Social media | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/social-media/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:51:57 +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 Social media | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/social-media/ 32 32 FCA tackles U.K.’s large advice gap https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/fca-tackles-u-k-s-large-advice-gap/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:51:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527609 Regulator details plans for "targeted support" framework to launch in 2026

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]]> Court rules DNA test not warranted in estate case https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/court-rules-dna-test-not-warranted-in-estate-case/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:26:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526163 Family gossip doesn't justify invasion of privacy: B.C. court

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]]> Fake advisory firms in ‘ramp-and-dump’ scam: SEC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/fake-advisory-firms-in-ramp-and-dump-scam-sec/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:35:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525541 Firms used social media to pump stocks, leaving investors with huge losses

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]]> ‘Neo’ brokers bring neo risks too: IOSCO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/neo-brokers-bring-neo-risks-too-iosco/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:03:30 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525233 Fee disclosure, conflicts of interest, consent pose investor protection issues

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]]> Financial planner loses certification over discriminatory social media posts https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/financial-planner-loses-certification-over-discriminatory-social-media-posts/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:00:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523478 "Factually novel" case involves off-duty conduct

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