Letters to the Editor – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 05 Dec 2024 22:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Letters to the Editor – Investment Executive https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Letter: A déjà vu moment for bank sales practices https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-a-deja-vu-moment-for-bank-sales-practices/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 22:21:49 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=498032 New review must be approached with urgency, transparency and a commitment to meaningful action, writes Harvey Naglie

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]]> Letter: OSC’s proposed disgorgement provisions are unfair and inadequate https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-oscs-proposed-disgorgement-provisions-are-unfair-and-inadequate/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:15:42 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497805 A better solution is to start a compensation fund, writes lawyer Joseph Groia 

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]]> Letter: A case for rethinking investor education https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-a-case-for-rethinking-investor-education/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:28:27 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=496887 Behavioural design is no silver bullet, writes Harvey Naglie

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]]> Letter: Misleading sales pitches impede investor decisions https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-misleading-sales-pitches-impede-investor-decisions/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:02:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479405 To be seen as professionals, advisors must be reasonable and transparent, writes John De Goey

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]]> Letter: Ontario’s title protection framework is long overdue https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-ontarios-title-protection-framework-is-long-overdue/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:22:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=452022 Minimum standards for credentialing bodies, and the robust process for approving those bodies, were determined after extensive consultations, writes Huston Loke

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]]> Letter: Policy implementation shouldn’t be a partisan issue https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-policy-implementation-shouldnt-be-a-partisan-issue/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:42:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=450818 Cited risks from collaboration with industry are unfounded, writes Paul Bourque

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]]> Letter: Investors pay the price for rules that should never have existed https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-investors-pay-the-price-for-rules-that-should-never-have-existed/ Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:02:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=448190 The industry must learn to better sense investor needs instead of reacting to regulations, writes Ken Kivenko

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]]> Letter: Lament over modernization task force is misplaced https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-lament-over-modernization-task-force-is-misplaced/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:36:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=445804 Disappointment rests on a mistaken presumption, writes Ian Russell

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]]> Letter: Greatest climate-related risk is government and regulatory interference https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-greatest-risk-to-climate-is-government-and-regulatory-interference/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:32:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=442957 Humans can continue to adapt to the historically modest changes recently seen in our climate, writes David McGruer

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]]> Letter: An investor’s perspective on the regulatory treadmill https://uat-phoenix.investmentexecutive.com/insight/letters-to-the-editor/letter-an-investors-perspective-on-the-regulatory-treadmill/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:50:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=438716 In most instances, the industry has only itself to blame for the protracted and costly nature of policymaking in this country, writes Harvey Naglie

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