Manulife Financial reports $1.66B in net income in Q4
In Canada, assets under management were up 3% in 2023
- By: The Canadian Press, IE Staff
- February 15, 2024 February 15, 2024
- 12:14
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Great-West Lifeco sees Q4 earnings rise to $740M
Net earnings were down for the company's Canada segment
- By: The Canadian Press, IE Staff
- February 15, 2024 May 2, 2024
- 11:48
Transition bonds poised to shine: report
Progress toward climate standards may ease greenwashing concerns, ICMA says
- By: James Langton
- February 14, 2024 February 14, 2024
- 17:21
IOSCO consults on margin best practices
Seeks input by Apr. 14 aimed at improving markets' ability to handle elevated margin calls
- By: James Langton
- February 14, 2024 February 14, 2024
- 14:22
From the Regulators
FCA revs up its anti-hype machine
Regulator reports rise in scam alerts, misleading promos
- By: James Langton
- February 14, 2024 February 14, 2024
- 13:46
U.S. office sector pain widespread for banks: DBRS
Rising refinancing risk, weaker valuations portend further loan losses
- By: James Langton
- February 14, 2024 February 14, 2024
- 13:38
Rental demand from international students to slow: RBC
Expected increase in demand for rental housing could fall by about 50% as a result of new policy
- By: Nojoud Al Mallees, Canadian Press
- February 14, 2024 February 14, 2024
- 13:26
Quebec’s top leaders announced for 2023
Guy Cormier and others were honoured by Finance et Investissement
- By: IE Staff
- February 14, 2024 February 14, 2024
- 11:24
Power Corp. hires veteran Scotiabank executive Jake Lawrence
Former head of Scotiabank's wholesale banking and capital markets business replaces Gregory Tretiak at Power Corp. as of March 18
- By: The Canadian Press
- February 14, 2024 February 14, 2024
- 11:15
January home sales jump 22% from year ago
It’s the largest gain since 2021, Canadian Real Estate Association reports
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- February 14, 2024 February 14, 2024
- 10:40
U.K. inflation holds steady at 4%
Lower food prices help offset higher energy costs
- By: Pan Pylas, The Associated Press
- February 14, 2024 February 14, 2024
- 10:30
Shift to advice boosting brokers: Fitch
Transition to be aided by expanding fiduciary requirements
- By: James Langton
- February 13, 2024 February 13, 2024
- 17:07
Sustainable bonds to edge higher: S&P
Green bonds to lead the way, with transition and blue bonds getting traction
- By: James Langton
- February 13, 2024 February 13, 2024
- 16:01
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