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What does FAIR Canada want for Christmas? A best interest standard and an end to commissions

The Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada) has published a wish list of investor protectio…

LIFE INSURANCE | December 22 2016 01:30PM
Industry working together to protect vulnerable investors and their advisors

It’s not often that an investors’ rights group and an industry association eagerly agree on the same topic. But when it …

LIFE INSURANCE | October 28 2016 07:00AM
Debate revived over effectiveness of binding authority powers for OBSI

An outside recommendation to compel Canadian investment firms to abide by the compensation decisions of the Ombudsman fo…

HEALTH | August 25 2016 07:00AM
Incentive capped at $1.5 million would be inadequate to attract whistleblowers

A financial incentive capped at $1.5 million is “highly inadequate” to attract would-be whistleblowers who could be putt…

LIFE INSURANCE | August 24 2015 09:00AM
Advocis surveys consumers on advisor compensation

Advocis is asking its 11,000 members to survey their clients primarily to determine what consumers think about the way t…

LIFE INSURANCE | February 24 2015 09:00AM
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Disclosure works but may bring unintended consequences

Does disclosure to retail clients really work? Three regulators, three behavioural research professionals and a lawyer t…

HEALTH | December 02 2014 10:47AM
Ontario private member’s bill stirs debate on regulation of financial advisors

A Liberal member of the Ontario legislature has introduced a private member’s bill that if passed, would create a single…

LIFE INSURANCE | March 17 2014 08:17PM