Trailer fee – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca The best news source for Canadian financial advisors. Investments, financial markets, insurance, practice management, tax and estate planning Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:29:49 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/cropped-advisor-ico-32x32.png Trailer fee – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca 32 32 Regulators extend exemptions for discount brokers to comply with trailer ban https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/regulators-extend-exemptions-for-discount-brokers-to-comply-with-trailer-ban/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 19:26:59 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230301 The exemptions were previously slated to end on Nov. 30

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Court pauses rival series of trailer-fee lawsuits https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/regulation/court-pauses-rival-series-of-trailer-fee-lawsuits/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:26:08 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=229433 Key issue of whether trailer payments were improper to be decided before determining which investors are entitled to damages

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CSA and CCIR finalize rules for total cost reporting https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/csa-and-ccir-finalize-rules-for-total-cost-reporting/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:20:00 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=224434 The industry has until 2026 to adopt the requirements

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Discount brokers can’t be sued over pre-ban trailers, court rules https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/discount-brokers-cant-be-sued-over-pre-ban-trailers-court-rules/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 23:16:40 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=221068 Ontario court rules that discount brokers' receipt of trailing commissions was not considered illegal before the June 2022 ban

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OSC adopts measures to facilitate trailer fee ban https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/osc-adopts-measures-to-facilitate-trailer-fee-ban/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:55:19 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=207253 Temporary relief aims to help firms implement new rules on June 1

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Canaccord settles IIROC client overcharging case https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/canaccord-settles-iiroc-client-overcharging-case/ Wed, 05 Jan 2022 22:24:30 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=204516 The firm agreed to a $157,500 fine and will repay 6,000 affected clients

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Trailer-fee class action can proceed as court denies leave https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/trailer-fee-class-action-can-proceed-as-court-denies-leave/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 18:11:06 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=199823 An Ontario court rejected a motion to appeal the certification decision in a BMO funds case

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Manulife renames equities team, announces plan to discontinue DSCs https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/manulife-renames-equities-team-announces-plan-to-discontinue-dscs/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:00:08 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=197919 The firm also announced various risk-rating and fund-names changes

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SLGI to ditch DSCs, trailing commissions paid to OEO dealers https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/slgi-to-ditch-dscs-trailing-commissions-paid-to-oeo-dealers/ Wed, 14 Jul 2021 21:30:52 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=197481 The firm is also renaming certain mutual funds

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Rep sanctioned over needless DSC sale https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/rep-sanctioned-over-needless-dsc-sale/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:25:30 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=197366 A client eligible for no-loads funds was instead sold a DSC fund to boost the rep's compensation

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