Your WP Morning Briefing brings you a daily update of the stories we're covering at WealthProfessional.ca including: BlackRock is expanding efforts to give clients invested in index funds the ability to vote their own shares on key issues; Passively managed index funds are holding more of the US stock market than actively managed funds for the first time; and banks that adopt a 'pioneer' approach will see profit gains says Bain & Co.

Your WP Morning Briefing brings you a daily update of the stories we're covering at WealthProfessional.ca including: 1 in 5 Canadians may need to rely on food banks to get by this summer; and specialist crypto hedge funds are growing says PwC.

Your WP Morning Briefing brings you a daily update of the stories we're covering at WealthProfessional.ca including: Women in financial services need more role models and mentors to climb to the top; and Franklin Templeton launches new ETF competency course for advisors.

Your WP Morning Briefing brings you a daily update of the stories we're covering at WealthProfessional.ca including: Canadians say finances are their top source of stress as the cost of living rises; and a Toronto tech firm adds a new way to invest in the Metaverse.

Your WP Morning Briefing brings you a daily update of the stories we're covering at WealthProfessional.ca including: Investing in ESG and truly committing to embedding its goals throughout an organization is becoming an undeniable truth of business growth; and through a partnership with RBC Capital Markets, Ninepoint is launching the Ninepoint Target Income Fund.

Your WP Morning Briefing brings you a daily update of the stories we're covering at WealthProfessional.ca including: Canadians living in the Maritimes saw a narrowing gap between the region’s average income per person and that of other parts of Canada; and how should regulators tackle greenwashing?

Your WP Morning Briefing brings you a daily update of the stories we're covering at WealthProfessional.ca including: Could Toronto see a 20% housing price correction? Elon Musk has a 'super bad feeling' about the economy; and sustainable finance needs better data says ISF poll.

Your WP Morning Briefing brings you a daily update of the stories we're covering at WealthProfessional.ca including: Canadians are piling more debt onto credit cards says Equifax; Investing in Canadian startups continued with strength in the first quarter of 2022 according to new research; and CI Global Asset Management has teamed up with HarbourVest Partners to offer a private infrastructure investment solution to Canadian accredited investors.

Your WP Morning Briefing brings you a daily update of the stories we're covering at WealthProfessional.ca including: Former PI Financial owner Gary Ng banned by IIROC; BMO and CIBC polls shine a light on Canadians' pressured finances; and Canadian businesses are feeling the impact of rate rises and inflation says KMPG in Canada.

ESG has never enjoyed such a high profile; green funds abound and the awareness of the Paris Agreement and net-zero targets have grown considerably among investors. In this WP Talk podcast, we chat with Andrew Simpson, portfolio manager and head of the Mackenzie Betterworld Team. He explains where the team sits within Mackenzie Investments, its sustainable investing philosophy, and how regulators should address the greenwashing issue. What’s next in the evolution of ESG investing?