Investment Executive (IE)

Investment Executive (IE) serves as Canada's main newspaper tailored for financial experts. Since its inception in 1989, IE has been published 16 times annually and connects with over 120,000 financial advisors and portfolio managers. No other financial publication matches the comprehensive coverage offered by IE. The publication has earned the trust of its audience by delivering smart and well-researched insights into the financial services industry. It covers a wide array of topics including regulation and compliance, investment funds, research, technology, estate planning, taxes, client relationship building, and the development of future client products and services.

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U.S. wholesale prices post biggest drop in five years

1 day ago | investmentexecutive.com | Matt Ott

Excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core wholesale prices slipped 0.4% from March and increased 3.1% year-over-year. Economists had expected a modest rise in producer prices for the month. Prices for services fell 0.7%, the largest drop in government records dating to 2009, due to shrinking profit margins among wholesalers and retailers.
U.S. applications for jobless benefits hold firm

1 day ago | investmentexecutive.com | Matt Ott

Weekly jobless claims are seen as a proxy for U.S. layoffs and have mostly remained in a healthy range between 200,000 and 250,000 since Covid devastated the economy and eliminated millions of jobs five years ago. While Trump has paused or rolled back many of his tariff threats, concerns persist about a global economic slowdown that could undermine the U.S. labour market — a pillar of economic strength in recent years.
Understanding the E&O claims process as regulatory fines increase

3 days ago | investmentexecutive.com | Jonathan Got

Tips on what’s covered and best practices from the International Financial Brokers of Canada summit By: Jonathan Got May 12, 2025 13:55 Jonathan Got As Canada’s investment regulatory environment grows stricter, advisors need to follow basic best practices to protect themselves, and understand what’s covered by their errors and omissions (E&O) insurance, Amanda Calder, a claims manager with Axis Capital in Toronto, said at the International Financial Brokers of Canada summit Thursday. Tips...
Canada's impact investment market tops $15 billion

4 days ago | investmentexecutive.com | Kevin Press

One in five impact investments delivered above-market returns in 2024 By: Kevin Press May 12, 2025 12:05 Kevin Press Canada’s impact investing sector has reached $15 billion, according to a new report by SVX, a provider of services to investors, funds and a variety of organizations. Last year saw the launch of 66 products — directed at a sector still largely concentrated in private markets. SVX reported that 49% of impact investment products are bonds or debentures. “This reflects the...
Donald Trump — deal unmaker | Investment Executive

6 days ago | investmentexecutive.com | Kevin Press

Kevin Press Add Canadian financial advisory practices to the list of shopping items hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war. The great expectations that market watchers had for merger-and-acquisition (M&A) activity this year have only partially materialized, thanks to capital market volatility and a risk-off posture adopted by would-be buyers.
SEC dismantling crypto enforcement: commissioner

6 days ago | investmentexecutive.com | James Langton

Now, the SEC has reached a proposed settlement with the company, which would see it pay a reduced US$50-million penalty and asks the court to drop the injunction against it.
U.S. tariffs are already stoking inflation

6 days ago | investmentexecutive.com | James Langton

James Langton The tariffs imposed on China earlier this year are already boosting consumer prices, according to a new paper from researchers at the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.
Liberal tax promise tracker: Legislative limbo edition

6 days ago | investmentexecutive.com | Michelle Schriver

Tax-related measures to watch for in the federal budget — or sooner By: Michelle Schriver May 9, 2025 16:11 Michelle Schriver Many tax proposals linger in limbo following a lack of legislation in recent months combined with the recent federal election and Parliament’s upcoming summer recess. When former prime minister Justin Trudeau prorogued Parliament on Jan. 6, all unfinished legislative business was dropped. On March 23, Parliament was dissolved ahead of the April federal election, which...
Court upholds tribunal's findings on fraud, sanctions

6 days ago | investmentexecutive.com | James Langton

According to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision, Feng and CIM appealed the tribunal’s rulings arguing, among other things, that it had erred in applying the legal tests for determining whether fraud took place, improperly evaluated evidence and erred in finding that investors’ money was diverted.
FCA brings back fund managers' research bundling

6 days ago | investmentexecutive.com | James Langton

James Langton Investment funds will once again be able to compensate brokers for investment research by bundling those costs with trading services, under final rules adopted by the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In July 2024, the regulator adopted rules allowing institutional investors to bundle payments for research and trade execution, rather than paying for each service separately.