Tax changes for the 2023 filing season
Here's a handy roundup, from home office expenses to house flipping
- By: Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press, IE Staff
- March 14, 2024 March 14, 2024
- 12:01
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CRA extends relief for bare trust returns as filing deadline looms
Agency says it won’t apply gross negligence penalties for non-filing of 2023 bare trust returns except in “egregious cases”
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- March 13, 2024 March 14, 2024
- 15:42
CFRs, CE and cybersecurity among CIRO’s priorities for 2024
The SRO also updated its exam timeline for mutual fund dealers
- By: Melissa Shin
- March 13, 2024 March 13, 2024
- 14:16
Households owed $1.79 for every dollar of disposable income in Q4
Data from Statistics Canada is lower in Q4 than it was in Q3
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 13, 2024 March 13, 2024
- 12:04
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Quebec to review tax system in effort to save money
Government's review will also examine the expenses of its departments and agencies
- By: Richard Cloutier
- March 13, 2024 March 13, 2024
- 10:41
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Quebec tables budget with $11B deficit
Finance minister Eric Girard offers no precise timeline to balance books
- By: Jacob Serebrin
- March 12, 2024 March 13, 2024
- 16:47
Bank CEO average pay tops $11M despite most missing performance targets
The Big Six have released management information circulars ahead of their AGMs
- By: The Canadian Press, IE Staff
- March 12, 2024 March 12, 2024
- 15:38
Lowering interest rate cap to 35% could cost jobs and hurt GDP: report
Industry group has been pushing aggressively against the federal government's plan to lower the rate cap in the Criminal Code from 47.2% to 35%
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- March 12, 2024 March 12, 2024
- 15:24
OEO dealer fined $2 million for violating CIRO rules
Firm offered recommendations in contravention of its registration as an order-execution-only dealer
- By: IE Staff
- March 12, 2024 March 12, 2024
- 15:24
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Making the most of momentum ETFs
An attractive aspect of the momentum factor is that it’s style-agnostic
- By: Rudy Luukko
- March 12, 2024 March 6, 2024
- 13:00
U.S. inflation up again in February
Prices rose 0.4% from January to February, higher than the previous month’s figure of 0.3%
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- March 12, 2024 March 12, 2024
- 11:24
CRA updates UHT guidance even as proposed changes remain unenacted
Deadline for filing underused housing tax return for 2022 and 2023 is April 30
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- March 12, 2024 March 12, 2024
- 10:00
India signs a trade accord with 4 European nations
Deal calls for $100 billion in investments over 15 years
- By: The Associated Press
- March 11, 2024 March 11, 2024
- 12:53
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