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Acquisitions such as Quebec-based Industrial Alliance Securities Inc. The Canadian brokerage sector has been pushed into its downward spiral by diminishing revenue from two main business models: Not only are corporate financings being snuffed out, but wealth-management commissions are a fraction of what they were a couple of decades ago.

Terry Salman closed the public brokerage side of Salman Partners on February 15 submitted photo. Fewer than 10 independent brokerage firms remain in B. Executives at some of the surviving firms admit that they are losing money and say that mergers are a good way to become profitable. Were the firm to double in size, it would still need only seven compliance officers, Smolensky said. Both those predecessor companies were headquartered in Calgary but had their largest presence in Vancouver.

Shayne Nyquvest is another industry veteran who was recently involved in a merger.

Nyquvest suggested that by the time Business in Vancouver went to press, another local brokerage would likely be swallowed or merged. Following Canadian bank deregulation, big banks bought brokerages. Odlum Brown CEO Debra Hewson is optimistic about the future for her wealth management brokerage Chung Chow.

Concern about systemic risk stopped that practice, he said, and made it more difficult for small brokerages. Now chair emeritus at the VPLF, Salman has a library branch named in his honour, at the Hillcrest Centre. Not all independent brokerages in B. Hewson said the company is not looking to get bigger by merging or acquiring competitors but rather aims to get better at advising clients.

Other Vancouver brokerages, such as Wolverton Securities Ltd. The company focuses instead on big boards in Canada and the U. Unlike some firms offering wealth management, Oldum Brown employs research analysts to determine which companies it should include in its company model portfolio.

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Economy Broken business model batters B. Global Securities chairman Art Smolensky believes a merger would improve his firm's efficiency Rob Kruyt. The company, however, faced the same challenges as others in the distressed industry. The rise of the Internet has also eaten into the business of wealth management.

Terry Salman closed the public brokerage side of Salman Partners on February 15 submitted photo Dwindling number of brokerage firms Fewer than 10 independent brokerage firms remain in B.

The Internet and easy access to information, however, has diminished the value of research. Odlum Brown, for example, does no investment banking.

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