Insight | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:02:40 +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 Insight | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/ 32 32 Re: Financial services now part of Canadian Free Trade Agreement https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/re-financial-services-now-part-of-canadian-free-trade-agreement/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:53:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535610 The move will serve as a critical test of whether Ontario will act with speed and purpose to realize CFTA's potential

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]]> Opinion: CIRO’s harmonization promise breaks down where investors need it most https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/opinion-ciros-harmonization-promise-breaks-down-where-investors-need-it-most/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:16:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535452 Prompt complaint resolution is key to capital market integrity — the SRO’s phase six rule consolidation whiffed

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]]> Re: Spaghetti at the wall https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/re-spaghetti-at-the-wall/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535138 ETFs are being approved under rules that weren't designed to govern them, and sold without sufficient explanation

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]]> Re: CIRO set to launch disgorgement payout program https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/re-ciro-set-to-launch-disgorgement-payout-program/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:05:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534584 A right without a proper remedy is not protection; it's a press release

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]]> Re: FCA consults on consumer redress reforms https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/re-fca-consults-on-consumer-redress-reforms/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:07:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534109 While the U.K. is fast-tracking reforms, Canada's regulators are absorbed in process design

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]]> Re: Scale, specialization and personalization will define wealth management https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/re-scale-specialization-and-personalization-will-define-wealth-management/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:34:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533892 "Fewer firms with greater scale means reduced competitive pressure, higher switching costs and diminished client leverage" writes Harvey Naglie

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]]> Opinion: Scale, specialization and personalization will define wealth management https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/opinion-scale-specialization-and-personalization-will-define-wealth-management/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:53:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533721 Clients are more empowered than ever — this is a key moment for the Canadian financial advice industry

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]]> Re: What’s next for FSRA’s MGA licensing rule? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/re-whats-next-for-fsras-mga-licensing-rule/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:09:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533368 FSRA did not invent a consumer protection problem — it found one

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]]> Re: Who will pay for CIRO’s data breach? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/re-who-will-pay-for-ciros-data-breach/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:01:12 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532964 If CIRO caves to industry pressure to use restricted funds for the data breach, the self-regulatory model must be reconsidered

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]]> Opinion: Who will pay for CIRO’s data breach? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/opinion-who-will-pay-for-ciros-data-breach/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:21:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=532493 It’s a $100-million question without clear answers

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