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New Suitability requirements likely to energize ETFs, PTFs and Mutual Funds The recent client-focused reforms (CFRs), amendments to National Instrument 31-103,  require advisors and firms to...

Online investing has seen major growth in the past ten years. Growth in online investing is only expected to continue, if not accelerate, in the next decade or so. But even with past and projected...

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have been in existence for nearly three decades but it wasn’t until recently that they have grown in popularity. And it isn’t hard to see why from an investor’s...

Earlier this month, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published the long awaited notice of amendments to its Client Focused Reforms. As we’ve noted in a previous post, the original...

In Fall 2019, Univeris held its annual Summit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The theme this year was Client Best Interest and the full-day conference featured presentations, breakout sessions, and...

Over the past three decades, the dominant retail wealth management business model has undergone a significant evolution, shifting in focus from product to distribution to the client. Most...

Last week, the wealth management industry’s largest digital wealth management event —In|Vest 2019: Innovations in Investing, Saving & Advice—took place in New York City. The two-day annual...

NEO Connect and Univeris are proud to announce that PEAK Investment Services, part of PEAK Financial Group (“PEAK”), has become the first mutual fund dealer to offer its advisors direct access to PTFs

Two important and arguably interdependent revolutions are taking place in wealth management today–a focus on client best interest standards from both ethical and regulatory standpoints and a...

From mass customization and customer-centricity to client best interest and targeted reforms, it’s all about the client experience in wealth management today. Naturally, gaining a better...

In June 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) proposed a set of reforms calling for more rigorous client best-interest regulations. This proposal was met with a strong response from...

How a business responds to change can make the difference between growth and obsolescence. The wealth management sector, in particular, is on the cusp of major disruption due to changing investor...

Wealth management firms are investing heavily in technology to meet client demands and market opportunities. Many firms operate a complex ecosystem for their various lines of business, with an...

There is no question that the retail wealth management industry is evolving. Population and advisor aging, digitization toward a hybrid investor experience, rise of fee-for-service, rise of...

The driving force behind the evolution of the wealth management industry is often attributed to emerging technologies and regulatory demands. But the average Canadian investor is also changing....

Offering a better customer experience through personalization Mass customization in wealth management, a method of meeting the individual needs of clients through efficient mass-production...

The next wave of regulatory requirements link together KYC, KYP, and KYA A lot has been written about the creation of client best interest principles or fiduciary responsibilities in the Canadian...

A look at how technology puts investors front-and-centre As technology continues to drive rapid evolution in wealth management, we’ve seen the industry’s focus shift over time from product,...