Ex-fund manager lands in jail
Investors were misled about fund's trading and holdings, U.S. district court judge says
- By: James Langton
- May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023
- 16:54
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OTC derivatives rose along with rates: BIS
Rising rates, benchmark reform, commodity prices all affected activity
- By: James Langton
- May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023
- 15:23
Bridging execs rebuffed by court and tribunal
Bid for judicial review quashed, motion to summon top OSC brass rejected
- By: James Langton
- May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023
- 14:34
ESMA seeks to curb investors’ fund costs
Regulators ask lawmakers for action on investment fund costs
- By: James Langton
- May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023
- 14:19
Foreign investors reduce Canadian holdings: StatsCan
Portfolio flows turn negative in March, but stay positive for first quarter
- By: James Langton
- May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023
- 14:01
Bank execs blame panicked depositors for SVB, Signature failures
Former CEO Greg Becker told a senate hearing that SVB was the victim of a social media-driven bank run
- By: Ken Sweet
- May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023
- 16:23
Scotia sees rate hikes resuming as early as June
Strong inflation data coupled with housing market rebound makes case for more BoC tightening
- By: James Langton
- May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023
- 16:05
Inching toward RegTech innovation
Small, straightforward tech solutions can have big payoffs, OSC TestLab finds
- By: James Langton
- May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023
- 14:17
Canada’s annual pace of inflation rose to 4.4% in April
Rent and mortgage costs led to the first increase in the annual rate since it peaked at 8.1% in June 2022
- By: IE staff, with files from Canadian Press
- May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023
- 14:12
People
Industry moves this week
Raymond James names a new head of investment strategy, while iA shakes up its executive team
- By: Katie Keir
- May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023
- 14:00
Research and Markets
U.S. retail sales up 0.4% in April, buoyed by job market and declining prices in some areas
Consumers face challenges in the second half of the year, including tighter credit and a weaker job market
- By: Anne D’innocenzio, The Associated Press
- May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023
- 12:27
Risk of shock to financial system down, but concerns linger: Bank of Canada survey
Risk management experts cited high inflation, quantitative tightening and cyber attacks as potentially contributing to shocks
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023
- 16:37
Products
HISA ETF rule changes could lead to lower rates, providers say
OSFI is requiring an interim transition for liquidity measurement by Aug. 1 as the regulator consults on wholesale funding categories
- By: Mark Burgess
- May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023
- 16:22
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