Industry

CAFII elects new board chair

Nicole Benson has been elected board chair of the Canadian Association of Financial Institutions in Insurance (CAFII), effective June 5. Benson succeeds Peter McCarthy, who completed a three-year term as chair. As CEO at Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company, Benson brings 18 years of insurance industry experience to her new role as board chair. McCarthy, […]

By Staff |June 6, 2018

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IIROC bans and fines investment advisor

Former rep must pay $125,000 plus costs

By Staff |June 6, 2018

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Crypto-asset trading platforms aren’t exchanges: CSA

There are no recognized crypto-asset trading platforms

By Staff |June 6, 2018

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Canadian ETFs rose to high of $157B in May: report

Equity ETFs attracted the highest inflows in May, says the latest ETF report by National Bank. Inflows for ETFs in Canada were $1.8 billion last month, which brought the total assets to a new $157 billion high. While fixed income ETFs saw a strong month with the launch of new, actively-managed funds, investors started to […]

By Staff |June 5, 2018

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