Inside Track | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:14:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Inside Track | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/ 32 32 About that cap-ex boom https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/about-that-cap-ex-boom/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:14:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531237 Desjardins Group says business investment will be weak in 2026, another risk-off year

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]]> Regulators are failing seniors https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/naglie/regulators-are-failing-seniors/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:41:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530815 Their emphasis on principles-based regulation and education is falling short

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]]> Media literacy is the new financial literacy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/media-literacy-is-the-new-financial-literacy/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:24:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530741 David Chilton talks social media, finfluencers and algorithms on the Canadian Advisor.cast

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]]> CIRO’s new proficiency standards fall short of professional benchmarks https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/naglie/ciros-new-proficiency-standards-fall-short-of-professional-benchmarks/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:43:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530235 Regulatory reforms miss an opportunity to establish meaningful competence requirements

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]]> Morning headline risk https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/morning-headline-risk/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:03:10 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530128 Here's what more than a century of data tells us about the long-term effects of geopolitical risk

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]]> Ontario courts throw open the doors for global securities class actions https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/ontario-courts-throw-open-the-doors-for-global-securities-class-actions/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:04:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529801 Capital markets are increasingly global — so are Canadian securities class actions

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]]> Sovereign debt to top US$100T in 2026: Fitch https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/sovereign-debt-to-top-us100t-in-2026-fitch/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:59:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529526 Canada could see a general government debt-to-GDP ratio of 99% by 2027

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]]> Bank branch sales culture in a CFR world https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/bank-branch-sales-culture-in-a-cfr-world/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:17:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529299 Clients walk into bank branches expecting access to a mix of competitive products — that's not what they get

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]]> Why have public market listings fallen so precipitously? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/why-have-public-market-listings-fallen-so-precipitously/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:13:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529023 Efforts to loosen oversight and boost growth are misguided — we should take a lesson from Australia

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]]> Exit interview: Scott Mackenzie https://www.investmentexecutive.com/inside-track_/exit-interview-scott-mackenzie/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 22:44:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=528635 Morningstar Canada's outgoing president and CEO made the industry better for advisors and their clients

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