Most popular investment articles of 2022

During the year, an article about the future of advice was our top-ranked investment article. News briefs on regulatory sanctions were also widely read.

• While many mutual fund and ETF investors highly prize the value of advice they are given, those in the industry say how that advice will be dispensed in the future is more than likely to change.  

Change is coming in how financial advice is delivered - Insurance Portal (insurance-portal.ca) 

• One individual was sentenced to 90 days in jail for Securities Act offences in Ontario, another to 18 months.  

Two individuals sentenced to jail for Securities Act offences - Insurance Portal (insurance-portal.ca) 

• RBC Financial Group reported net income of $4.1 billion for all operations in the first quarter of 2022. 

RBC: Wealth management advances, insurance falters - Insurance Portal (insurance-portal.ca) 

• A former fund rep was sanctioned after altered account forms were found during the course of a supervisory review. 

Rep suspended after 134 altered forms discovered - Insurance Portal (insurance-portal.ca) 

• A former rep was fined and barred from registration for three months.  

Retired representative fined $80,000 for outside business activities - Insurance Portal (insurance-portal.ca)