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Geopolitical wild cards could derail growth in 2003, say economists

(January 27, 2003) Look out for wild cards such as a war with Iraq in 2003, economists say. Consulting firm Watson Wyatt gathers projections from Canada’s leading economists and portfolio managers for its annual survey of economic expectations, released last week. The survey contains positive forecasts for some key economic indicators, with economists expecting the […]

By Caroline Cakebread |January 27, 2003

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Advisors conquer Kilimanjaro to raise $155,000 for charity

(January 24, 2003) It’s a birthday Steve Meehan will never forget. The chief executive officer at IPC Financial Network reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on January 12, along with a group of advisors from the Investment Planning Counsel of Canada. The climbers were raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada. The adventure began […]

By Doug Watt |January 24, 2003

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Proxy voting disclosure for mutual funds welcomed by SRI industry

(January 24, 2003) Social investment advocates are praising the Securities and Exchange Commission in the U.S. for introducing new rules requiring American mutual funds to disclose their proxy voting policies. Canadian SRI supporters are calling on securities regulators here to introduce similar measures. The rules, strongly opposed by the U.S. fund industry, were approved yesterday […]

By Doug Watt |January 24, 2003

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Be CI savvy, brush up on medical terms, advisors told

(January 24, 2003) Advisors interested in selling critical illness insurance need to familiarize themselves with medical research and statistics, experts say. Health and medical issues dominated the final day of the world’s first critical illness conference last weekend in Vancouver. “If you want to do CI profitably you better get to know malignant melanoma really […]

By Sheila Avari |January 24, 2003

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