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(January 17, 2007) Jovian Capital Corporation’s subsidiary, the Gibraltar Consulting Group, announced Wednesday the launch of the CIBC International Yield Deposit Note Series 3 and CIBC International Deposit Note Series 4. Gibraltar hopes the new series of notes can replicate the success of the Series 1 and 2 notes that recently closed with sales in […]

By Staff |January 17, 2007

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Report calls for regulatory merger

Canada’s fractured regulatory landscape is much more than an inconvenience for registrants — it’s part of an overarching structure of artificial barriers that serve to stifle the entire economy, according to a new study. In a report entitled Mission Possible: Stellar Canadian Performance in the Global Economy, the Conference Board of Canada calls for the […]

By Steven Lamb |January 17, 2007

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(January 16, 2007) Findings from an Ipsos Reid study released Tuesday state that many Canadian boomers are confused or ill prepared for retirement. Conducted on behalf of BMO Financial Group, the study, which polled Canadians between the ages of 45 and 60, found that across the board boomers would rather spend their time planning activities […]

By Staff |January 16, 2007

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Client list: You can take it with you

The B.C. Court of Appeal has issued a decision affirming an advisor’s right to contact clients if the advisor leaves his or her firm for another. The ruling allows advisors to take with them a list of their own clients but prohibits them from taking contact information for their colleagues’ clients. The appeal stems from […]

By Steven Lamb |January 16, 2007

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