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Advisors bullish on marijuana, financials, emerging markets: survey

Find out what advisors are excited about and cautious on

By Staff |January 19, 2018

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Dealers still doing inadequate KYC, finds IIROC

IIROC’s priorities for the year ahead include compliance around CRM2, pre-trade risk controls, cybersecurity and online advice. The self-regulatory organization (SRO) released its annual Compliance Priorities Report Thursday outlining its focus for the year ahead. The report identified compliance concerns around CRM2 related to KYC information. IIROC reported that it continued to find dealers who […]

By Staff |January 18, 2018

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In-house counsel can’t blow the whistle: OSC

When it comes to whistleblowers, the OSC wants to make clear that in-house counsel aren’t eligible for rewards. Read: How to blow the whistle The commission has published a proposed change to its whistleblower program, with a 60-day comment period. The whistleblower program already excludes those who obtained information while providing legal services to the […]

By Staff |January 18, 2018

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Can your client afford an 18-month parental leave?

When Ottawa announced changes to EI parental leave benefits last year that will allow new mothers to receive benefits for 18 months, Heather Wilson was excited about the possibility of spending more time with her baby. But after digging into the changes, Wilson and her husband are probably going to stick with the 12-month option. […]

By Craig Wong, The Canadian Press |January 18, 2018

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