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Advocis conference update: Survey says hedge funds will dominate new launches

Advocis conference update: Membership drive main focus for new chair Advocis conference update: Executive orders Advocis conference update: Overcoming insurance “urban legends” Advocis conference update: Advocis announces in-house E&O program Advocis conference update: Opportunity, professionalism buzzwords at opening session Surveyed fund managers also believe interest rates will indeed rise in the next 12 months but […]

By Deanne N. Gage |June 3, 2004

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Document dispute leads to court fight

(June 3, 2004) Two Ontario government commissions are at odds over the public release of a controversial report on operations at the IDA. The province’s Information and Privacy Commission has ordered the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to make the document public, but the OSC has appealed and the matter is now headed for the courts. […]

By Doug Watt |June 3, 2004

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Modest May gains for mutual funds

(June 2, 2004) Mutual fund performance was mixed in May with slightly more than half the indexes tracked by Morningstar Canada posting positive results. It was a volatile month on the stock markets, says Morningstar analyst Mark Chow, dominated by interest rate concerns, high oil prices and renewed geopolitical fears. That instability was especially pronounced […]

By Doug Watt |June 2, 2004

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Advocis conference update: Understanding generation profiles essential to team-building

Advocis conference update: Membership drive main focus for new chair Advocis conference update: Executive orders Advocis conference update: Overcoming insurance “urban legends” Advocis conference update: Advocis announces in-house E&O program Advocis conference update: Opportunity, professionalism buzzwords at opening session Baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, comprise 51% of the workplace. They want to be […]

By Deanne N. Gage |June 2, 2004

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