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Understanding the E&O claims process as regulatory fines increase

Tips on what's covered and best practices from the International Financial Brokers of Canada summit

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Liberal tax promise tracker: Legislative limbo edition

Tax-related measures to watch for in the federal budget — or sooner

Piles of coins

IGM Financial delivers $237.8M first-quarter profit

IG Wealth Management sees 10.6% year over year rise in AUA to $141.5 billion

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Sun Life posts $1.1 billion Q1 net income

Underlying net income in Canada was $376 million

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IA Financial posts $273 million first-quarter core earnings

Insurer has $264 billion in AUM

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Manulife posts core earnings of $1.8 billion in Q1

Canadian operations earned $374 million, a 3% increase from last year's first quarter

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Great-West Lifeco posts $860 million in Q1 earnings

Net earnings down 17% from first quarter of 2024

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Reminder for business-owner clients: CRA mail will default to online only

Clients must sign in to My Business Account to receive notices of assessment and other tax correspondence

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Being a mother impacted women’s financial goals: TD

Younger families more likely to spend more than half their discretionary budget on the kids

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Opinion: Climate disclosure pause must be temporary

A lengthy pause could hurt Canada’s ability to attract global investment

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Most Canadians are financially prepared for retirement: HEC Montreal

The report's authors take into account both private and public sources of retirement income

European election

CALU to keep Advocis membership requirement

A member vote didn't meet the two-thirds threshold needed to drop dual membership

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Advocis files $185K counterclaim against Net-Patrol

Cybersecurity firm alleges Advocis breached contract as a strategy to reduce financial obligations

Compliance expecting to spend more on regtech in the years ahead

Opinion: Canada’s capital markets need digital transformation, not deregulation

Canada deserves a world-class financial ecosystem rooted in efficiency, fairness and transparency through digital innovation

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Tech roundup: Insurer expands automated underwriting with new partnership

Richardson starts using CapIntel, and three Canadian fintechs selected to Google program

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CRA interest rate on overdue tax to drop in Q3

Prescribed rate for the third quarter to decrease by one percentage point — to 3%

Elder couple planning

Why some clients should halt RRIF withdrawals for now

Retirees who don't need the cash flow should wait for details on Liberals' temporary measure to reduce mandatory minimum withdrawals

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Canadian direct investment abroad reached $2.5 trillion last year: StatCan

Including $806 billion invested in finance and insurance overseas

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RF Capital delivers Q1 loss amid leadership changes

The Richardson Wealth parent lost $4.1 million in the first quarter, despite reaching $39.2 billion in AUA

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Single seniors had highest median income increase in 2023: StatCan

But single parents and singles under 65 earned less

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Industry groups launch alliance to support Canadian asset managers

The newly launched CAMEA released a set of policy recommendations on Wednesday

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CRA confirms T1 filers with T3 capital gains are eligible for previously announced filing extension

Affected taxpayers include those with capital gains from mutual funds in non-registered accounts

Board room deal making

Deals: KKR buys OTC solutions provider OSTTRA

Plus, CPP Investments sells limited partnership interests in buyout funds and PEAK Capital Partners invests in Quebec fintech

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Fraud

Regulatory intervention can reduce finfluencer influence: OSC

However, the experiment found that the influence couldn't be completely eliminated

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Tax-filing update: E-filing error codes affect ‘small’ number of returns, CRA says

The agency still intends to provide arrears interest and penalty relief to eligible affected taxpayers