Overvalued loonie a drag on growth: report
CIBC model suggests the Canadian dollar has been overvalued by about 9.5% since 2009
- By: James Langton
- June 25, 2015 June 25, 2015
- 09:40
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Alberta hires David Dodge for spending advice
Former Bank of Canada governor to review province’s capital plan
- By: Dean Bennett
- June 19, 2015 June 19, 2015
- 18:25
Annual inflation rate moves higher
Statistics Canada reports that May’s consumer price index rose 0.9% from a year ago
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
- June 19, 2015 June 19, 2015
- 10:55
Alberta NDP introduces bill to hike tax on wealthy
The new government will spend an extra $624 million on education and healthcare and increase taxes on large corporations
- By: Dean Bennett
- June 19, 2015 June 19, 2015
- 06:35
TSX to end trading of ETFs on MOC facility
There’s consensus that it’s in clients’ best interests to execute ETF and ETR transactions in the continuous trading session
- By: James Langton
- June 17, 2015 June 17, 2015
- 16:10
European asset-management profits at risk
Increasing preference for investing through pension and insurance means current profitability levels are unlikely to be sustainable
- By: James Langton
- June 17, 2015 June 17, 2015
- 09:50
No sales tax for Alberta, Notley promises
The new Alberta government won’t bring in a full budget until the fall
- By: The Canadian Press
- June 17, 2015 June 17, 2015
- 06:15
Shift to cash is in effect
Institutional investors are shying away from equities thanks to a variety of factors
- By: James Langton
- June 16, 2015 June 16, 2015
- 17:30
TSX holds to small gain
New York markets lower as Greek debt talks stall
- By: Alexandra Posadzki
- June 15, 2015 June 15, 2015
- 16:25
BoC announces key changes to its standing liquid facility
Canada’s central bank will impose increased “haircuts” for securities at longer maturities
- By: James Langton
- June 15, 2015 June 15, 2015
- 16:15
Inflation report coming Friday
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
- By: The Canadian Press
- June 15, 2015 June 15, 2015
- 06:30
TSX slips on lower commodity prices
U.S. retail sales power advance in New York
- By: Brian McKenna
- June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015
- 16:00
CPPIB’s purchase of GE Capital’s private-equity loans is credit negative: Moody’s
Antares Capital acquisition further concentrates the pension plan’s portfolio in less-liquid alternative investments
- By: James Langton
- June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015
- 10:40
Bank of Canada report identifies debt as key vulnerability to Canadian economy
Lower price of oil, sharp increase in interest rates both globally and in Canada and financial stresses in Europe or emerging economies also present risks
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015
- 09:55
Canada, Australia heading toward recession?
Report advises investors to underweight Canadian and Aussie equities
- By: James Langton
- June 10, 2015 June 10, 2015
- 11:45
Morgan Stanley closes its first green bond offering
Firm advances from working as an underwriter of green bonds
- By: James Langton
- June 9, 2015 June 9, 2015
- 14:30
Delinquency rates rise in Alberta, Saskatchewan
Canada’s total consumer debt climbs to $1.5 trillion in Q1
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
- June 9, 2015 June 9, 2015
- 13:35
Activist hedge funds are not a reason to limit the rights of shareholders
Study refutes assertions that activist interventions are costly to firms and their shareholders in the long term
- By: James Langton
- June 8, 2015 June 8, 2015
- 16:00
Swiss, Chinese exchanges step up collaboration
SIX Swiss Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange agree to memorandum of understanding
- By: James Langton
- June 8, 2015 June 8, 2015
- 13:00
Pace of housing sector increases
New starts and building permits up, says CMHC
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
- June 8, 2015 June 8, 2015
- 11:20
Manitoba government’s debt rising faster than predicted: Moody’s
The province’s inability to meet its balanced-budget targets could harm its credit rating
- By: Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press
- June 5, 2015 June 5, 2015
- 16:30
TSX, loonie down sharply as oil price drops
The TSX posted a triple-digit decline Thursday as a fall in the price of oil and fears of European volatility dragged down markets worldwide. The…
- By: Peter Henderson
- June 4, 2015 June 4, 2015
- 16:40
M&A activity to continue as companies seek growth: Moody’s
Still-slow U.S. economy continuing to push companies to seek expansion through non-organic means
- By: James Langton
- June 4, 2015 June 4, 2015
- 11:45
Thomson Reuters expands coverage of Canada’s fixed income market
New agreement with CBID will provide greater access to Canadian bonds
- By: James Langton
- June 3, 2015 June 3, 2015
- 08:45
Smaller U.S. banks approach stress test deadline
Results will be disclosed to the public for the first time
- By: James Langton
- June 2, 2015 June 2, 2015
- 14:45