IFB 2017 Toronto Spring Summit

Investment Executive reports from the Independent Financial Brokers of Canada’s Spring Summit in Toronto. The conference runs from May 31 to June 1. Photo copyright: kasto/123RF.

June 1, 2017

Advisors need to counter growing threat of robo-advisors

As new research shows robo-advisors are gaining traction among clients, advisors should find ways to use these tools as well as provide the unique services that set them apart

  • June 1, 2017 November 9, 2019
  • 14:20

FSCO reports decrease in insurance advisors’ compliance rates

In part, this was because the insurance regulator focused its compliance examinations in the latest year on agents with a high or medium risk of non-compliance

  • May 31, 2017 November 9, 2019
  • 15:50

Ban on embedded commissions to benefit banks: IFB

Regulators must take their role of ensuring an efficient and competitive marketplace more seriously, according to the head of the IFB

  • May 31, 2017 November 9, 2019
  • 13:30