically meets four times a year with members participating […]

By Staff |August 31, 2017

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Watch for Hurricane Harvey scams, warns regulator

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) is cautioning investors to watch out for opportunistic investment scams. “As we are seeing in Texas, natural disasters bring out the best in people, with neighbours helping neighbours. Unfortunately, we know from experience that disasters also can bring out the worst in people, particularly those seeking to profit […]

By Staff |August 30, 2017

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New ODSP limits better, but not good enough, say advisors

Find out what's new as of Sept. 1

By Sara Tatelman |August 30, 2017

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BMO Investments drops fees, raises minimums for Ascent Portfolios

BMO Investments Inc. has made changes to the BMO Ascent Portfolios, which include: Effective immediately, the management fee applicable to Series A securities of each portfolio is reduced to 1.40% from 1.50%, and the management fee applicable to Series F securities is reduced to 0.65% from 0.75%. Read: Advisors who don’t discuss fees risk losing […]

By Staff |August 30, 2017

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