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  1. Launching Equitable Life Savings & Retirement Webinar Series
    In 2021, Equitable Life’s® S&R team will spotlight various aspects of our competitive fund lineup and product offerings. Each webinar in the series will feature a new topic. This series will also give advisors an opportunity to learn more about various products and product features, hear from industry professionals, learn about investment strategies; and so much more.

    This month, Equitable Life welcomes Kimberley West, Senior Client Portfolio Manager for Invesco Canada’s International Companies Fund. West will be joined by Ryan Diamant, Senior Product Manager, Invesco Canada.

    Equitable Life is pleased to highlight access to Invesco Global Companies Fund, Invesco International Companies Fund, and Invesco Europlus Fund in the Pivotal Select™ segregated fund line-up.
     

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  2. 100 years strong

    As COVID-19 continues, we want to reassure you that Equitable Life remains financially strong and committed to supporting our clients.

    We are financially strong and stable
    Our commitment to your health, wealth and overall well-being remains unchanged. This global pandemic has impacted the way we do business, but we continue to focus on our strategic goals while meeting the needs of Canadians. These three factors speak to our financial strength and stability:

    • Equitable Life has a global credit rating of ‘A’ with a positive trend from DBRS Morningstar in recognition of our ability to adapt to the current business environment and prudent risk profile;
    • We are maintaining our current dividend scale for the period July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021; and
    • Our Life Insurance Capital Adequacy Test (LICAT) ratio remains well above our goal and the minimum that is required at 152.5% at the close of the first quarter.We pride ourselves on our customer service

    Being recognized for its service culture across all lines of business is a point of pride for a company that includes ‘customer focus’ as one of its three corporate values. In 2019, our dedication to customer service was recognized with these outstanding survey results, proving we have the We have the knowledge, experience and ability to find solutions that work for you:
    • Equitable Life ranked in the top quartile for segregated fund service in 2019 survey of advisors and MGAs1 ;
    • In a 2019 survey of customers from 15 life insurance companies,2 Equitable Life ranked #1 on the Net Promoter Score, a measure used across industries to gauge the loyalty of a firm's customer relationships; and
    • A survey of Group consultants, brokers and third-party administrators 3 ranked Equitable Life in the top two insurers across all categories.
    We have adjusted our business to become digital
    Since the pandemic began, our IT and operations teams have digitally enhanced more than 20 different processes and services to make it easier for us to integrate with our distribution partners in this new reality. Our sales and customer service teams remain open and available to support you and your customers.

    We are here with you and for you
    • To commemorate our 100th Anniversary this year, we donated $4.5 million to purchase and install a new MRI for Grand River Hospital and, as part of our Equitable Gives Back Contest, we donated $50,000 –  $10,000 each – to five charities in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. As well, we are celebrating by randomly selecting policyholders to receive a $100 and three grand prizes. For more information about our celebrations, check out our website at www.equitable100.ca.

      As the global situation continues to evolve, rest assured that Equitable Life is unwavering in our commitments to you and the communities we serve. We are here with you and for you.
    1 Life Ops Consulting Group Distribution Service Satisfaction Surveys 2015-2019, Independent Advisors
    2  LIMRA CxP Customer Experience Benchmarking Program, Life Insurance In-Force Experience 2019
    3 NMG Consulting’s Canadian Group Benefits Survey 2019
     
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  5. Equitable Life of Canada Webcast Series Featuring Invesco Canada Equitable Life® continues to spotlight various aspects of our competitive fund lineup and product offerings. This series gives advisors an opportunity to:
    • learn more about products and product features,
    • hear from industry professionals,
    • learn about investment strategies; and so much more.

    In this webcast, we welcome


    Join us to learn the reasons for the growth in ESG, how the following funds are managed and how they can be positioned in a client’s portfolio.
    • Equitable Life S&P/TSX Composite ESG Index Fund Select
    • Equitable Life S&P 500 ESG Index Fund Select 
    • Equitable Life NASDAQ 100 ESG Index Fund Select 

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  6. Equitable awarded FundGrade A Fundata recognizes Equitable with Fundata FundGrade A® awards in August and September. The recognized funds are: These funds are part of Equitable’s Pivotal Select™ fund lineup. The FundGrade rating system is a great tool for identifying top-performing funds.

    Mark Schmehl, the portfolio manager of the Fidelity Global Innovators Fund recently joined us for a webcast. If you missed the live webcast, you can watch it on-demand.

    Want to learn more? Contact your Director, Investment Sales today.

    FundGrade A® is used with permission from Fundata Canada Inc., all rights reserved.
    ® and ™ denote registered trademarks of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.

