U.S. consumer spending to cool sharply: Fitch
Households to curtail spending amid softer labour markets, easing wage growth
- By: James Langton
- September 27, 2023 September 27, 2023
- 13:27
Top Stories in News
Blackstone officially opens Canadian office in Toronto
Move comes as interest grows in alternative assets
- By: Mark Burgess
- September 27, 2023 September 27, 2023
- 11:57
Crypto Ponzi schemer sentenced
Investors were promised profits from crypto trading and mining
- By: James Langton
- September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023
- 16:57
Clients may be more open to discussing serious illness planning than death planning
Help clients prepare for a serious illness
- By: Melissa Shin
- September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023
- 16:29
From the Regulators
FP Canada calls for fee fairness under title protection
FSRA's fee rule for credentialing bodies exempts CIRO from full costs
- By: Michelle Schriver
- September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023
- 15:48
Industry News
Feds unlock another $20 billion for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland
The government is raising the limit on the Canada Mortgage Bonds program to $60 billion
- By: The Canadian Press
- September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023
- 15:24
From the Regulators
BCSC settles with participants in consultant scheme
Firm admitted insider trading, abusive market conduct
- By: James Langton
- September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023
- 15:12
With costs projected to increase 9% in fiscal 2024, CIRO’s fees are also heading higher
Fees for investment dealers to rise 6.4%, annual report says
- By: James Langton
- September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023
- 14:14
Industry News
JPMorgan to pay US$75 million on claims that it enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operations
The bank had already agreed to pay US$290 million in a class-action lawsuit that involved Epstein's victims
- By: Ken Sweet
- September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023
- 13:21
Insurers continued paying record benefits in year three of pandemic
Total premiums collected by insurers also rose in 2022, according to the CLHIA
- By: IE Staff
- September 26, 2023 September 26, 2023
- 11:41
Research and Markets
Despite HISA hype, fund sales weaken in August
Mutual fund redemptions climbed while ETF sales slowed, IFIC reported
- By: James Langton
- September 26, 2023 October 6, 2023
- 11:39
So you want to start a podcast
Two portfolio managers explain why their podcast has run successfully for more than five years
- By: Melissa Shin
- September 25, 2023 September 25, 2023
- 16:12
Podcaster perpetrated Ponzi scheme, SEC alleges
Regulator says host touted real estate investment scheme that took US$11 million from investors
- By: James Langton
- September 25, 2023 September 25, 2023
- 15:59
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