As you may already know, the purpose of National Instrument 54-101 is to provide greater protection for investors by regulating the sharing of personal data with various organizations, including, among others, issuers of exchange traded funds (“ETFs”).

As part of this initiative, we are required to obtain our clients’ explicit authorization for the transmission of their personal information to these entities, or their refusal to do so. 

To ensure our clients’ records are current and compliant, more fund companies now require the federal business number, in addition to the NEQ for Quebec. Some fund companies have already reached out to you regarding this. Therefore, we remind you that it is your responsibility to add this information to the company details in Univeris. 

Please be advised that the Product Review Committee will be taking a break for two weeks. Specifically, there will be no product approval/review process from December 23, 2024 to January 3, 2025 inclusively for the following products:

• Exchange traded funds (ETF)
• Liquid alternative funds
• Exempt market products
  

Please be advised that effective November 28, 2024, the risk rating of each the following funds was increased by Dynamic Funds (“DYN”):

Please be advised that effective December 6, 2024, the risk rating of each of the following funds was increased by Fidelity Investments Canada ULC (“FID”):

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.

Maintaining accurate information regarding your clients’ financial circumstances is essential. This also applies to non-financial details.

We would like to inform you that Administrative Procedure # 21 – Commission Reports has recently been updated.

In-cash transfers into Investia nominee accounts are sums received by electronic funds transfer between the relinquishing dealer and Investia via Fundserv or by physical cheque received at Investia Head Office.

Upon receipt of these funds, head office staff will deposit them to the client’s nominee cash account and code the deposit appropriately to ensure the accuracy of the contribution receipts in cases where a receipt is required.

As you are aware, a minimum annual payment (MAP) is mandatory for all RRIF and LIF accounts. In accordance with Section 146.3(1) of the Income Tax Act, Investia is responsible for ensuring that all minimum payments are made before the last day of the year.