Industry News

CSA moves ahead with study on trading fees and rebates

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has awarded a research contract to develop a pilot study examining the impacts of trading fees and rebates on order routing behaviour by dealers, as well as on execution and market quality. The following researchers will design and conduct the pilot study: Read: CSA’s embedded commissions paper focuses on unique […]

By Staff |August 1, 2018

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Progress stalls for women in Canadian C-suites

None of Canada’s TSX 60 companies were headed by a woman, and two-thirds did not include a single woman among top earners during their latest fiscal year, reveals a Canadian Press analysis of corporate Canada’s highest ranks. Read: How boards are faring under regulator’s diversity imperative Despite pressure to improve gender equality in Canadian workplaces—and […]

By Armina Ligaya and Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press |July 31, 2018

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Former contractor accessed CSA registration database

A former contractor for the Nunavut government gained unauthorized access to CSA’s national registration database, the group of regulators said Friday in a release. The database is the web-based system that registrants use to file registration information with Canadian securities regulators. The former contractor was previously authorized to access the database while under contract, CSA […]

By Staff |July 30, 2018

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Manulife reducing fees, risk ratings on certain funds

Manulife Investments is reducing management and trailer fees, and lowering the risk rating for certain funds. After business close on Aug. 1, trailer fees will be reduced to 1% from 1.25% for Advisor Series or Series T bought under the front-end sales option for Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio, Manulife Simplicity Global Balanced Portfolio and Manulife […]

By Staff |July 30, 2018

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