Law | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:28:56 +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 Law | Investment Executive 32 32 RCMP alleges fraud by junior miner’s ex-CEO https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/rcmp-alleges-fraud-by-junior-miners-ex-ceo/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:28:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537346 Police allege gold assay results were altered for years to overstate resources

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]]> Executors can be personally liable for legal costs https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/executors-can-be-personally-liable-for-legal-costs/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:21:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536403 Courts have discretion to award costs against a person acting for estate

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]]> Fraud conviction that followed initial acquittal faces new appeal https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fraud-conviction-that-followed-initial-acquittal-faces-new-appeal/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:37:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536178 Court to hear appeal from man convicted after OSC appealed his acquittal

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]]> Court chooses between pair of unfinished wills https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/court-chooses-between-pair-of-unfinished-wills/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:30:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535346 Draft of physical will favoured over incomplete digital edition

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]]> Short-selling dealers stay secret https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/short-selling-dealers-stay-secret/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:20:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534995 IPC upholds OSC decision to preserve privacy of dealers in failed trade study

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]]> Appeal court upholds BCSC collection effort https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/appeal-court-upholds-bcsc-collection-effort/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534417 Payments from LIFs can face forfeiture, court finds

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]]> Supreme Court denies leave in mutual fund case https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/supreme-court-denies-leave-in-mutual-fund-case/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:21:15 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534328 Appeal denied in tax case that called for strict securities law compliance

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]]> SEC redefines crypto’s securities status https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/sec-redefines-cryptos-securities-status/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:39:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534073 Only tokenized securities count under new guidance that also clarifies landmark legal test

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]]> Ex-rep sentenced in fraud case https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/ex-rep-sentenced-in-fraud-case/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:53:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=533932 Investors lost nearly $1.4 million in long-running fraud

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]]> Claim against Bridging fund to be heard in mid-June https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/claim-against-bridging-fund-to-be-heard-in-mid-june/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:03:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531426 Alleged $213-million loan guarantee remains subject of dispute

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