Industry News

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(April 16, 2004) The Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC) has upgraded its Web site to include more information about financial planning. The promoter of the CFP designation introduced the new online Learning Centre today. “Learning — like financial planning — should be a lifelong pursuit,” says FPSC vice-president Ann Bowman. “The FPSC Learning Centre is […]

By Staff |April 12, 2004

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Conference cluster: Your guide to the spring’s major industry events

(April 12, 2004) With RSP season over and tax time winding down, the investment industry is gearing up for a number of major spring conferences, including Advocis and the IDA. Advocis — the country’s largest advisor association — stages its annual gathering in Calgary this year, from May 26 to May 29. The conference — […]

By Staff |April 12, 2004

3 min read

Economists see rate cut in future – for now

(April 8, 2004) Economists at the big banks are calling today’s employment report a clincher for an expected rate cut from the Bank of Canada on Tuesday. “Central banks do not make interest-rate decisions on the basis of a single data point, but this morning’s Canadian employment report for March will surely be a critical […]

By Steven Lamb |April 8, 2004

2 min read

Supreme Court dismisses case against IDA

(April 8, 2004) Canada’s highest court has rejected an application by an investor seeking to sue the IDA. Christopher Morgis wanted to include the IDA as a defendant in his lawsuit against bankrupt brokerage firm Thomson Kernaghan, arguing that the industry association should have acted more quickly to investigate the firm’s operations. The Supreme Court […]

By Doug Watt |April 8, 2004

2 min read