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Best ways to get paid when selling your book

Considerations when receiving payment for your book

By Doug Carroll |December 9, 2016

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CSA’s one-size-fits-all proposal is short-sighted, say industry comment letters

Firms and advisors require flexibility to serve different clients. That’s the emerging theme in comment letters from investment houses on CSA’s proposed targeted reforms and best interest standard. In a comment letter, four partners from Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) sum up the consensus: “A one-size-fits-all regulatory regime does not recognize different […] business models and […]

November 25, 2016

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Selling a book when incorporated vs. unincorporated

What happens when you’re incorporated, versus not incorporated

By Doug Carroll |November 25, 2016

3 min read

New liability insurance for family offices

If you’re managing every aspect of your client’s financial life, you may be liable if something goes wrong, especially if you have a fiduciary relationship. Recognizing that, a Canadian insurer has launched a suite of insurance coverage specifically for family offices. “Family office directors, officers and executives face complex liability exposures,” says Cameron Rose, a […]

By Staff |November 9, 2016

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