FP Canada recognizes top marks in latest QAFP exam
Almost 400 candidates wrote the February exam
- By: IE Staff
- April 26, 2022 April 26, 2022
- 16:23
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OSC selects businesses for innovation experiments
Testing this spring will include product comparisons, client onboarding
- By: IE Staff
- April 25, 2022 April 26, 2022
- 16:21
IMCO posts 9.6% net return in 2021
Private assets, systemic leverage added to performance
- By: IE Staff
- April 25, 2022 April 25, 2022
- 14:56
Key interest rate could soon go up another half point: BoC
"Inflation is too high," Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 25, 2022 April 25, 2022
- 14:55
Ontario Liberals promise to boost provincial top-up to OAS
Eligible seniors would receive up to $1,000 more annually
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 25, 2022 April 25, 2022
- 11:56
Government data suggests First Nations hit more often with CERB repayment letters
‘CRA took my teeth, my rent, my food,’ says Winnipeg residential school survivor
- By: Jordan Press, Kelly Geraldine Malone and Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press
- April 22, 2022 April 22, 2022
- 14:53
Canadian retail sales rose 0.1% in February
February gains of 15.1% in clothing sales offset by 5.1% drop in auto sales: StatsCan
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 22, 2022 April 22, 2022
- 11:17
Macklem won’t ‘rule anything out’ on interest rates
Could Canada’s next rate hike exceed half a point? Bank experts weigh in, plus Ratesdotca explains impact on housing
- By: Adena Ali, The Canadian Press
- April 22, 2022 April 22, 2022
- 10:41
Investors show strong interest in sustainable investments: poll
The top area of investment focus was the environment, a Mackenzie study found
- By: IE Staff
- April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022
- 12:14
Canadian inflation hits 6.7%
Had gas prices not risen 40%, annual inflation in March would have been 5.5%
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 20, 2022 April 20, 2022
- 11:39
REIT reform not off the table in federal housing review
The federal budget said the government will proceed with a review of “housing as an asset class"
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- April 20, 2022 April 20, 2022
- 10:45
Nominations sought for FP Canada honours
FP Canada Fellow distinction and Donald J. Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award recognize contributions to financial planning
- By: IE Staff
- April 14, 2022 April 14, 2022
- 16:18
European Central Bank gives no clear date for rate hikes
Slower normalization could increase divergence in foreign exchange rates
- By: The Associated Press, IE Staff
- April 14, 2022 April 14, 2022
- 15:21
TD CEO says feds’ corporate tax hike could have “unintended consequences”
Government should reduce deficits and focus on growth, Masrani said
- By: Adena Ali, The Canadian Press
- April 14, 2022 April 14, 2022
- 14:36
Canada’s big banks respond to net-zero pressure
The banks are now grappling publicly with their financed emissions — those attributable to the companies they lend to or invest in
- By: Michael McKiernan
- April 14, 2022 April 18, 2022
- 14:00
How Manitoba is changing residential & farm property tax
The province will raise the rebate, on the education tax on residential and farm property, to 37.5% this year and 50% next year
- By: Steve Lambert
- April 13, 2022 April 13, 2022
- 12:06
Multiple property holders own more than a third of housing in some provinces
StatsCan says multiple-property ownership accounted for 41% of Nova Scotia's housing stock and 31% of Ontario’s
- By: Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press
- April 13, 2022 April 13, 2022
- 11:33
FSRA approves first 4 credentials for Ontario’s title protection
The regulator is "actively" reviewing other applications, it said
- By: IE Staff
- April 11, 2022 April 11, 2022
- 16:51
Life insurers ‘surprised and disappointed’ with Budget 2022 provision
A Budget 2022 proposal means life insurers could have to pay tax up front on profit earned on 20-year policies, says CLHIA
- By: Greg Meckbach
- April 11, 2022 April 11, 2022
- 16:41
What advisors are saying about the proposed FHSA
Advisors are still relatively positive about the tax-free first home savings account, despite not being able to use it alongside the Home Buyers’ Plan
- By: Daniel Calabretta
- April 11, 2022 April 11, 2022
- 15:50
Budget promises more financial cops
New federal enforcement agency, more funds for FINTRAC
- By: James Langton
- April 8, 2022 April 8, 2022
- 13:13
Feds raise charities’ disbursement quota to 5%
Proposed change in Budget 2022 would "increase expenditures by charities overall," government said
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- April 8, 2022 April 8, 2022
- 12:57
Unemployment falls to 5.3% as 72,500 jobs added
The jobless rate in March would have been 7.2% had it included people not actively looking
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 8, 2022 April 8, 2022
- 12:48
Budget gives businesses greater access to small business rate
But with no adjustment to the passive income rules, some companies will remain shut out
- By: Michelle Schriver
- April 7, 2022 April 8, 2022
- 20:53
Ottawa to review crypto, CBDC
Budget promises examination of digitalization, single complaint-handling body
- By: James Langton
- April 7, 2022 April 7, 2022
- 20:31