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US Labor Department To Broaden Fiduciary Classification
If you want to get a sense of how the US is moving ahead of Canada in terms of the classification of who are considered “investment fiduciaries” in servicing employer sponsored retirement plans, the US Department of Labor’s...
OSC Reinforces View On Client KYC & Suitability Delegation
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently released their 2010 Compliance & Registrant Regulation (CRR) Branch Annual Report. One of the topics that received considerable, plain language commentary was how Portfolio Managers collect and...
Preservation Of Capital With Responsible Growth
At HighView Financial Group, we know that the accumulation of wealth requires patience, perseverance and hard work. It goes without saying that those who are successful in creating such wealth do not want to have to create it twice! This view...
Facilitating Excellence In The Management Of Wealth
Our core expertise at HighView Financial Group is asset management. When managing client wealth, though, the reality is that investments are not the most important aspect of managing this wealth. Specifically, in the management of wealth –...
Hedge Fund Redemption Provisions
In recent weeks, we’ve had the opportunity with some new clients to review some existing/legacy hedge fund security holdings….many of which were purchased over the past decade, typically pre-2008. Many investors were shocked to learn...
What Affluent Investors Are Desperately Seeking
In the 2010 Edition of the World Wealth Report, it was highlighted that, given the negative impact of the recent Global Financial Crisis on the value of client portfolios, that affluent and high net worth investors are now seeking investment...
Creating An Integrated Wealth Management Experience For Clients
“The first step to providing good advice is understanding clients’ complete financial situations.” VIP Forum, Corporate Executive Board In the management of wealth – whether it’s for family or institutional clients such as pensions,...
The Ups and Downs Of Performance Incentive Fees
In recent client meetings, we’ve been asked by investor clients if we use performance incentive fees. The short answer is “No”. HighView doesn’t use these fee structures with our clients for two reasons. We believe that...
Debunking Beta
One of the Financial Planners that we work with recently highlighted to me that in the September 2010 issue of Forbes magazine, there’s an article by David Dreman of Dreman Value Management, in which he makes the case that it’s time to...
What Type Of Investor Are You? Return Seeker Or Risk Manager?
Today, we had the opportunity to meet for an update with one of our investment managers: Dixon Mitchell. This Vancouver-based investment manager operates our Total Canadian Equity Mandate for our affluent families & institutional clients....
