Alt managers venturing into private wealth
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- By: James Langton
- May 6, 2025 May 6, 2025
- 10:04
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Canada records $506M merchandise trade deficit for March: StatCan
Shipments to the U.S. fell 6.6%, but exports to other countries rose 24.8%
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 6, 2025 May 6, 2025
- 09:37
DBRS downgrades TD on governance issues, tariffs
Bank's profits to come under pressure from U.S. restructuring, slowdown
- By: James Langton
- May 6, 2025 May 6, 2025
- 09:33
Swiss bank in US$500-million deal with DoJ
Credit Suisse pleads guilty in connection with offshore tax evasion
- By: James Langton
- May 6, 2025 May 6, 2025
- 09:24
Oil prices slide following OPEC+ production increase announcement
"President Trump has, for all intents and purposes, become an unofficial member of the OPEC+ cartel": BMO
- By: Kevin Press
- May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025
- 17:08
Ontario to include expanded manufacturing tax credit in upcoming budget
Province proposes increasing tax credit rate to 15% from 10%
- By: Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
- May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025
- 17:04
CALU to keep Advocis membership requirement
A member vote didn't meet the two-thirds threshold needed to drop dual membership
- By: Michelle Schriver
- May 5, 2025 May 6, 2025
- 16:27
Advocis files $185K counterclaim against Net-Patrol
Cybersecurity firm alleges Advocis breached contract as a strategy to reduce financial obligations
- By: Michelle Schriver
- May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025
- 15:08
Despite market volatility, investors poured money into equity ETFs in April: report
Also, the highest single-day and weekly trading volumes in Canadian ETF history were recorded in the month
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- May 5, 2025 May 6, 2025
- 14:47
Court orders costs security in OSC appeal
Legal challenge to enforcement findings will need $100K in funds to continue
- By: James Langton
- May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025
- 14:35
Rethinking gold as a key asset class
Six reasons the asset performs well in uncertain times, and two reasons to be careful
- By: Michael Nairne
- May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025
- 13:51
Japan’s brokerage hacks highlight risks: Moody’s
Surge in account breaches prompt dealers to tighten account security
- By: James Langton
- May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025
- 13:40
Fed likely to defy Trump, keep rates unchanged this week
Economists say tariffs make it more difficult for the central bank to reduce its benchmark rate
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- May 5, 2025 May 5, 2025
- 08:23
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