Leverage

Economic Indicators

Global banks rejecting new risk assessment models

Major banks are lobbying against new risk-calculation models that are being developed by global policy makers.

By Staff |May 25, 2015

1 min read

Planning and Advice

Never lend to a client, and other compliance sins

You must maintain an arm’s-length relationship to protect you and your client from impropriety.

By Jonathan Heymann |January 30, 2015

3 min read

Life

Leverage insurance policies for yield

Use immediate leveraging with insurance in a low-rate environment.

By Pierre Ghorbanian |September 22, 2014

5 min read

Industry

Leveraged ETFs endanger industry, says BlackRock CEO

BlackRock head Larry Fink says leveraged ETFs threaten the market’s structural stability and could “blow up” the funds industry.

By Staff |May 29, 2014

1 min read

De Thomas Financial won’t compensate retiree

De Thomas Financial is refusing to give a retired retail investor $254,323 in compensation for unsuitable investments, despite a recommendation the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments, the watchdog says.

By Staff |October 30, 2013

2 min read

Consumer debt up, defaults down

Total consumer debt in Canada has ticked higher year over year, but serious consumer delinquencies are at an all-time low, finds Equifax Canada’s March Consumer Credit Trends Report. There was moderate growth in total consumer indebtedness, excluding mortgage debt, year-to-date through March 2013 with an increase of 3.9% to $500.8 billion from $497 billion during […]

By Staff |April 24, 2013

2 min read

MFDA for stronger supervisory structure

The Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA) has advised fund dealers to take more stringent supervisory measures to determine suitability of investments as they relate to seniors, sale of exempt securities, and use of leverage. Read: MFDA revises rep’s terms of settlement In a bulletin detailing its regulatory priorities, the SRO recommends dealers “assess […]

By Staff |April 3, 2013

1 min read

Leverage

Global banks rejecting new risk assessment models

Never lend to a client, and other compliance sins

Leverage insurance policies for yield

Leveraged ETFs endanger industry, says BlackRock CEO

Explain risks of leveraged investing

De Thomas Financial won’t compensate retiree

Bond issuers focus on clearing debts

Consumer debt up, defaults down

MFDA for stronger supervisory structure

Carrying debt can make sense