March is Fraud Prevention Month, and the CSA is urging all Canadians to take 4 simple steps to protect themselves from investment fraud. Read full release here.

Financial blogger Mike MacDonald, a fee-for-service financial planner at Weigh House Services, wrote an interesting review of mutual fund fees.

FAIR Canada Director Robert Pouliot wrote a seminal article in November 2007 regarding fiduciary risk in the management of mutual fund portfolios.

FAIR Canada and the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG) hosted Mr. Jean-Aymon Massie, President of the French Association of Corporate Governance (the Association) in Toronto on September 18.

On January 28, 2010, the Small Investor Protection Association (SIPA) issued a special report on investor protection.

The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig wrote an excellent column about unrealistic investor expectations about long term market returns.

On December 1, Susan Wolburgh Jenah, President and CEO of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) spoke to the Compliance Legal Section’s annual compliance conference in Toronto.

The new Investor Education Fund website, www.GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca, provides unbiased advice in a very user-friendly fashion.  Read the full story here in the Regina Leader Post.

The economy seems to be stabilizing, and this has prompted a shift in the public mood. Raw fear has given way to anxiety that the recovery will be feeble and drab.

Protégez-vous reports on FAIR Canada’s ongoing work on the client/advisor relationship, fee disclosure, conflicts of interest, and compensation for victims of financial fraud.

Robert Higginbotham the President, Europe for Fidelity International wrote an op-ed piece in the Financial Times recommending 5 steps to restore the faith of investors in the financial industry. He notes five areas in which progress can be made.

Canal Argent (Money Channel) interviews Associate Director Ilana Singer about FAIR Canada’s work in the area of compensation for victims of financial fraud.

In his new book Enough, Vanguard founder and low-cost investing pioneer John Bogle directly attacks the financial services industry for extracting far more value than it creates

The blog D&O Diary (Nov. 5, 2009) describes the rapid growth in class action suits against U.S. leveraged ETF providers.

Two recent newspaper articles warned about the harm to investor portfolios caused by complex or high fee products.

FAIR Canada Board member Neil de Gelder and Associate Director Steve Garmaise met with five senior officials of the BC Securities Commission led by Chair and CEO Brenda Leong following the BCSC’s half-day Capital Ideas on October 20, 2009.

Ilana Singer recently visited Montreal to meet with several advocacy groups (such as MEDAC) and the media. FAIR Canada was featured on the cover of the October 18th edition of Le Devoir.

In the article on October 24, 2009 published in LesAffaires.com, René Vézina discusses with Ilana Singer, the work being done in the area of compensation for victims of financial fraud.