We are pleased to announce that 3 new processes have been added to the Business Tracker tool to facilitate the ability for you to view the status of these types of requests. 

On October 18, 2024, CIRO issued a press release warning Canadian investors not to be fooled by a fraudster currently impersonating an employee of the regulatory organization to launch investment recovery scams.

Please be aware that this scam is specifically aimed at investors. We encourage you to inform your clients to help them stay alert and cautious.

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Business Continuity and Transition microsite, now available on the Advisor Centre under the “Tools and Resources” heading of the “Useful Links” section.

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

In order to enhance our services by reducing waiting times and informational inquiries, we would like to remind you that we will soon introduce a new option in our phone menu.

Firstly, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us at our National Business Conference in Quebec City two weeks ago. The event was a great success and we were delighted to see you all in person!

We would like to inform you that Q3 statements (from July 1 to September 30, 2024) will be available next week in the Investia Client Portal for all clients registered for e-delivery. For clients opting to receive paper statements, they will be mailed out to your clients shortly. 

With the introduction of the new Electronic Funds Transfer (“EFT”) purchase option in Univeris (for nominee accounts only), please note that the default payment method in the system has changed from “Client Cheque Deposit” to “Client EFT Deposit”.

We would like to remind you that our 2024 Virtual Conference for Administrative Personnel will be held on Tuesday, October 29 and Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The virtual conference will consist of 2.5 hours of live presentations each day from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (ET). 

Following the September 19, 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.