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Private credit funds going evergreen with eye on retail market

A global survey finds managers are considering more liquid funds

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Ivey Women in Asset Management program expands nationwide

Summer program for students includes a paid internship with an asset management firm

  • By: IE Staff
  • September 25, 2023 September 25, 2023
  • 12:40
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Alberta downplaying pension plan proposal risk, experts say

Broad estimates and generous assumptions may mean the APP is less viable than it seems

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FP Canada’s revenue mixed in 2022–23

Certification fees accounted for 70% of income

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There's more than one approach to advisor succession

  • By: Mark Burgess
  • September 21, 2023 September 21, 2023
  • 15:48
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U.S. applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in nearly 8 months

Labour market continues to show strength in the face of elevated interest rates

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Fraud in mortgage, credit card, auto sectors rises amid interest rate hikes

If high rates persist, fraudulent activity could accelerate

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Alberta deserves more than half CPP assets if it exits program: report

Province would be entitled to 53% of the national pension plan's pool by 2027

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Small venture capital player becomes symbol in fight over corporate diversity policies

Fearless Fund co-founder says it will take trillions of dollars to close the racial and gender gap in venture capital funding

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Canadians report financial security concerns as inflation hammers savings

RBC 2023 Financial Flexibility Poll finds that 77% of survey respondents say they would like to save more but can't

  • By: IE Staff
  • September 20, 2023 September 20, 2023
  • 11:48
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FSRA publishes final fee rule for its sectors

The rule includes the regulator's fee calculations for credentialing bodies

  • By: IE Staff
  • September 19, 2023 September 19, 2023
  • 16:29
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BMO to shutter retail auto finance business as bad debt mounts

The bank's provisions for credit losses in its retail line rose 800% to $81 million last quarter

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Lawyers temporarily exempted from CRA’s mandatory disclosure requirements

The Federation of Law Societies of Canada argued that the new regime violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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Ottawa to remove GST on new rental housing, extends CEBA loan deadline

The federal government also is calling on grocers to stabilize prices

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Yellen details tighter scrutiny of investment plans of foreign owned companies operating in the U.S.

Treasury secretary says Committee on Foreign Investment is adapting to a changing global economy

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Major life insurers taking steps, but falling short on climate action: report

Sun Life Financial Inc. and Manulife Financial Corp. are Canada's first and fourth-largest fossil fuel investors

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Edward Jones tries out teams

The brokerage hopes to boost more than the bottom line by introducing multi-advisor offices

  • By: Katie Keir
  • September 14, 2023 September 14, 2023
  • 12:54
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Laurentian Bank shares fall as it concludes review without deal to sell

Montreal-based bank said it will stick with its current business plan, with an increased focus on efficiency

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AIMCo opens first Asia office in Singapore, remains leery of China

CEO Evan Siddall says the fund manager is under-represented in Asia

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Does the underused housing tax apply to 24 Sussex Drive?

The Canada Revenue Agency's extended deadline to file a UHT return and pay any tax is approaching

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Updated tax-avoidance proposals include new penalty

Tax lawyers express concerns about overreach as Ottawa proposes to revamp the general anti-avoidance rule

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CRA offers minor relief on reportable transactions

The 90-day deadline for the first mandatory disclosures under the new law is Sept. 20

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New alternative minimum tax regime to raise $2.6B: PBO

Canadians making above $300,000 to contribute 98% of total AMT

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IRS plans crackdown on 1,600 millionaires to collect back taxes

Artificial intelligence is playing a big role in identifying wealthy tax dodgers

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Don’t jump hastily into Canada’s cross-border advice market

More wealth firms have entered the U.S.-Canada cross-border space in recent years. But are they ready?

  • By: Katie Keir
  • September 7, 2023 September 7, 2023
  • 18:31