Investor Protection Posts

Where do BC’s political parties stand on matters that affect seniors?

May 2, 2017

Vancouver, BC – May 2, 2017, CARP polled BC’s candidates to find out where they stand on issues of important to ...

Ontario Budget Measures Strengthen Investor Protection

April 28, 2017

April 28, 2017, Toronto – Measures included in today’s Ontario budget will help strengthen investor protection and ...

New Poll: Older Canadians Want Government Action to Protect Their Life Savings

April 20, 2017

April 20, 2017 – While most provinces are dragging their heels on investment industry reform, a recent CARP poll of ...

CARP Meets Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath

April 7, 2017

On April 7, 2017, CARP’s Wanda Morris, VP of Advocacy, and Marissa Semkiw, Director of Advocacy met with Andrea ...

Collection of Fines from Rule-Breaking Advisors will help Protect Ontario Investors

March 31, 2017

March 31, 2017  For Immediate Release Toronto, ON: CARP is delighted by today’s announcement that increased ...

CARP calls for Regulation of Investment Advisor Titles and Designations

March 29, 2017

For Immediate Release March 29, 2017 Toronto, ON: CARP is urging securities administrators to regulate ...

Did You Know How (and How Much) Your Advisor was Being Paid?

March 3, 2017

March 3, 2017 - After many years of discussion and debate, new regulations have finally been enacted that require ...

CARP’s Submission to the Canadian Securities Adminstrators

March 1, 2017

Should embedded investment fees be banned in Canada?  We think so!  Investors in Canada pay the highest investment ...

Top 5 Tips for Better Financial Advice

February 23, 2017

February 24, 2017 - Too often, people think of good financial advice as something that generates strong investment ...

The Problem with RRIF Withdrawals (and Probate Fees)

February 21, 2017

February 2017 - It’s been more than three decades, but I still remember the economics course I took at the University ...