Comment & Insight | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:29:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Comment & Insight | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/ 32 32 Advisor chargebacks are bad for the industry https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/advisor-chargebacks-are-bad-for-the-industry/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:14:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524732 The CSA is considering a ban on the practice

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]]> Gating isn’t a betrayal; it’s a foreseeable mismatch https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/gating-isnt-a-betrayal-its-a-foreseeable-mismatch/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:04:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524737 Evergreen fund gating is natural, and will happen again

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]]> Small businesses are hurting and financial advisors need to pay attention https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/small-businesses-are-hurting-and-financial-advisors-need-to-pay-attention/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:03:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=519510 This isn’t just an entrepreneur’s issue. It directly affects the advisors and institutions who serve these businesses

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]]> We’re not there yet on plain language https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/were-not-there-yet-on-plain-language/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:01:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=519504 Editorial: There is room for improvement when it comes to customer-friendly communications in financial services

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]]> The next economic crisis won’t just be about money — it’ll be about bad advice https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/the-next-economic-crisis-wont-just-be-about-money-itll-be-about-bad-advice/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:03:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=511333 It’s time for a national framework that standardizes title protection

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]]> The time is right for harmonized securities regulation https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/the-time-is-right-for-harmonized-securities-regulation/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:02:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=511332 Editorial: In a letter to the CSA, trade groups recommend 5 initiatives to harmonize securities regulations across the country

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]]> Canada must modernize financial legislation https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/canada-must-modernize-financial-legislation/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:09:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=501699 Opinion: Failure to adapt risks leaving the nation behind

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]]> We need to stop talking about independence https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/we-need-to-stop-talking-about-independence/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:04:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=501706 Editorial: Independence has become a loaded term, with no consensus around what it really means

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]]> Quebec to drop withdrawal limit for LIFs in 2025 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/quebec-to-drop-withdrawal-limit-for-lifs-in-2025/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:10:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=495943 Move will give clients more flexibility for retirement income and tax planning

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]]> Poor track record on financial literacy demands a new approach https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/poor-track-record-on-financial-literacy-demands-a-new-approach/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:10:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=495947 Editorial: FCAC should ramp up its emphasis on behavioural design

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