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FSRA to assess insurance sector for fair treatment of clients

MGAs will be part of the review

  • By: IE Staff
  • September 16, 2020 September 16, 2020
  • 14:37
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Helping investors track corporate diversity

ISS ESG is providing racial and ethnic data on directors and executives

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RIA creates anti-racism pledge for asset managers

The founding signatories are 10 institutional investors representing $1.1 trillion in AUM

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Some JPMorgan traders catch Covid as bank reopens offices

Few other banks or financial companies had been as insistent about returning workers to the office

  • By: Ken Sweet
  • September 15, 2020 September 15, 2020
  • 16:05
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Are virtual hearings here to stay?

IIROC suggests electronic proceedings may continue post-pandemic

  • By: IE Staff
  • September 15, 2020 September 15, 2020
  • 15:09
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GMP founder proposes new terms for Richardson deal

Kevin Sullivan said he supports the transaction's concept but not the terms

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Annuities lead year-over-year premium growth in 2019

Annual stats from CLHIA show a growing health and life insurance industry

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Feds freeze EI premiums in response to pandemic

Employer and employee rates to remain unchanged for next two years

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Some workers, sectors more affected by Covid-19 than others: BoC

An uneven rebound poses risk for the entire economy, the central bank's governor says

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Regulators, organizations look to fill ESG standards void

Regulation of sustainable investments hasn’t kept pace with investor appetite

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Trudeau announces cash for loans, support to Black Canadian entrepreneurs

The $221-million program is jointly funded by the feds and eight financial institutions

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Bank CEOs adapt to new consumer habits during Covid-19

Big banks show discipline with their spending

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Industry calls for safe harbour protections to accompany vulnerable client rules

Comment letters to the CSA proposal lay out risks to the client-advisor relationship

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Failed Richardson GMP deal would leave advisors open to poaching, says GMP Capital

GMP outlines benefits of the deal in a letter amid minority shareholder opposition

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Omega Securities rebrands as Tradelogiq Markets

The new name reflects the company's change in ownership, management and technology

  • By: IE Staff
  • September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020
  • 11:48
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FSRA consults on standards for residential mortgage lending

The principles-based guidance will be flexible, the Ontario regulator says

  • By: IE Staff
  • September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020
  • 11:29

BoC holds key interest rate target, warns of choppy recovery

The rate will remain at 0.25% until inflation is back on target, the central bank says

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Liberals extend commercial rent relief program for last time

Business groups say the government hasn’t addressed known flaws in the program

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Where’s the gender diversity on smaller boards?

Efforts to improve gender diversity on boards still have a long way to go

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IIAC reports industry revenues increased in June

The month saw a surge in equity underwriting revenues

  • By: IE Staff
  • September 8, 2020 September 8, 2020
  • 14:17
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Debt issuance skyrocketed in Q2: StatsCan

The federal government issued $302.3 billion in debt securities

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Report says banks can weather Covid-19 storm

DBRS Morningstar notes that Canadian banks entered the downturn from a position of strength

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Great West subsidiary buys MassMutual retirement services business in $4.4B deal

The deal follows Empower's recent acquisition of U.S. investment manager Personal Capital

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Is this ESG’s big break?

The Covid-19 market crash gave ESG funds an opportunity to prove their mettle

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Former GMP exec comes out against Richardson deal

Kevin Sullivan is proposing new directors and new transaction terms