Current Issues

News Coverage

FAIR Canada Profile

  • Investment Executive – Investor Protection is Priority No. 1 – Mid-November 2009
  • National Post – Here for the Little Guy – September 8, 2009
  • The Bottom Line – Inside trades ‘rampant,’ says FAIR boss – August 2009
  • Argyle Magazine – To Be Fair – Summer 2009
  • TMCNet.com – FAIR Canada Applauds OSC Decision in HudBay Case and Urges TSX to bring shareholder approval requirements in line with major markets – January 23, 2009
  • Investor Executive – Investment pros sought for investor advocacy team- December 7, 2008
  • SHARE Association Newsletter – December 2008
  • McCarthy Tétrault – A New FAIR Voice for Investors – November 28, 2008
  • Investor Executive – Looking out for the interests of small investors – October 2008
  • CBC News – Investor-rights foundation launched– September 29, 2008
  • CanadianSecuritiesLaw.com – Foundation for the Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR) launched – September 30, 2008
  • Canadianmoneysaver.ca – As It Happens: Canadian Foundation for the Advancement of Investor Rights – September 29, 2008

Current Issues

  • The Unbiased Portfolio – Follow up on FAIR – February 28, 2010
  • Investment Executive – OSC urged to create panel for small investors – February 15, 2010
  • Bryan Borzykowski – How to Spot Weasel Words that Can Sink Your Portfolio – January 31, 2010
  • Financial Post - Canada struggles to tackle insider trading problem – Monday, November 9, 2009
  • Investment Executive – Investor organization calls for improvements to CSA point of sale initiative – October 21, 2009
  • CTV News Montreal – Federal Liberals meet Jones clients – August 28, 2009
  • Financial Post – Edward Waitzer:  The client must always come first – August 12, 2009
  • The Globe and Mail – Globe Investor – It’s time to bring fairness to bond market – July 28, 2009
  • Globe and Mail Report on Business – TSX proposal on takeovers gets cold response – April 13, 2009
  • Investment Executive – FAIR Canada pleased with OSC plans for Investment Secretariat – April 13, 2009
  • Investment Executive – FAIR Canada urges TSX to bring shareholder approval requirements in line with major markets – January 30, 2009
  • Investment Executive – FAIR Canada applauds OSC decision in HudBay case- January 25, 2009

Leveraged and Inverse ETFs

  • BetaPro eyes Australia for its leveraged ETFs – March 1, 2010
  • The Trouble with Leveraged ETFS – Canadian Couch Potato – January 26, 2010
  • The Globe and Mail – Globe Investor – BetaPro markets leveraged ETFS through Blackberry – January 6, 2010
  • Financial Post – A New Twist on Exchange Traded Funds – December 24, 2009
  • Morningstar – Leveraged buyers beware – November 20, 2009
  • The Globe and Mail – Globe Investor – Leveraged ETFs in the Crosshairs – Monday, November 9, 2009
  • Financial Post – Horizons BetaPro ramps up its paid PR campaign on leveraged ETFs - September 10, 2009
  • The Globe and Mail – Report on Business – The trouble with leveraged ETFs – July 10, 2009
  • ETF  Database – Canadian Regulators Respond to Industry – June 18, 2009
  • The Globe and Mail – Globe Investor – Industry watchdog issues warning on leveraged ETFs – June 12, 2009
  • Financial Post – Regulator cautions dealers on ETF sale – June 12, 2009
  • Investment Executive – IIROC spells out sales obligations for leveraged ETFs – June 12, 2009
  • Canadian MoneySaver – Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds – June 2009
  • Financial Post – How “risky” leveraged inverse ETFs might be used to reduce risk – June 1, 2009
  • London Financial Times – Investors warned about niche ETFs – May 31, 2009
  • Toronto Star – Leave BetaPro’s ETFs to the professionals – May 30, 2009
  • Sympatico MSN Finance – Are ETFs a better investment than stocks or mutual funds? – May 28, 2009
  • ETF2X (A Blog Devoted to The Intelligent Application of Proprietary Timers to Double Exposure ETF’s) – May 23, 2009
  • Morningstar.ca – May 22, 2009
  • Canadian Capitalist – A Canadian Personal Finance Blog – This and That: Leveraged ETFs, CreditCard Legislation and more… May 22, 2009
  • ETF Daily News – Simple is best with ETFs – May 21, 2009 (same as Financial Post article)
  • The Financial Post – Simple is best with ETFs – May 21, 2009
  • ETF Daily News – Canadian Investor blasts makers of leveraged ETFs – May 16, 2009 (same as The Market Guardian article)
  • The Market Guardian- Canadian Investor blasts makers of leveraged ETFs – May 16, 2009
  • Morningstar.ca – FAIR Canada turns up the heat on leveraged BetaPro ETFs- May 15, 2009
  • Investment Executive – FAIR Canada issues investor warning on leveraged and inverse ETFs May 15, 2009
  • Canadian Business Online – Investor Alert on the Dangers of Leveraged and Inverse ETFs – May 14, 2009

Video

  • Interview with Rob Carrick – Feeling ripped off, investors?  You are not alone – September 28, 2009
  • Interview with Rob Carrick – Some simple, good investments – September 21, 2009
  • Financial Post Video – Jonathan Chevreau’s Interview with Ermanno Pascutto                                     – August 25, 2009
  • TV Appearance – Focus Ontario on Global TV - August 8, 2009
  • Interview with Rob Carrick – Investment products that are not good for investors – July 27, 2009
  • BNN – The Close :  Are Retail Investors Adequately Protected When they Deal with Professionals in the Investment Industry?  featuring FAIR Canada Director – Whipple Steinkrauss – January 6, 2009

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