As regulators abandon ‘bare minimum’ corporate climate reporting, a backstop lurks
Canada and the U.S. retreat on climate disclosure rules amid global momentum
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- May 20, 2025 May 20, 2025
- 13:46
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National productivity edged up in 2024 after declining for three years
Growth was limited to two provinces and two territories
- By: Jonathan Got
- May 20, 2025 May 20, 2025
- 12:57
Active managers struggle to outperform consistently
Just two Canadian active managers maintained top-quartile performance in each of the last five years
- By: Kevin Press
- May 20, 2025 May 20, 2025
- 11:37
Inflation slows sharply to 1.7% in April
End of the consumer carbon price drove gas costs down, but grocery prices continued to climb
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- May 20, 2025 May 20, 2025
- 09:22
So your client wants to access their permanent life policy’s cash value
Advise them on conflicting goals, reduced benefits and tax consequences
- By: Jonathan Got
- May 20, 2025 May 16, 2025
- 05:30
SEC hacker gets jail time
Fake crypto ETF post on regulator's account caused bitcoin to spike
- By: James Langton
- May 19, 2025 May 20, 2025
- 09:29
Canada’s golden chance to reverse its brain drain
U.S. attacks on academia provide an opportunity to bolster R&D in Canada
- By: James Langton
- May 19, 2025 May 19, 2025
- 09:21
Deals: Strathcona Resources makes bid for MEG Energy
Plus, HUB International raises US$1.6B and pension funds bet on fibre infrastructure and energy
- By: The Canadian Press, with files from IE
- May 19, 2025 May 16, 2025
- 09:00
China’s economy slows in April as trade war blues hit retail sales, housing and investment
The consumer price index fell 0.1% and industrial production slowed in April
- By: Elaine Kurtenbach, The Associated Press
- May 19, 2025 May 19, 2025
- 08:56
Tariffs, economic uncertainty chilling cottage housing market, report says
“Market conditions really took a hit when they started having these trade discussions,” says Re/Max Canada president
- By: Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
- May 19, 2025 May 19, 2025
- 08:47
Trump’s massive import taxes haven’t done much economic damage — yet
The Yale Budget Lab estimates that Trump will move the average U.S. tariff rate to 17.8%, the highest it's been since 1934
- By: Paul Wiseman, Anne D’innocenzio and Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- May 19, 2025 May 19, 2025
- 08:31
Trump’s tariff onslaught casts shadow over European economy, even in best case scenario
Eurozone growth forecast cut to 0.9%; risks "are tilted to the downside," says economy commissioner
- By: David Mchugh, The Associated Press
- May 19, 2025 May 19, 2025
- 08:10
European debt issuers face tariff pressures: Fitch
Two-thirds of leveraged debt exposed to negative fallout
- By: James Langton
- May 19, 2025 May 19, 2025
- 08:08
TSX rises more than 200 points, U.S. stock markets mixed
The May crude oil contract dropped US$1.30 to US$96.57 per barrel
- By: Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 16:59
Federal court hears new case against Trump’s latest global tariffs
Current challenge deals with levies imposed under the Trade Act of 1974
- By: Mae Anderson and Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 13:02
Technicals over fundamentals
Cheap funding, central bank support, rosy AI forecasts, FOMO and more have kept market valuations elevated — that won’t last forever
- By: Kevin Foley
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 11:35
OSC seeks settlement with ATS over trade controls
Tribunal to consider settlement with Liquidnet over allegedly faulty controls
- By: James Langton
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 16:33
Adjudicator in OSC vs. Purpose case steps down
Social relationship with regulator's key witness in case leads to recusal
- By: James Langton
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 14:02
Issuers start moving to semi-annual reporting
Venture companies begin opting for less frequent reporting
- By: James Langton
- April 9, 2026 April 9, 2026
- 17:11
Crown Capital sells off assets as it faces debt, liquidity pressures
The Calgary-based asset manager negotiated with its lender to buy more time to repay its debt
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 17:30
Lower deduction of investment counsel fees hits trusts with AMT
Many trusts may need to amend 2024, 2025 tax returns
- By: Michelle Schriver
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 12:43
RBC plans to invest up to $1B through new Canadian growth fund
Bank will also be hiring and expanding in key areas of national importance
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 9, 2026 April 9, 2026
- 11:29
Industry moves: New execs join SLI, Focus Wealth, CI Financial and Conquest
Plus, Designed Wealth adds advisor and inaugural taxonomy and transition planning council named
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 14:48
Richard McIntyre departs Manulife Wealth, Brett Marchand tapped as next CEO
McIntyre to start a new role later this month
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 8, 2026 April 8, 2026
- 12:18
Industry moves: Fondaction gets a new CEO, B.C. team joins PWL Capital
Plus, appointments at Sun Life, Connor, Clark & Lunn, Sapling Financial and more
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026
- 14:28
Product roundup: RBC iShares alliance rolls out five new ETFs
Plus, new emerging market, target-date and tech funds, and a raft of fund changes
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 16:20
Opinion: We need greater governance on life insurance book transfers
The lack of a structured follow-up when a client changes hands can leave the policyholder vulnerable
- By: Rhona Konnelly
- April 10, 2026 April 10, 2026
- 10:57
A golden year for seg funds
Gold prices, equity markets drove strong seg fund sales but couldn’t prevent net outflows in 2025
- By: Joel Kranc
- April 8, 2026 April 9, 2026
- 16:00