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		<title>TSX gives up early gains</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toronto stock market gave up solid gains Wednesday as anxiety over Greece&#8217;s possible exit from the Eurozone trumped early moves to buy up stocks beaten down during a string of losses. The S&#38;P/TSX composite index had ran ahead as much as 131 points during the morning but ended the session down 16.97 points at ...]]></description>
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		<title>Goldman doubles Facebook share sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early Facebook investors, including Goldman Sachs, plan to unload more shares in the upcoming IPO—adding 84 million shares, worth up to $3.2 billion, to take advantage of increasing investor demand.]]></description>
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		<title>Strauss-Kahn strikes back</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strauss-Kahn, two weeks after a Bronx court rejected his argument for diplomatic immunity from maid Diallo's lawsuit, is continuing his defamation suit against her.]]></description>
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		<title>Two JPMorgan shareholders file lawsuits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To add to JP Morgan's recent troubles, two of its shareholders have now filed lawsuits against the company as a result of its $2 billion trading blunder.]]></description>
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		<title>Is your client a bigamist?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A high profile divorce and remarriage debacle involving the parents of actress Reese Witherspoon contains what may seem an obvious lesson for advisors: When doing estate planning for someone who says they’re divorced, demand to see the paperwork. It seems John Draper Witherspoon never actually divorced his wife of 42 years before tying the knot ...]]></description>
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		<title>TSX rebounds after plunge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Canadian Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The TSX was higher late-morning Wednesday as buyers moved in after anxiety over Greece’s possible exit from the eurozone had sparked a string of selloffs.]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario fund dealer suspended, fined $20,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A settlement hearing in the matter of Scott Devries was held yesterday in Toronto before a hearing panel of the MFDA's Central Regional Council.]]></description>
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		<title>Takeaway: Consider risk allocation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re committed to making your practice better, so all this month, we’re delivering you a daily takeaway.]]></description>
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		<title>Income trusts are back</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al and Mark Rosen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banks used to market income trusts to clients and advisors using a “turbo-charged hype machine.” But now, bankers are trying to resurrect income trusts, and some advisors are keen to test the waters. ]]></description>
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		<title>The key to better returns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Gorr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think your clients are rational investors, think again. You can help them manage their bad behaviours and achieve better results.]]></description>
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		<title>Help clients understand trusts</title>
		<link>http://www.advisor.ca/special-reports/an-advisors-guide-to-trusts-61503?rss=yes</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you're not an estate lawyer; that doesn't mean you should steer clear of trusts. These legal structures can be powerful planning tools, allowing clients to reduce taxes, split income, and ensure their final wishes are carried out to the letter.
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		<title>Richardson GMP brings advisors on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richardson GMP appointed advisors Mark Begg and Murray Bockhold to its Board of Directors today. They will join the returning board members, including: Winthrop H. Smith, Jr., chairman and CEO of Summit Ventures NE and president of Sugarbush Resort; Kevin Sullivan, deputy chairman, GMP Capital Inc.; Andrew Marsh, president and CEO, Richardson GMP Limited; and ...]]></description>
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		<title>Raymond James adds veteran to team</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investment dealer Raymond James Ltd., has re-launched its flagship Toronto office in the Scotia Plaza. Hands-on management support will be key at the branch. The company recently brought on industry veteran Darren Coleman as vice president, financial advisor, portfolio manager and associate branch manager. Also, the branch is planning to take a different business approach; ...]]></description>
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		<title>Grant Thornton expands Western footprint</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BCCA, a Winnipeg-based accounting and advisory firm joins Grant Thornton, effective August 1, 2012. With a team of 20, BCCA provides accounting and business advisory services—including audit, accounting, taxation, advisory services, litigation support, forensic accounting and business valuations—to Winnipeg-area businesses, and has for more than 50 years. “Our decision to combine with BCCA came after ...]]></description>
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		<title>Manulife names assistant vice president of GIPs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manulife Investments appointed Michelle Ostermann, CFA, as its assistant vice president of Guaranteed Investment Products. Ostermann has seventeen years industry experience and has held several investment, business development and product roles at leading insurance companies. In her new role, Ostermann is responsible for all aspects of product management, development and strategy.  Her team&#8217;s product suite ...]]></description>
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		<title>Manage all assets for clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart Foxman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clients can have assets all over—RRSPs with different institutions, inherited stocks, mutual funds bought from an advisor who long ago left the business, and a smattering of funds in an online brokerage account.]]></description>
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		<title>Eurozone woes weigh on markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Canadian Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toronto stock market looked set for more losses Wednesday as nervousness about Greece&#8217;s possible exit from the Eurozone encouraged traders to dump commodities and stocks and to seek safety in instruments such as U.S. Treasuries. The hunt for safety continued to punish the Canadian dollar, which was down 0.16 of a cent to 99.16 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Find new clients online</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Keir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advisors are starting to gain clients using social media.]]></description>
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		<title>Morning roundup: Facebook fury; Executive pay; Debt problems everywhere</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re committed to keeping you and your clients up-to-date with global industry news. Every morning, we offer articles from around web. Here&#8217;s a few selections: - Facebook fury IPO fury at Facebook is proving a welcome distraction on Wall Street. The most anticipated stock offering so far this century got an extra bit of juice ...]]></description>
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		<title>An insurance oxymoron and sales opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helena Smeenk Pritchard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that there are still lots of endowments in existence and that the endowment is a life insurance oxymoron?]]></description>
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