Failures in Document-Driven Business Processes Are Higher Risk and Costlier than Many Executives Think Many business executives understand that improving their document-driven business processes—the processes in their businesses that are governed and controlled by documents in electronic or paper format—can deliver operational efficiencies and drive cost takeout. What many may not appreciate is the degree […]

Blackline documents are used to graphically show content changes that have been made to a document between two given dates. In addition to being able to review changes at the field level, using the History > Compare function InvestorPOS Publisher now supports blackline document creation at the document level. This means that you can now […]

Advisors using the new Fund Facts disclosure documents are already seeing many benefits for their businesses and clients, according to a recent survey. Between September and October 2012, InvestorPOS conducted a survey of roughly 200 advisors across Canada. Of those participants, almost all felt that Fund Facts documents offered better disclosure and that, unlike a […]

Fund Facts delivery represents a significant opportunity for the industry in terms of cost reduction and improved investor satisfaction. However, it also represents a significant effort in terms of implementation. Both dealers and fund managers are looking for partners to provide solutions and guidance with this implementation. View Full PDF

InvestorPOS Inc. today signed an agreement with Morningstar Research Inc., a subsidiary of independent investment research provider Morningstar, Inc., to integrate the InvestorPOS FFxpress solution with Morningstar PALTrak, a desktop application for financial advisors with data and performance history for thousands of funds. Beginning with the August 2012 release of PALTrak, advisors will be able […]

We are pleased to provide InvestorPOS’ comments to the Canadian Security Administrators’ (CSA) second publication of proposed amendments for the Implementation of Stage 2 of Point of Sale Disclosure for Mutual Funds: Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 81-101 Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure, Form 81-101F3 and Companion Policy 81-101CP Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure and Consequential Amendments […]

On June 21st the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released for comment their proposed amendments to National Instrument 81-101 Mutual Fund Prospectus Disclosure for the Implementation of Stage 2 of Point of Sale Disclosure for Mutual Funds, outlining enhancements to the Fund Facts document and details surrounding the delivery of the document to investors. The CSA […]

InvestorPOS Inc. has launched a new web site at www.InvestorPOS.com, highlighting its suite of solutions for advisors, asset managers, investment fund dealers and compliance officers. First launched in October 2011 for financial advisors to access the complete universe of approximately 25,000 Fund Facts documents, the newly designed site outlines a variety of related solutions aimed […]

The International Organization of Securities Commissions‟ (IOSCO) Technical Committee‟s Standing Committee on the Regulation of Market Intermediaries (TCSC3) and the Standing Committee on Investment Management (TCSC5) (known collectively as the Joint Group) have jointly authored the Principles on Point of Sale Disclosure Final Report. The Report sets out principles that are designed to assist markets […]

A survey of financial advisors finds that the 2‐page Fund Facts that Canada’s fund companies were required to provide as of July 1st are popular — at least with financial advisors. View Full PDF