Pascal offers free tool for advisors working remotely
Wealthtech firm provides free subscriptions to Prevail by Pascal until July 1
- By: IE Staff
- March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
- 13:09
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Fed steps in once again to try to smooth out lending markets
The program will let central banks sell Treasurys to the Fed with an agreement to buy them back the next day
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
- 10:42
Ontario court rules against CIBC in overtime class action lawsuit
Specific damages owing to employees in the class action have not yet been determined
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 30, 2020 March 30, 2020
- 14:03
Large business, non profits, charities eligible for wage subsidy, Trudeau says
The federal bailout package to date is now valued at more than $200 billion
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 30, 2020 March 30, 2020
- 13:54
New services assist small businesses, individuals in wake of Covid-19
Advocis and others are offering free advice
- By: Maddie Johnson
- March 30, 2020 March 30, 2020
- 12:36
A crisis guide to email auto-responses
Tips for crafting the right message
- By: Maddie Johnson
- March 30, 2020 March 30, 2020
- 12:10
Banks cut lending rates again
Banks followed the Bank of Canada, which cut its overnight rate again on Friday
- By: IE Staff
- March 30, 2020 March 30, 2020
- 11:38
OSFI relaxes capital, liquidity requirements
Regulator unveils measures to give banks, insurers and pensions operational flexibility
- By: James Langton
- March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020
- 16:57
Feds increase wage subsidy for small business
The measure jumps to 75% from 10%
- By: IE staff, with files from Canadian Press
- March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020
- 14:12
Sun Life CEO’s compensation drops slightly in 2019
The executive's total compensation was $9.6M
- By: Mark Burgess
- March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020
- 13:32
BoC cuts key interest rate to 0.25%
The unscheduled cut is the second this month
- By: IE staff, with files from Canadian Press
- March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020
- 12:13
Supreme Court of Canada rules derivatives contract a hedge in tax case
Former brokerage exec’s losses were on account of capital, not income
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- March 26, 2020 April 24, 2020
- 17:20
Stop DSCs and relieve margin loans: FAIR Canada
The investor advocacy group urges the industry to act in clients' best interests during this time of financial hardship
- By: IE Staff
- March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020
- 14:57
CMHC expands insured mortgage purchase program
The move to bolster the financial system has been increased to $150B
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020
- 12:59
Feds ask banks to drop credit card rates
The potential measure is in response to the pandemic
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020
- 12:33
B.C. offers $500 monthly rental rebate, moratorium on evictions, rent freeze
The $500 will be paid directly to landlords
- By: Dirk Meissner
- March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020
- 11:07
Liberals repackage Covid-19 benefits
The result is workers who lose income will receive $2,000 per month
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020
- 11:02
Jobless aid applications increased exponentially in the U.S.
Jobless claims hit 3.3 million last week
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- March 26, 2020 March 26, 2020
- 10:52
It’s a buyer’s market for corporate bond ETFs, insiders say
Corporate bond ETFs have been trading at a substantial discount to their net asset value
- By: Greg Dalgetty
- March 25, 2020 April 3, 2020
- 16:47
Ontario introduces $17B Covid-19 package; more than doubles deficit
Measures include doubling payments to low-income seniors and financial relief for parents
- By: Allison Jones, The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press
- March 25, 2020 March 25, 2020
- 16:46
ETF and mutual fund sales neck and neck in February
No asset classes recorded net redemptions for the month
- By: Maddie Johnson
- March 25, 2020 April 3, 2020
- 13:24
BMO announces financial relief for Canadian businesses
The relief comes as small business confidence falls to an all-time low
- By: Maddie Johnson, The Canadian Press
- March 25, 2020 March 25, 2020
- 11:28
House of Commons passes legislation for Covid-19 help with unanimous support
The final bill gives the federal ministers of health and finance the power to approve all spending to deal with a public health emergency
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 25, 2020 March 25, 2020
- 11:14
White House, Congress agree on $2 trillion virus rescue bill
The economic rescue package would expand unemployment benefits, provide a program for small businesses and give direct payments to most Americans
- By: The Associated Press, Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire
- March 25, 2020 March 25, 2020
- 11:00
Tories will support aid to Canadians, not Liberal ‘power grab’: Scheer
An emergency sitting Tuesday of the House of Commons was suspended moments after it began
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 24, 2020 March 24, 2020
- 16:15