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January 24, 2017

6 min read

28% of B.C. clients don’t know how advisors are paid

Just in time for RRSP season, many investors will receive new information about the fees they pay for investments and advice, courtesy of CRM2 fee disclosure regulations. In preparation, the British Columbia Securities Commission launched its Take a Look campaign last October, intended to encourage investors to pay attention to the fees they pay. According […]

By Staff |January 23, 2017

2 min read

Educate clients on risk of loss, OSC roundtable urges

Risk profiling is a complex, multidimensional process that combines many factors, both subjective and objective, to create an overall assessment of the most appropriate level of risk for an investor. Read: Rethink risk tolerance questionnaires The Investor Advisory Panel (IAP), an independent committee established by the Ontario Securities Commission, has released a report on the […]

By Staff |January 23, 2017

2 min read

Mackenzie adds to suite of ETFs and mutual funds

Mackenzie Investments is launching an emerging markets ETF and a mutual fund, both in partnership with TOBAM, an asset manager and index provider. The ETF and mutual fund give investors access to regional options with the potential to reduce risk concentration and market bias, and improve risk-adjusted returns in emerging markets securities, the firm says. […]

By Staff |January 23, 2017

1 min read