Investor Protection Archives - CARP

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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’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 ...

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 ...

cost of financial advice, high fees

The Cost of Advice Hard to Verify in Advance

February 17, 2017

February 17, 2017 - Anyone who has ever gone to a garage to have work done on their automobile will know that the shop ...

Submission to the Canadian Securities Administrators

September 17, 2016

(CSA Consultation Paper 33-404) September 2016 - CARP is pleased to have the opportunity to provide input into the ...

Great Resource: MFDA Working to Protect Seniors From Financial Harm

June 19, 2015

TORONTO, June 10, 2015 /CNW/ - Seniors across Canada are celebrated during Seniors' Month and Seniors' Week events ...

Raising Alert about Unrelated Charges and Fraud

December 12, 2014

  This week witnessed yet another case of fraud targeting seniors when a woman in BC found that a ...

PEI joins national securities regulator plan

October 18, 2014

Prince Edward Island has joined Ottawas move to create a national securities regulator, bringing the total to five ...

New Report: Canadian anti-fraud measures too fragmented

August 28, 2014

A new report released by the Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights, or FAIR, outlined a series of ...