Manufacturing sales ticked up 0.2% to $72.9B in February: StatCan
Gains in sales of primary metals and chemicals offset petroleum decline
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 12:18
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FSRA flags unlicensed life and health agent activity
Regulator blames insurers’ lack of internal controls
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 11:30
Playing it smart with private credit
Straight talk on the asset class’s benefits and risks as public markets roil
- By: Michelle Schriver
- April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 11:15
Tariff uncertainty foils ‘slam dunk rebound year’ for national home sales: CREA
Association cuts 2025 sales forecast as March activity drops 9.3% year-over-year
- By: Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
- April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 10:18
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts slowed in March
Centres with a population of 10,000 or more saw a decline of 2.8%
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 09:56
Xi makes a case for free trade, presenting China as a source of ‘stability and certainty’
China deepens ties with Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia
- By: Huizhong Wu, The Associated Press
- April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 09:42
Inflation cooled to 2.3% in March, StatCan says
Agency cites falling travel and fuel costs, but restaurant prices rose with end of federal tax relief
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 09:28
Latest snags in ‘rough’ tax-filing season: Uploading errors, duplicate slips
In the case of error codes, the CRA said it will provide interest and penalty relief if the problem isn't resolved by the tax-filing deadline
- By: Michelle Schriver
- April 15, 2025 April 16, 2025
- 08:26
CIRO pushes retail data project to 2027
Effort to gain insight on dealers' clients will seek data from year-end 2026
- By: James Langton
- April 15, 2025 April 14, 2025
- 06:00
FSRA extends comment deadline on proposal to boost oversight of life and health insurance MGAs
The deadline has been extended to Apr. 30
- By: James Langton
- April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 05:00
Single clients bear added risk, need disability and critical illness insurance
As Canada’s single population grows, advisors can add value with disability and critical illness insurance
- By: Jordan Maxwell
- April 15, 2025 April 14, 2025
- 05:00
Everything you ever wanted to know about disability claims
From adjudication to getting back to work, here's what you need to be there for your client
- By: Mark Roach
- April 15, 2025 April 18, 2025
- 05:00
Annuities are a better deal than your clients think
Low interest rates turned Canadians against the product category for years — it may be time for a reset
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025
- 05:00
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