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Most advisors who seek to sell their firms won't get the price they're after and deep down they don't even really want to sell.

Practice management may have turned into something of a buzzword in the financial advisory business, but at its core is a systematic process that can help advisors boost their value proposition and potentially attract a new set of clients.

Clients who invest in Multi-Strategy High Yield Fixed Income pay a nominal amount unless the fund outperforms its benchmark

Now a new fee concept is on the market. Last year, Canada’s first Pay-for-Performance investment service launched. It shifts power to investors by aligning fees to investment results relative to benchmarks. While a basic admin fee of 0.25% is charged, investors do not pay any more unless the performance of the...

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

With investors expected to more closely watch the fees they pay and the returns they get, Provisus Wealth Management has released a series of funds that offers lower fees and a tighter focus on performance. The Toronto-based portfolio manager’s new series, Transcend, is a web-based service made available directly to...

In a few weeks, many investing firms will be sending clients annual reports with two critical pieces of information: how much they paid in actual dollars and how well their portfolios have done over time. While firms technically have until July 14 to comply, most operate on a calendar-year basis...

As new disclosure rules give Canadian investors a clearer picture of how much they pay in fees, some financial services firms have begun experimenting with alternative arrangements in which their paydays are more closely linked to how well —  or poorly — their clients’ investments have performed.

November 30 is D-Day for OPEC as its members meet in Vienna to finalize an agreement on limited oil supply. This has been a long time coming, and as the price of crude creeps back above the $50-a-barrel level, there are some audible sighs of relief ...

Financial technology (fintech) – and robo-advice, in particular – may be disrupting the status quo in the financial services sector, but there are plenty of opportunities for financial advisors in using these technological innovations. Case in point: Toronto-based Glidepath Portfolio Services Inc., the latest robo-advisor to launch in Canada, caters...