Industry News

Faceoff: Consolidated reporting

For this month’s ‘Faceoff’, TD Waterhouse’s Kathryn Del Greco and Wellington West’s David Christianson square off over consolidated reporting. Moderated by: Kanupriya Vashisht Participants: Kathryn Del Greco, vice-president, Private Investment Advice, TD Waterhouse David Christianson, fee-only financial planner and investment counsel, Wellington West Total Wealth Management Inc. Is it possible? Kathryn Del Greco: Yes, it’s […]

By Kanupriya Vashisht |January 27, 2010

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Briefly:

Gary Baker has been named president of CANNEX Financial Exchanges, U.S. division. Baker has extensive experience in the insurance and retirement income markets and will lead the firm’s efforts in a time of growing concern and opportunity in the U.S. retirement income market. “Advisors are demanding unbiased information about income annuities, which are increasingly seen […]

By Staff |January 27, 2010

3 min read

New insurance process would aid advisors

When most other industries have moved aggressively towards technological solutions to save time and money, the insurance sector is still beset with a 20-plus-page application process, and a cumbersome procedure that takes approximately 36 days from start to finish. That’s if all goes well. An unchecked box or a botched page could mean the application […]

By Kanupriya Vashisht |January 27, 2010

4 min read

Commodity prices on the rise

Many of Canada’s export commodities enjoyed a rally in price at the end of 2009, according to the December reading of Scotiabank’s Commodity Price Index, which rose 2.9% month-over-month. Since the bottom of the commodity cycle in April 2009, prices have rebounded 20.7%, driven by investors, rather than industrial demand. Scotia sees this trend continuing […]

By Steven Lamb |January 26, 2010

2 min read