    Date posted: October 29, 2024
     
  7. Delay in Pivotal Select segregated fund client statements


    We apologize for the delay in the delivery of our Pivotal Select™ segregated fund client statements. We understand how crucial these statements are for you and clients. We are working hard to resolve the issue. We will post an update on EquiNet® on or before February 7.

    We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time. If you have questions or need further assistance, reach out to our Client Care Team at 1.866.884.7427.  



    Best Regards,

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    Cam Crosbie,
    Executive Vice-President, Savings and Retirement Division
    Equitable



    Posted February 4, 2025

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  9. EZcomplete enhancements for segregated fund applications

    When we launched EZcomplete® for segregated funds back in January we heard a lot of positive comments from our advisors. We also heard that we could do better. So that's just what we did.

     

    1. FUNDSERV CODE 

    Advisors with an active FundSERV code no longer need to remember to select the FundSERV code when starting a new segregated fund application. EZcomplete will now default to the FundSERV code.


    2. LOAN DEPOSIT OPTION
    Under the Contributions section of the segregated fund application for Non-registered, TFSA, RSP or Spousal RSP, Loan is now a deposit option under Deposit Types. If Loan is selected, EZcomplete will ask for amount and Lending Company name. Equitable Life® has partnered with B2B Bank to provide investment and RSP loans at competitive rates. Details can be found on EquiNet® under "Loans".


    3. LIMITING SUCCESSOR ANNUITANT
    Applicable to TFSA, RIF and Spousal RIF applications only, EZcomplete will now use validation to prevent advisors from accidentally naming the same person as both successor annuitant and beneficiary, reducing the instances of "not in good order" applications.


    4. ONGOING PAD FUND SELECTION
    If Ongoing PAD is selected as a Deposit Type, an advisor can allocate the Ongoing PAD to a fund allocation that is different than the rest of the deposit options.


    5. TRANSFER FORM NOTIFICATION
    The MGA and advisor confirmation emails now include text to confirm that a Transfer Form has been uploaded and submitted as part of the segregated fund application. This additional information will act as a reminder to the Advisor/MGA to send the Transfer Form to the relinquishing institution.

     

    6. POPULATING FIELDS
    Advisors will no longer need to keep entering the same advisor and MGA information on new segregated fund applications. The first time an advisor code is used on an EZcomplete segregated fund application, the advisor will populate all the required fields. Each subsequent time a new segregated fund application is created with the same advisor code, the following fields will pre-populate with the values that were last entered.

    a) Advisor Email
    b) Dealer/MGA Name
    c) Branch Number
    d) MGA Email

  10. Equitable Life awarded seven Fundata FundGrade A+ awards
     
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    Equitable Life® has won seven Fundata FundGrade A+® awards for 2020. The first four funds are currently available on Equitable Life’s Pivotal Select™ fund lineup. The remaining three awarded funds are part of Equitable’s legacy products. These funds are available to existing Equitable Life contracts only.
    • Equitable Life Dynamic Power Global Growth Fund
    • Equitable Life Accumulative Income Fund
    • Equitable Life Common Stock Fund
     
    The annual awards are presented by Fundata Canada Inc. to investment funds that have shown consistent, outstanding, risk-adjusted performance throughout the previous calendar year.
     
    Equitable Life invests for the big picture and offers a complete range of investment and annuity products designed to meet the savings, accumulation and income needs of clients. Our strength as a company along with our many investment guarantees can help your clients achieve their financial goals with confidence.
     
    FundGrade A+® is used with permission from Fundata Canada Inc., all rights reserved. The annual FundGrade A+® Awards are presented by Fundata Canada Inc. to recognize the “best of the best” among Canadian investment funds. The FundGrade A+® calculation is supplemental to the monthly FundGrade ratings and is calculated at the end of each calendar year. The FundGrade rating system evaluates funds based on their risk-adjusted performance, measured by Sharpe Ratio, Sortino Ratio, and Information Ratio. The score for each ratio is calculated individually, covering all time periods from 2 to 10 years. The scores are then weighted equally in calculating a monthly FundGrade. The top 10% of funds earn an A Grade; the next 20% of funds earn a B Grade; the next 40% of funds earn a C Grade; the next 20% of funds receive a D Grade; and the lowest 10% of funds receive an E Grade. To be eligible, a fund must have received a FundGrade rating every month in the previous year. The FundGrade A+® uses a GPA-style calculation, where each monthly FundGrade from “A” to “E” receives a score from 4 to 0, respectively. A fund’s average score for the year determines its GPA. Any fund with a GPA of 3.5 or greater is awarded a FundGrade A+® Award. For more information, see www.FundGradeAwards.com. Although Fundata makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Fundata.® ”Equitable Life” and “Pivotal Select” are trademarks of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.