Industry News

Education pricey, but worth it

To graduate or not to graduate? The million-dollar question has lately been generating high levels of interest, and some cost concerns. As more than one-million post-secondary students head back to school this fall, student organizations are reinforcing the value of a university degree. If a recent release from the Association of Universities and Colleges of […]

By Vikram Barhat |September 2, 2010

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Metals, fixed-income top the charts in August

Investors are embracing gold, silver and government bonds once again, as economic uncertainty cast a shadow over the broad stock markets in August, according to performance data released by Morningstar Canada. Eleven of the 24 Morningstar Canada Fund Indices that track equity fund categories had positive returns in August, with the Morningstar Precious Metals Equity […]

By John Powell |September 2, 2010

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Briefly: “IIROC bans former iForum broker” and more news

A Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) has accepted a settlement agreement between IIROC staff and Yves Tardif which includes a permanent ban against Mr. Tardif on registration with an IIROC-regulated firm. In the agreement, Mr. Tardif admitted to conduct that violated the By-laws of the Investment Dealers Association (now […]

By Staff |September 2, 2010

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Advising Immigrants

Time is the key. Providing financial advice to immigrants takes time, and virtually everyone we interviewed for this article said the same thing: appointments with new immigrants take a lot of time, whether they’re already familiar with wealth management and investing practices, like Vikas Saida’s clients from South Asia, or are new to much of […]

By Mariellen Ward |September 1, 2010

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