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Advisor assets hit record high in 2014

Assets under management for the average advisor reached $97 million, finds a new report.

By Staff |March 31, 2015

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Report slams advisors for marketing as fiduciaries

Marketing materials of top U.S. brokerage firms strongly imply advisors act as trusted fiduciaries; but when disputes arise and they appear in arbitration proceedings, they’re quick to point out no such fiduciary responsibility exists.

By Staff |March 26, 2015

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Advisors may have to admit they’re not fiduciaries

New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer is proposing a statewide law requiring financial advisors to disclose whether they put their own financial interests above those of their clients.

By Staff |March 25, 2015

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CRTC issues $1.1-million spam fine

Canada’s communications regulator has issued its first-ever spam fine to Compu-Finder.

By Staff |March 11, 2015

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