Budget extends Canada Child Benefit, sets up autoenrollment for RESPs
Government also allocates $60 million toward free financial advice
- By: IE Staff
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 18:57
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Canada to require cryptoasset reporting by 2027
Central bank digital currencies will be classified separately, but also have new reporting standards
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 17:31
Canada Disability Benefit gets $6.1B in funding
Maximum annual benefit is $2,400, and payments expected to begin in July 2025
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 16, 2024 April 30, 2024
- 17:30
CRA receives boost from Budget 2024
Automatic tax filing pilot to benefit low-income Canadians
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 17:11
Entrepreneurs to get tax break on capital gains inclusion
Feds propose Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive
- By: Michelle Schriver
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 16:57
Budget 2024 expands CPP benefits
The death benefit has been doubled for some contributors
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 16:44
Feds clarify requirements for EOT tax exemption on capital gains
Budget 2024 provided details on how exiting business owners can qualify
- By: Michelle Schriver
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 16:21
Feds provide fix to new AMT regime to ease charities’ concerns
Individuals can claim 80% of donation tax credit, up from previously proposed 50%
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 16:18
Feds raise capital gains inclusion rate to 66.6% for high earners, starting June 25
Higher new rate applies on gains above $250,000 for individuals, and all gains realized in corps and trusts
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 16:17
Budget 2024 pledges $53B in new spending
Government keeps $40-billion deficit from rising in annual budget
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 16:14
Fed’s Powell: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year
U.S. consumer inflation was most recently reported at 3.5%
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 15:08
China’s GDP delivers upside surprise for Q1
Risks remain to the downside for economy, Desjardins says
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 14:39
Corporate credit quality weakening: Fitch
Downgrades outnumber upgrades, led by weakness in corporate junk
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2024 April 16, 2024
- 14:37
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