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Expect policy on embedded commissions to be published in early 2018. So said John Mountain, the OSC’s director of investment funds and structured products, at Monday’s roundtable discussion on the proposal to ban embedded fees. Maureen Jensen, OSC chair, specified springtime. Though the roundtable focused on three alternatives to banning embedded fees, Jensen made clear […]
September 19, 2017
6 min read
Comments on embedded commissions reveal advisor experience in the trenches
By Staff |June 28, 2017
4 min read
Commenter highlights what he says regulators ignore
By Staff |June 22, 2017
Potential problems include an apathy gap and more discretionary managers
By Staff |June 15, 2017
5 min read
Remove one conflict, create another?
By Melissa Shin |May 12, 2017
3 min read
Invesco Canada is reducing the management and advisory fees (MAFs) on select series across several funds, effective May 23, 2017. Operating expenses for select fee-based series of certain funds are also being capped. The reductions and caps are expected to affect 75 fund series immediately, beginning May 23, 2017, since MAFs and operating expenses accrue […]
By Staff |May 8, 2017
IIROC's message is clear: "disclosure alone is not sufficient to address conflicts."
By Katie Keir |April 27, 2017
Tax News
Learn which investment fees are deductible and how those fees are treated by CRA in various structures, funds and accounts.
By Staff |April 13, 2017
1 min read
How MERs versus direct fees are treated
By Doug Carroll |March 24, 2017
MER versus direct fee
By Doug Carroll |February 24, 2017
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