Toronto, ON – Advocis, the Financial Advisors Association of Canada, applauds the Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) on its decision to issue orders to permit a corporation established and controlled by a registered salesperson to receive payments of commissions or fees from the salesperson�s registered dealer.
�Manitoba advisors will welcome this news,� said Steve Howard, president and CEO of Advocis. �Incorporation is a modern and efficient business structure that offers many practical advantages such as tax planning and provides more efficient succession planning and business expansion by easing administrative costs.�
Advocis has longed pressed for advisor incorporation and in the past year has sent two submissions to the MSC on this matter:
- http://www.advocis.ca/content/programs/advocacy/sub07/Sub-MSC-incorp-mar23-07.pdf (March 23, 2007).
- http://www.advocis.ca/content/programs/advocacy/sub07/Sub-MFDA-Rec-MB-jul13-07.pdf (July 13, 2007).
�The MSC orders put Manitoba mutual fund licensees on an equal footing with their colleagues in a number of other provinces,� said Howard.
The MSC notice can be read here: http://www.msc.gov.mb.ca/legal_docs/legislation/notices/2007_37notice.pdf
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