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Insurance advisors want more from their MGAs

MGAs put tech on the front burner Ottawa sends “clear signal” on insurance sales in banks Stepping up to the HNW plate IDA trade association unveils new name Investment dealers enjoying record profits Back to Conference collection mainpage For the MGA to keep the 39% which advisors think they get, the payout rate would have […]

By Steven Lamb |June 8, 2006

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Briefly:

(June 7, 2006) The IDA will stage a series of consultation meetings across the country on August 16 to discuss the Fair Dealing Model proposal. The model, an attempt to clarify and apply consistent standards to the relationship between clients and advisors was first introduced by the Ontario Securities Commission in 2002. It has since […]

By Staff |June 7, 2006

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A Foot note on risk

There’s a saying that it’s better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late. That may be true, but according to renowned economist and demographic guru David Foot, investors would be wise to wait until their late 50s before they maximize their risk. In a […]

By Mark Brown |June 7, 2006

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Let’s get on with it

Concerns over excessive regulation are driving initial public offering listings away from U.S. exchanges and onto overseas trading venues. And Canada deserves a piece of that action, according to members of the Crawford Panel which presented its final report on Wednesday, recommending the creation of a single securities regulator. Canada is currently the only major […]

By Philip Porado |June 7, 2006

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