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By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |September 14, 2017

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StatsCan confirms client income cited in embedded fee paper

As the conversation on embedded commissions continues, new data from StatsCan shed light on Canadian incomes — data that concurs with the description of mass-market households as described in CSA’s proposal. Read: OSC’s embedded commissions roundtable agenda The median total income of Canadian households was $70,336 in 2015, reveals StatsCan census data released today. Though […]

By Staff |September 13, 2017

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FPSC releases body of knowledge

The Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC) has released the Financial Planning Body of Knowledge (FP-BoK), a resource for CFP professionals and FPSC Level 1 certificants. Together with the revalidated FPSC Competency Profile, the FP-BoK serves to further define the knowledge and competencies expected of CFP professionals and FPSC Level 1 certificants in Canada, and the […]

By Staff |September 13, 2017

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Desjardins Insurance appoints executives

The following appointments have been made at Desjardins Insurance: In his new role, Langlois heads operations for Desjardins Insurance and all business lines, including individual insurance, group and business insurance, group retirement savings and creditor and direct insurance. He’s responsible for managing the group savings firm Desjardins Financial Security Investments (DFSI) and the SFL and […]

By Staff |September 13, 2017

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