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CIBC Mellon announces new CEO

CIBC Mellon today announced Steve Wolff is the company’s new president and CEO, effective November 14, 2016. Wolff was CEO of the Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation, which administers the pension benefits and investment assets of two of Nova Scotia’s public-sector pension plans. Wolff led the corporation’s transition out of government to a non-profit. Read: […]

October 6, 2016

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No shelter in B.C. for banned advisors

The Insurance Council of B.C. is taking action the type of regulatory arbitrage highlighted in a June Advisor.ca investigation.

By Melissa Shin |October 6, 2016

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TSX releases trading stats

TMX Group recently released September 2016 trading statistics for its marketplaces. More than 12 billion stocks were traded in almost 20 million transactions, representing a value of over $126 billion. Total monthly transactions for the TSX alone are almost 7.5 billion stocks in over 17.6 million transactions, representing over $114 billion. Read: Canadian IPO market […]

October 6, 2016

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Principal Residence Exemption: What’s changed, what hasn’t

And will the adjustments deter foreign ownership?

By Melissa Shin |October 5, 2016

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