Alberta needs legislation to confirm power of fiduciaries extend to digital assets: law institute

By Ian Burns (May 13, 2024, 2:27 PM EDT) -- When a person dies or becomes incapacitated, their money and property often fall under the management of a third-party fiduciary — and the law around that is long-standing and largely settled. But an Alberta-based legal institute is saying the time has come for the provincial government to change its rules on fiduciaries in order to deal with assets in the digital arena....