Financial Advice for All: an important talk by Greg Pollock
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| Financial Advice for All: an important talk by Greg Pollock
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Fairmont Waterfront
900 Canada Pl
Vancouver, BC V6C 3L5 | The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is proposing a ban on embedded commissions. This could have the power to change the structure of our entire industry, and could have a severe impact on the number of Canadians who are able to afford high-quality financial advice.
To address this issue head on Advocis has started an aggressive campaign called Financial Advice for All. To get advisors across the country fired up and on board with this campaign Advocis President and CEO Greg Pollock has embarked on a cross-country speaking tour. This is a talk you won’t want to miss. Open to Advocis members and non-members at no cost, all are invited to come hear Greg Pollock address an issue that is of utmost importance to financial advisors across the nation. | About the Speaker | 
| | Greg Pollock, President & CEO, Advocis
Greg Pollock is the President and CEO of Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada. At Advocis Greg is responsible for providing effective strategic leadership and direction. He oversees all the day-to-day activities including advocacy, continuing education, best practices and E&O insurance. He also coordinates the interests of Advocis' 40 chapters and helps grow membership by giving voice to the more than 12,000 members nationwide.
He is also the Chief Operating Officer of The Institute, the leading designation body in Canada for financial services practitioners in the specialty areas of wealth transfer, estate planning and living benefits.
Prior to joining Advocis in 2008 Greg was general secretary of the 43,000 member Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA). Greg was awarded the Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 for his contribution to the teaching profession in Canada.
In recognition of his commitment to education and the financial advice industry, Greg was appointed to the National Steering Committee on Financial Literacy in February 2017. The committee is chaired by Jane Rooney, Canada’s Financial Literacy Leader. | |
| | Details | Date | | Tuesday, April 4, 2017 | Location | | Fairmont Waterfront
900 Canada Pl
Vancouver, BC V6C 3L5
MAP | Time | | 9:30 am Registration
10:00–11:00 am Greg Polluck Presentation
an Advocacy Update will be presented *Coffee and snacks will be provided. | Cost | | Free for members and non-members Please register online by April 3, 2017 at 12:00 pm. |
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