Industry News

Students need to balance their books

(August 11, 2004) So your clients are sending their kids off to school next month and they have followed your planning to the letter, saving up for the big day and the even bigger bills. But are their children prepared for the real world? Are they about to ration their spending wisely, or will they […]

By Steven Lamb |August 11, 2004

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OSC set to release structural review

(August 11, 2004) The Ontario Securities Commission will release a long-awaited report next week on the regulator’s overlapping role as policy-maker, investigator and adjudicator of the province’s securities industry. Last year, Purdy Crawford’s five-year review of the Ontario securities industry suggested the regulator examine the appropriate structure of the OSC’s adjudicative tribunal role on a […]

By Doug Watt |August 11, 2004

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Fed bumps up interest rates

(August 10, 2004) In a move widely anticipated by economists, the U.S. Federal Reserve today raised its key overnight lending rate 25 basis points to 1.5%. The Fed also signalled that it will likely continue to boost interest rates at a measured pace. “The committee believes that, even after this action, the stance of monetary […]

By Doug Watt |August 10, 2004

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RESP the cornerstone of education funding

(August 10, 2004) Back-to-school season is rapidly approaching and while parents may be looking forward to having the kids out of the house, many are sending their kids off to college or university for the first time — and facing the bills. Fortunately for those with an astute financial advisor, the next four years of […]

By Steven Lamb |August 10, 2004

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