DundeeWealth Reviews

Pros

DW is a great place to shine if you are willing to put in the work, and there is ample opportunity to progress for those who display initiative. Compensation is very competitive, especially incentive comp.

Cons

DW has been sold to Scotiabank, so there is currently a (maybe perceived) lack of stability.

Pros

it's a well known company in the financial and investment management field. people who work at Dundee are ethical and professional

Cons

i don't see lot of career advancement in this company due to the size of the company and the recent acquisition by Scotiabank

Advice to Senior Management

improve internal communication and information sharing system.

Pros

Benefits are good, you don't contribute anything to it.

Cons

Poor management
Inexperience people promoted to leadership role

Advice to Senior Management

Recruit people who are personable, knowledgeable and pleasant to deal with

Pros

- genuine independence and ability to achieve performance based entirely on own efforts, not dependent on others or head office.
- the Great Recession and market crash of 2008 eliminated almost all the weak advisors leaving a much healthier company overall and more solid compensation for the rest.

Cons

- management indifference to most staff and advisor concerns, but not much different than most major banks and other comparable financial institutions.

Pros

Compensation and benefits are competitive

Cons

No mentorship or career development offered by the company. Too many layers of management. Senior Management does not communicate with junior employees.

Advice to Senior Management

To attract and maintain the best talent, implement the HR policies of some of the leading competition.

Pros

Learn about the industry, something that is not mentioned in books. Meet new people, which expands your network. Opportunity to exceed expectations.

Cons

Very low compensation considering my education and truly professional service I provide. No promise to be hired after summer term.

Advice to Senior Management

Be more generous and actor as a mentor and career advisor. That would be ideal. They're good people in general.

Pros

management is very supportive, work life balance is good, strong corporate culture, strong ethics and accountability culture, flexible company, commitment to philanthropy, relaxed atmosphere

Cons

too much communication sometimes, an often invisible senior management team, staff physically divided (though that's changing), lack of integration with regional offices

Advice to Senior Management

Senior management needs to be more visible and needs to be meeting regularly with all employees; laying off staff to meet quarterly guidance is not good long-term strategy

Pros

Good benefits, management acknowledges when you do good work.

Cons

no work/life balance, get ready to have projects handed to you at 5pm to be completed that day. They aren't concerned with your family circumstances, they need their work completed then and there! When there is bad weather, all the executive levels empty out by noon while the rest of us wait for 5pm. No concern whatsoever of their employee's well-being.

Advice to Senior Management

start paying overtime if you want people to devote after work hours to your work priorities. Only then will HR be able to flag the number of hours people are REALLY working.

Pros

Just a job, but there are advancement opportunities

Cons

Really beurocratic, and the health plan is horrid

Advice to Senior Management

We're in the financial services industry and we can't get a somewhat decent health plan?

Pros

Very little micro management here.

Cons

Not enough communication with employees.

Advice to Senior Management

Change the insurance company.