Outlook positive for big banks: DBRS
Rating agency expects solid earnings growth but warns of risks
- By: James Langton
- January 30, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 11:18
Latest news in Industry News
Size of new U.S. securities class-action lawsuits surges in 2018
Report highlights an uptick in litigation against firms in the technology sector
- By: James Langton
- January 29, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 17:00
Wealthsimple unveils premium advice service
Clients who invest $500,000 or more with the robo-advisor will pay 0.4% of AUM
- By: IE Staff
- January 29, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 10:30
Canaccord Genuity acquires U.K.-based McCarthy Taylor
Financial advisory firm expands the company’s U.K and Europe wealth-management operations
- By: IE Staff
- January 29, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 10:15
Co-operators acquires Redfords Insurance Brokers
Insurer grows distribution system in Ontario
- By: IE Staff
- January 28, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 11:00
Virtual Brokers adds portfolio analysis tool
Discount brokerage announces partnership with Wealthscope
- By: IE Staff
- January 28, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 10:00
Great-West Lifeco to exit U.S. individual life insurance and annuity business
The sale will not affect the firm’s Canadian life insurance businesses
- By: IE Staff
- January 24, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 10:45
Return to Bay Street applications open Feb. 5
The program aims to foster industry-wide collaboration to address the gender gap in finance's senior ranks
- By: IE Staff
- January 23, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 12:40
Building confidence in digital assets
Proposed ATS would let retail clients trade digital assets within their existing brokerage accounts
- By: James Langton
- January 22, 2019 November 13, 2019
- 14:20
Canadians feeling stressed about their finances
Your clients may be losing sleep
- January 21, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 15:15
Demand for wealth management drives investment industry performance: Russell
A weaker outlook for 2019 will likely lead more firms to leave the business
- By: James Langton
- January 21, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 14:10
Working women in the top 1% earn less than men
Top earning women had a median income of $362,300 compared with $393,200 for men
- By: James Langton
- January 21, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 12:00
Planswell raises $4M in investor funding
Toronto-based firm will use the funds for product enhancements and expansion
- By: IE Staff
- January 21, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 09:00
TFSAs: Setback for the CRA
Tax Court decision may limit the scope of the advantage tax
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- January 21, 2019 October 31, 2019
- 00:17
Record numbers took November CFP exam
The 563 candidates were the most since the FPSC implemented enhanced requirements in 2010
- By: IE Staff
- January 18, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 12:19
Dentist gets two-year conditional sentence for tax fraud
The tax evasion scheme was promoted by a tax protestor organization, the CRA says
- By: IE Staff
- January 17, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 16:27
Open banking a negative for Big Six banks
Technological disruption is likely to erode the big banks’ profitability in certain areas
- By: James Langton
- January 17, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 14:39
IA introduces AI-powered virtual assistant
The virtual assistant can calculate how much investors should contribute to their RRSPs or estimate the amount they’ll have saved at retirement age
- By: IE Staff
- January 17, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 10:07
Auditors face new challenges: CPAB
Technology-driven innovation is expected to transform auditing and audit regulation in the years ahead
- By: James Langton
- January 16, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 12:24
Canadian financial services firms make list of companies committed to gender equality
The Big Six banks, Sun Life and Manulife all made the global list
- By: IE Staff
- January 16, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 12:00
EY Canada to launch centre of excellence for insurance
The bilingual centre will be based in both Toronto and Quebec City
- January 16, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 11:27
Foresters signs Principles for Responsible Investing
Joins 121 Canadian signatories
- By: IE Staff
- January 16, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 11:25
Group calls for protection of pensions
SHARE wants federal government to amend bankruptcy laws and ensure pension funding
- By: James Langton
- January 15, 2019 October 17, 2019
- 17:14