Industry moves: HighView Financial co-founder Gary Brent retires
Plus, Kevin O’Sullivan joins BMO Private Wealth
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 17:39
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Greatway Financial becomes iA MGA
Greatway and its agents have been subject to multiple FSRA investigations
- By: Jonathan Got
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 17:10
Product roundup: Proliferation of single-stock ETFs ramps up
Purpose brings 10 new single-stock ETFs to market, along with other product news from Mackenzie, Evolve, Invesco and Manulife
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 16:34
Canada to drop many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods as of Sept. 1
Ottawa will retain tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos as trade talks continue
- By: Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 15:27
MEG agrees to $7.9B Cenovus takeover
Friendly deal seen as a "modest take-under" faces challenge from hostile bidder Strathcona
- By: Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 14:20
Mutual funds, ETFs had another strong month in July: SIMA
ETF assets surpass $600B for the first time
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 14:05
Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remain
Chair's remarks suggest Fed will continue to watch data closely
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 11:09
German economy shrank by 0.3% in Q2
Berlin looks to US$582B infrastructure fund to revive growth
- By: The Associated Press
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 10:21
Retail sales up 1.5% in June to $70.2B: Statistics Canada
June spending gains driven by food, clothing retailers
- By: The Canadian Press
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 10:14
Banks enter Q3 with high valuations, economic uncertainty looms
Sector strength faces pressure from weak economy, jobless uptick
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 09:39
OMERS earned 2.2% return in first half of 2025
The pension fund says its investments in infrastructure, public equities drove the gains
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- August 22, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 09:17
U.S. inflation risks are on the rise, with implications for markets, Canada
Latest economic data support RBC economist's call for U.S. “stagflation lite”
- By: Michelle Schriver
- August 22, 2025 August 21, 2025
- 02:00
Trez Capital announces temporary fund redemption suspensions
Redemptions have been halted for five of the firm’s funds
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- August 21, 2025 August 22, 2025
- 15:28
Oil prices climb, Canadian equities fall as talks to end Middle East war stall
Meanwhile, the U.S. stock market held relatively steady near its records
- By: Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 17:22
Industry innovates, but financial health suffers
Paper calls for guardrails against negative side effects of digital innovation
- By: James Langton
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 16:09
Structured finance outlooks dim as economy wobbles
Asset performance to weaken as growth slows and inflation, rates face pressure
- By: James Langton
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 15:50
Crypto money launderer gets prison in U.S.
Shell companies, crypto exchange processed US$470 million in drug money
- By: James Langton
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 15:55
CFTC asserts oversight of prediction markets
In series of legal filings, regulator claims exclusive jurisdiction
- By: James Langton
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 09:29
FCA launches ESG ratings pilot
Project designed to avoid creating needless burden with new regime
- By: James Langton
- April 28, 2026 April 28, 2026
- 12:39
Powell plans to stay on at Fed after his term as chair ends
The Fed left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for 3rd straight meeting on Wednesday
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 14:24
Corient plans expansion into Canada
U.S. subsidiary of CI Financial seeks to plug "gap" in Canadian ultra-high-net-worth market
- By: IE Staff
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 13:50
Foreign direct investment in Canada up 6.9% in 2025
Meanwhile, Canadian direct investment abroad rose 2.8% to $2.4 trillion
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 29, 2026 April 29, 2026
- 12:46
Fed chair Powell may reveal next steps Wednesday
Powell has signalled he could stay on Fed board after term as chair ends May 15
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- April 28, 2026 April 28, 2026
- 10:21
Kevin Gopaul to head up VanEck’s expansion into Canada
Seasoned ETF exec will help asset manager build "an entire footprint" in the country
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 24, 2026 April 24, 2026
- 17:30
Industry moves: Former BMO private wealth head Geoff Newton joins RBC Wealth Management
Plus, another BMO alum joins software firm, new faces at Manulife and Optimize Wealth, and more
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 24, 2026 April 24, 2026
- 16:05
Product roundup: First Trust launches energy ETF
Plus, a new gold bullion mutual fund and a slew of product lineup changes
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 24, 2026 April 24, 2026
- 17:15
Opinion: Insurers need to call the same riders by the same names
Clarity for clients makes it easier to shop across carriers
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 22, 2026 April 22, 2026
- 12:59
‘Market weakness’ causes mutual fund, ETF asset declines in March: SIMA
At the same time, both fund types recorded positive net sales
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 21, 2026 April 21, 2026
- 15:52