Law | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/law/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Law | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/law/ 32 32 Appeal court upholds BCSC collection effort https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/appeal-court-upholds-bcsc-collection-effort/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534417 Payments from LIFs can face forfeiture, court finds

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