Please note that effective January 1, 2025, Quebec’s life income fund (“LIF”) accounts will undergo changes to offer more flexibility in accessing retirement savings for people aged 55 and over in accordance with Quebec’s Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting supplemental pension plans (the “Regulation”). Changes to Quebec LIF accounts set out in the Regulation include the following:

We would like to remind you that your mutual fund licence with Investia will expire on December 31, 2024 and will be automatically renewed for 2025 unless we have received written notification of your resignation (or your license cancellation request) no later than December 15, 2024.

This year, Investia, in collaboration with iA Financial Group, is once again providing you with the opportunity to take advantage of competitive group pricing if you subscribe to Morningstar’s Advisor Workstation investment platform.

The holiday season is just around the corner! This year, you can order paper or virtual cards to send holiday greetings to your clients and business partners. 

Pension buy backs are time-sensitive and are considered transfer outs. As such, they follow the same procedures and processing timeframes as all other transfer out requests.

Please be advised of the following update to the “Unsuitable” tile in the Advisor Dashboard regarding currency conversion.

Good news! As discussed in our last Water Cooler session, the Advisor Centre’s managing client banking information section has been enhanced with a new automated character recognition tool.

In light of recent technological advancements and in line with our commitment to meet regulatory audit requirements, we have implemented the necessary updates to our three New Account Application Forms (for intermediary/client-name, nominee and nominee TFSA accounts) and KYC Update Form. Below is a summary of the main changes.

With the end of the year fast approaching, we would like to provide you with some important reminders to help you prepare for this period.

We would like to thank everyone who attended the Virtual Water Cooler Chat last Thursday, November 14. For those of you who missed it, you can watch the presentation by clicking on the following recording link: Virtual Water Cooler Chat – November 14, 2024