FTSE to develop test index for digital assets
The index will track the activity on exchanges that enable trading in cryptocurrencies
- By: James Langton
- March 22, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 12:43
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New IIROC report identifies challenges
Project is a "first answer to what will be a series of questions" about regulatory barriers
- By: Katie Keir
- March 22, 2019 November 13, 2019
- 11:10
Fiera Capital to buy Integrated Asset Management
The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019
- By: IE Staff
- March 22, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 10:57
TFSA holders ultimately liable for any tax on day trading in an account
Issuers are only "joint and severally liable" to a point
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- March 21, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 17:23
C.D. Howe report urges regulators to address digital future head-on
Policymakers should act swiftly before a "wholesale disruption" of the industry, the report warns
- By: IE Staff
- March 21, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 12:54
Canaccord Genuity to buy Thomas Miller
The U.K. wealth management firm has operations in London and the Isle of Man
- By: IE Staff
- March 21, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 11:40
Industry reacts to federal budget measures
Skills training tax credit, changes to stock option tax regime met with skepticism
- By: Greg Dalgetty
- March 20, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 15:08
First-time homebuyer incentive could have tax implications
Further details are expected later this year
- By: Michelle Schriver
- March 20, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 15:07
Budget 2019 raises GIS ceiling, introduces automatic CPP enrolment
The moves are among several budget measures aimed at retirees
- By: IE Staff
- March 20, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 14:45
Power Financial raises quarterly dividend after reporting $478M in Q4
The quarterly payment to shareholders will go up by 5.2% to 45.55 cents per common share
- By: IE staff, with files from Canadian Press
- March 20, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 11:45
Government targets certain investment funds that use forward contracts
The change takes aim at funds that seek to reduce taxes through dividend contracts
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- March 19, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 18:21
Updated: Highlights from the 2019 federal budget tabled Tuesday
Liberals to offer tax credits for skills training, introduce two annuities
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 19, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 17:43
Federal government’s deficit to grow to $19.8B in 2019-20 fiscal year
Federal debt as a percentage of GDP is expected to be 30.7%
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press
- March 19, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 17:22
Feds crack down on commuted value IPPs
Budget measure aims to quash planning that seeks to use IPPs to circumvent prescribed transfer limits
- By: Michelle Schriver
- March 19, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 16:31
Federal budget introduces annuities deferred to age 85
The plan will allow retirees to keep more savings tax-free until later in retirement
- By: Mark Burgess
- March 19, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 16:18
Feds offer help to first-time homebuyers
Find out if your clients qualify for the new incentive
- By: Michelle Schriver
- March 19, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 16:16
Liberals offer relief to RDSP holders who lose DTC eligibility
Proposals in the 2019 budget change the time limitations for closing plans
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- March 19, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 16:14
Nearly half of Canadian consumers would share data for discounts, personalized service
Canadians are juggling price-consciousness with privacy concerns
- By: IE Staff
- March 19, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 11:47
Canadians anxious about economy in advance of federal budget
Alberta and Saskatchewan are feeling the hardest hit
- By: IE Staff
- March 18, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 10:50
Budget’s housing affordability changes to focus on supply, demand, regulation
Measures will aim to make housing more affordable for millennials
- By: Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press
- March 18, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 10:21
Manulife wins legal fight with hedge fund Mosten over insurance contracts
The insurer said the ruling was consistent with its position that the case was unfounded
- By: Armina Ligaya, The Canadian Press
- March 18, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 09:54
Manulife CEO made close to $13 million in 2018
Roy Gori’s compensation was in line with the big banks’ top executives
- By: IE Staff
- March 15, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 12:08
RBC downgrades expectations for 2019 GDP growth
Growth in B.C. is expected to be about 2.5%, the highest across Canada
- By: IE Staff
- March 15, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 11:52
Federal budget expected to have more wiggle room, even with weaker outlook
The government may argue that the economy will need stimulative investments
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 14, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 09:28