Letters to the Editor – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:12:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Letters to the Editor – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Letter: Misleading sales pitches impede investor decisions https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-misleading-sales-pitches-impede-investor-decisions/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:02:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479405 To be seen as professionals, advisors must be reasonable and transparent, writes John De Goey

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]]> Letter: Ontario’s title protection framework is long overdue https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-ontarios-title-protection-framework-is-long-overdue/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:22:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=452022 Minimum standards for credentialing bodies, and the robust process for approving those bodies, were determined after extensive consultations, writes Huston Loke

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]]> Letter: Policy implementation shouldn’t be a partisan issue https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-policy-implementation-shouldnt-be-a-partisan-issue/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:42:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=450818 Cited risks from collaboration with industry are unfounded, writes Paul Bourque

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]]> Letter: Investors pay the price for rules that should never have existed https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-investors-pay-the-price-for-rules-that-should-never-have-existed/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:02:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=448190 The industry must learn to better sense investor needs instead of reacting to regulations, writes Ken Kivenko

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]]> Letter: Lament over modernization task force is misplaced https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-lament-over-modernization-task-force-is-misplaced/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:36:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=445804 Disappointment rests on a mistaken presumption, writes Ian Russell

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]]> Letter: Greatest climate-related risk is government and regulatory interference https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-greatest-risk-to-climate-is-government-and-regulatory-interference/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:32:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=442957 Humans can continue to adapt to the historically modest changes recently seen in our climate, writes David McGruer

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]]> Letter: An investor’s perspective on the regulatory treadmill https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-an-investors-perspective-on-the-regulatory-treadmill/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:50:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=438716 In most instances, the industry has only itself to blame for the protracted and costly nature of policymaking in this country, writes Harvey Naglie

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]]> Letter: Time for a national voice for Main Street investors https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-time-for-a-national-voice-for-main-street-investors/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 19:55:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=420609 An investor advisory council would allow retail investors to speak on their own behalf and promote active dialogue between regulators and investors, writes Ken Kivenko

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]]> Letter: Industry has made significant progress on strategic issues throughout pandemic https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-industry-has-made-significant-progress-on-strategic-issues-throughout-pandemic/ Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:54:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=419087 Rebounding equities markets and continued demand for wealth services were major factors in strong industry performance, writes Ian Russell

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]]> Letter: Investment industry well-positioned for the post-Covid recovery https://www.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-investment-industry-well-positioned-for-the-post-covid-recovery/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:33:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=413592 Strong performance in 2020 bodes well for the year ahead, writes Ian Russell

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