Industry News

Advisor’s Edge talks privacy in mid-January edition

(January 22, 2004) As a financial advisor, it’s your business to know your client — in fact, it’s required through the know-your-client rule. But have your clients given you permission to use that knowledge for other uses? The new privacy law — Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) which came into force on […]

By Steven Lamb |January 22, 2004

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Clock ticking on regulatory reform, says IDA head

(January 22, 2004) Canada may be on the verge of a transformational reform in securities regulation, but the window of opportunity won’t last long, says IDA president Joe Oliver. “This is not an issue that is usually at the top of the radar screen,” Oliver said following a speech this morning in Toronto, noting that […]

By Doug Watt |January 22, 2004

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There’s more than one way to invest in China, says portfolio manager

(January 21, 2004) It may be understandable if Canadian investors are reluctant to partake of the potentially volatile feast in the Chinese economy, but they might want to consider a Chinese proverb: One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. While investing in China does carry the inevitable risks […]

By Steven Lamb |January 21, 2004

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No fireworks in federal budget, economist predicts

(January 21, 2004) With a federal budget expected in late February or early March, economists are offering up predictions of what the fiscal plan might contain. TD’s Don Drummond says he expects only “minimalist action”: meaning no new tax cuts and little extra spending. In fact, Drummond says federal finance minister Ralph Goodale’s first budget […]

By Doug Watt |January 21, 2004

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