Insurance companies – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:31:58 +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 Insurance companies – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Banks seen shifting credit risk to funds https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/banks-seen-shifting-credit-risk-to-funds/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:31:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=481030 Risk-transfer vehicles to perform better now than in financial crisis

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]]> Insurance advisors share industry sentiment and needs (charts) https://www.investmentexecutive.com/in-depth_/special-reports/insurance-advisors-share-industry-sentiment-and-needs-charts/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 05:14:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479882 Insurance advisors answered multiple-choice questions about their industry experience for this inaugural research

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]]> Global financial sector’s credit conditions still rosy https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/global-financial-sectors-credit-conditions-still-rosy/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:14:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479959 Banks, insurers tend to benefit from higher rates even as financial stress builds, rating agencies say

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]]> Industry moves this week https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/people/industry-moves-this-week-53/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:19:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478945 Alongside Macoun's pending exit from Canada Life were changes at Wellington-Altus, Broadridge Financial and more

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]]> FSRA tightens the screws on seg fund DSCs https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/frsa-tightens-the-screws-on-seg-fund-dscs/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:24:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478284 New measures address the use of DSCs with existing contracts

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]]> OSFI, FCAC to explore industry plans for AI, quantum computing https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/osfi-fcac-to-explore-industry-plans-for-ai-quantum-computing/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:39:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=477650 Study of firms' plans for advanced tech will inform regulation and oversight

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]]> Financials, energy drive Q3 profits: StatsCan https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/financials-energy-drive-q3-profits-statscan/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:45:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=475899 Securities sector leads gains for financials

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]]> Financial sector upgrades outpace downgrades: Fitch https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/financial-sector-upgrades-outpace-downgrades-fitch/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:03:12 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=475653 High interest rates boost firms' profits, capital positions

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