Wealthsimple Inc. | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:58:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Wealthsimple Inc. | Investment Executive 32 32 Wealthsimple’s new X partnership brings opportunities and risks, experts say https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/wealthsimples-new-x-partnership-brings-opportunities-and-risks-experts-say/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:51:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536592 Arrangement could encourage more or riskier trades, critics say

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]]> Wealthsimple gets regulatory green light to get in on prediction markets https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/wealthsimple-gets-regulatory-green-light-to-get-in-on-prediction-markets/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:41:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534843 It's the second firm in Canada to receive approval to offer futures and forecast contracts

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]]> Crypto class action settlement complete https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/crypto-class-action-settlement-complete/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:23:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533371 Court grants Wealthsimple's application for closing judgment

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]]> Wealthsimple says assets under administration top $100B https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/wealthsimple-says-assets-under-administration-top-100b/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:11:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523342 The fintech has seen its assets roughly double from a year ago

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]]> SRO investigation clashes with legal action https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/sro-investigation-clashes-with-legal-action/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:32:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=494849 Court rejects appeal of finding that firm could be prejudiced by settlement

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]]> Wealthsimple launching private credit fund with Sagard https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/products/wealthsimple-launching-private-credit-fund-with-sagard/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:24:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=462601 Only certain investors will have access to the fund, which comes with redemption limits and performance fees

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]]> Wealthsimple Advisor settles client privacy case with MFDA https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/wealthsimple-advisor-settles-client-privacy-case-with-mfda/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 22:46:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=456385 Regulators alleged the firm's onboarding process for new reps was deficient

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]]> Wealthsimple secures access for upcoming real time rail payment system https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/wealthsimple-secures-access-for-upcoming-real-time-rail-payment-system/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:18:47 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=453830 First non-bank approved by BoC for direct settlement account

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]]> Industry moves this week https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/people/industry-moves-this-week-8/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 19:38:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=448418 Updates were made to various industry boards

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]]> Canadian asset managers pledge Russian divestment https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-asset-managers-pledge-russian-divestment/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 18:39:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=440440 Russia constitutes about 3% of MSCI's emerging markets benchmark

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