News for Canadian Financial Advisors | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:30:20 +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 News for Canadian Financial Advisors | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/ 32 32 Crown Capital sells off assets as it faces debt, liquidity pressures https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/crown-capital-sells-off-assets-as-it-faces-debt-liquidity-pressures/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:30:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536114 The Calgary-based asset manager negotiated with its lender to buy more time to repay its debt

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]]> TSX rises more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets mixed https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/tsx-rises-more-than-200-points-u-s-stock-markets-mixed/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:59:10 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536123 The May crude oil contract dropped US$1.30 to US$96.57 per barrel

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]]> OSC seeks settlement with ATS over trade controls https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/osc-seeks-settlement-with-ats-over-trade-controls/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:33:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536100 Tribunal to consider settlement with Liquidnet over allegedly faulty controls

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]]> Product roundup: RBC iShares alliance rolls out five new ETFs https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/product-roundup-rbc-ishares-alliance-rolls-out-five-new-etfs/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:20:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536050 Plus, new emerging market, target-date and tech funds, and a raft of fund changes

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]]> Industry moves: New execs join SLI, Focus Wealth, CI Financial and Conquest https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-moves-new-execs-join-sli-focus-wealth-ci-financial-and-conquest/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:48:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536058 Plus, Designed Wealth adds advisor and inaugural taxonomy and transition planning council named

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]]> Adjudicator in OSC vs. Purpose case steps down https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/adjudicator-in-osc-v-purpose-case-steps-down/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:02:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536027 Social relationship with regulator's key witness in case leads to recusal

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]]> Federal court hears new case against Trump’s latest global tariffs https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/federal-court-hears-new-case-against-trumps-latest-global-tariffs/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:02:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536034 Current challenge deals with levies imposed under the Trade Act of 1974

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]]> Lower deduction of investment counsel fees hits trusts with AMT https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/lower-deduction-of-investment-counsel-fees-hits-trusts-with-amt/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:43:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535888 Many trusts may need to amend 2024, 2025 tax returns

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]]> Technicals over fundamentals https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/technicals-over-fundamentals/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:35:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536011 Cheap funding, central bank support, rosy AI forecasts, FOMO and more have kept market valuations elevated — that won’t last forever

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]]> Opinion: We need greater governance on life insurance book transfers https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/opinion-we-need-greater-governance-on-life-insurance-book-transfers/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:57:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536007 The lack of a structured follow-up when a client changes hands can leave the policyholder vulnerable

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