Invest Skeptically

In a previous blog I mentioned the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) and decided to add a little more about them.
OBSI is funded by its participating firms — which is not unusual. But, an interesting note is that they focus only on “independent and impartial” dispute resolution which means they are [...]

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James Daw writes, Legal help can tackle bad adviser, in the Toronto Star (June 12, 2007), about an investor’s options after they’ve received bad financial advice and lost money. In Canada there’s an Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) with participating firms that include:

Domestic and foreign banks
Some credit unions
Trust and loan [...]

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