We are pleased to announce the update of our mandatory training on anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing (ATF), now available on Investia Learning. As this topic is a priority for our industry, it is necessary to complete this training every two (2) years to keep knowledge current and enhance your skills in identifying indicators and reporting suspicious transactions.

As you know, as part of our Digital Adoption Campaign, we launched a contest last August offering clients the opportunity to win $1,000 by logging into the Investia Client Portal or app. The contest will run until December, and we are very enthusiastic about its potential success. 

As announced on April 27, 2023 and in other communications, members of the New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada approved the new name of this organization to Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (“CIRO”) following the amalgamation of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (“IIROC”) and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association (“MFDA”) on January 1, 2023.

As a follow-up to the September 12, 2024 communication, we would like to remind you that we will be sending over the bank files to the various financial institutions today, Thursday, September 19, 2024 to enable the withdrawal of Investia’s Client Administrative Fees from clients’ bank accounts for eligible clients:

The 8th edition of iA Financial Group’s Canada-wide philanthropic contest is open! To mark the occasion, iA will be giving out $500,000 in donations. 

This year, the contest is focused on supporting Canadian charities that work in the health, education, environment or social services fields and have a mission, or a component of their mission, which supports people struggling with social issues such as homelessness, food insecurity, dropping out of school, addictions, violence, mental health or isolation.

Following the August 29, 2024 communication, we would like to remind you that holders of a nominee RRSP or LIRA/locked-in RRSP who will have reached age 71 by December 31, 2024 must transfer their account to a RRIF or LIF before year end.

We are excited to announce the dates for the 2024 Virtual Conference for Administrative Personnel. 

Following the September 5, 2024 communication, we would like to inform you of an amendment recently made to Administrative Procedures # 47 – Electronic Funds Transfer – Investia Nominee Accounts and #47A – Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) - Purchase in a Client-Name Account. More specifically, these procedures were reviewed, and clarifications related to EFTs from a third party’s bank account have been added.

Good news! As previously announced, we are pleased to confirm that starting September 16, 2024, it will be possible to make purchases via electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) deposit in Investia nominee accounts.

Following the launch of the Business Tracker last year, we are pleased to announce that we have made an enhancement to this tool.

Effective September 12, 2024, in the “Processing Timelines” section, a column will be added next to the existing estimated timelines to indicate the current processing times. This column will allow you to view the status of delays, if any.