Friday, April 18 is a statutory holiday observed across all provinces, which means that markets and Fundserv will be closed. As a result, no trading activities or settlement will occur on that day. 

If you haven’t completed it yet, the “Annual Review of Professional Activities” (“ARPA”) questionnaire is now available on the Investia Advisor Centre for online completion.

Effective April 1, 2025, the Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee (“CIFSC”) introduced new fund classifications as follows: 

As of January 22, 2024, corporations registered under the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”) must maintain and provide a record of individuals with significant control (“ISC”) to Corporations Canada. 

As a follow-up to our last communication, we have received feedback from CIRO that some CERTS users (Representatives, Associate Advisors, Junior Advisors, Licensed Assistants, Branch Managers) are having difficulty either registering on the portal or completing their 2024 and 2025 mandatory MFD compliance credit(s).

As a reminder, annual licence fees will be deducted from your commissions deposited next week, i.e., on April 17, 2025 (pay period 2025-15), unless you have elected to pay these fees by credit card via ePay.

We would like to inform you of two important changes regarding model portfolios in Univeris. These changes will come into effect on May 1, 2025.

On March 24, 2025, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) issued a press release to warn Canadian investors about an emerging scam known as account intrusions. This type of fraudulent activity is a growing concern as fraudsters employ sophisticated tactics to access and exploit investment accounts.

In an effort to improve our Limited Authorization Form (LAF) process, please note that the following two changes will come into effect on April 4, 2025.

Please be advised that the CIRO 2025 MFD Compliance credit is now available on CIRO’s CE Reporting and Tracking System (“CERTS”) portal.