Retail sales drop 0.6% in January to $69.4B
Preliminary figures for February point to a 0.4% decline
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 21, 2025 March 21, 2025
- 09:15
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FINRA looks to facilitate capital raising
SRO consulting on possible reforms to rules around research, underwriting
- By: James Langton
- March 20, 2025 March 21, 2025
- 17:31
U.S. and Canada could face recession amid trade war: Desjardins
Fed forecast to cut deeper with the possibility of a recession looming in the U.S.
- By: James Langton
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 16:37
Four investment themes for a volatile market
Invesco’s Rene Reyna is (kind of) all in on AI, Chinese tech, U.S. defence and big American banks
- By: Kevin Press
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 14:11
Bank of Canada signals shift in how it sets rates amid tariff uncertainty
BoC is trying to set monetary policy that can cover a range of scenarios tied to ongoing trade war: Macklem
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 13:15
Europe’s wealth managers set to consolidate: Fitch
Rising costs, revenue competition to drive search for added scale
- By: James Langton
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 13:07
FCA sanctions LME for volatility control failings
Extreme stress in nickel markets led to trading outage in 2022
- By: James Langton
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 13:02
Flight to safety boosts industrial prices
Rising gold demand pushes input prices up, as energy prices ease
- By: James Langton
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 12:12
Household debt growth slows: StatCan
Mortgage borrowing accelerates, but other borrowing contracted in January
- By: James Langton
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 12:12
Ontario Teachers’ earned 9.4% in 2024
Private equity, real estate investments weighed on returns despite strong overall performance
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 11:04
U.S. home sales rose in February
Easing mortgage rates, rising inventory offer relief to homebuyers
- By: Alex Veiga, The Associated Press
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 10:37
CFIB says small business confidence fell to all-time low as trade war ramped up
Small firms brace for uncertainty as hiring plans weaken
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 10:01
Bank of England joins the U.S. Fed in putting interest rates on hold
Policymakers signal gradual cuts ahead as inflation risks linger
- By: Pan Pylas, The Associated Press
- March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025
- 09:46
Stock markets rise with the latest U.S. economic data ‘sending the right signals’
The S&P/TSX composite index rose 58.63 points to 32,058.73
- By: Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
- December 23, 2025 December 23, 2025
- 17:07
Bank of Canada governing council says trade uncertainty clouding outlook
The central bank issued a summary of its overnight-rate deliberations earlier this month
- By: Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
- December 23, 2025 December 23, 2025
- 14:00
Consumer confidence in U.S. slides in December to lowest level since tariffs rolled out in April
Americans’ assessments of their current economic situation tumbled: survey
- By: Matt Ott, The Associated Press
- December 23, 2025 December 23, 2025
- 10:56
SEC charges seven groups in alleged crypto confidence scam
Retail investors targeted by so-called investment groups on social media
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- December 24, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 08:45
Dramatic increase in Fintrac fines coming, but their effectiveness is less clear
The increase is part of an effort to beef up anti-money laundering measures
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- December 22, 2025 December 22, 2025
- 08:12
SEC sanctions Canadian over pump-and-dumps
Accountant allegedly found assets used to lure investors to schemes
- By: James Langton
- December 19, 2025 December 19, 2025
- 15:39
CPP Investments acquires minor stake in lubricants company Castrol
The pension fund is investing up to US$1.05 billion
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 24, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 10:07
Industry moves: Two new adjudicators join Capital Markets Tribunal
Plus, promotions at Harvest and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- December 24, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 08:38
Impersonation scams threaten advisors and their clients
High-profile firms and their clients were targeted in 2025
- By: IE Staff
- December 24, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 01:34
Industry moves: Richardson Wealth, CIBC Wood Gundy and CI Assante score veteran teams
Plus, Wellington-Alus Private Counsel and Ninepoint Partners add new talent
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- October 3, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 17:39
Industry moves: John MacIntyre named chair of TD Bank
Also, moves at Mackenzie Investments, Edward Jones Canada and the CSA
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- August 4, 2025 August 1, 2025
- 00:33
Industry moves: Huston Loke leaves FSRA
Plus, moves at BMO Private Wealth, Fiera Capital and CIBC GAM
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- July 18, 2025 July 18, 2025
- 17:06
Investment fund sales, assets climbed in November: SIMA
Mutual fund, ETF AUM rose for the seventh consecutive month
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- December 19, 2025 December 19, 2025
- 11:58
Product roundup: Ardian brings evergreen PE fund to Canada
Plus, other product launches and news, including more ESG fund terminations
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- December 15, 2025 December 16, 2025
- 11:29
The ETF year in review
More than 300 new products landed in 2025 — a new record
- By: Rudy Luukko
- December 12, 2025 December 12, 2025
- 13:24