Venture capital – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:03:53 +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 Venture capital – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Ontario budget voices support for OBSI reform https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/ontario-budget-voices-support-for-obsi-reform/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:03:44 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482762 Government endorses OSC's investor protection, capital formation efforts

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]]> Regulators keep savvy-investor exemption https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/regulators-keep-savvy-investor-exemption/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:29:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482618 After pilot program, ASC, FCAA maintain exemption based on financial knowledge

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]]> Institutions to boost private asset exposures: Greenwich https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/institutions-to-boost-private-asset-exposures-greenwich/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:16:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479108 Survey finds institutional investors plan to grow private equity, debt holdings

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]]> Use of alternative data grows, with increased interest in AI: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/use-of-alternative-data-grows-with-increased-interest-in-ai-report/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:29:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=478840 While more investors said they're using alternative sources, the costs of such data may be coming down

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]]> Fintech investment down in first half of 2023 as valuations tumble https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/fintech-investment-down-in-first-half-of-2023-as-valuations-tumble/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:25:57 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=470212 Recession fears and inflation weigh on activity, a KPMG report says

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]]> Venture firm CEO pleads guilty in pre-IPO scheme https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/venture-firm-ceo-pleads-guilty-in-pre-ipo-scheme/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:13:39 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=470143 Authorities allege investors were defrauded with false promise of lucrative private shares

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]]> Canadian venture capital funding bounces back in Q2 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-venture-capital-funding-bounces-back-in-q2/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:13:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=469390 But the $3.25 billion in total disbursements in the first half of the year compares with $4.72 billion in the first six months last year

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]]> New FCA rules ease retail access to long-term funds https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/new-fca-rules-ease-retail-access-to-long-term-funds/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:52:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=468159 Rules aim to expand availability of risky, illiquid investment funds

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]]> TSXV considering faster, cheaper junior market https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/tsxv-considering-faster-cheaper-junior-market/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:11:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=467300 Venture exchange plans series of initiatives to enhance appeal of public listing

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]]> Venture capital activity slumps in rising rate environment https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/venture-capital-activity-slumps-in-rising-rate-environment/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 14:03:42 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=466632 After record 2021, venture investing, deal exits hit by valuation drop

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