Economy adds 7,400 jobs in April as unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
Unemployment rate edges higher, but most workers report feeling secure in their jobs
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- May 9, 2025 May 9, 2025
- 09:26
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Emerging markets take a hit from tariffs
Trade conflict poses direct and indirect effects to issuers, sovereigns: Fitch
- By: James Langton
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 16:26
U.S. regs seek to ease bank merger approvals
OCC reverses course on policies adopted last year, aims to cut burden
- By: James Langton
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 16:22
Average asking rents down annually for seventh straight month
Prices are still 6.2% higher than they were two years ago
- By: The Canadian Press
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 16:11
Investor advocates push to give OBSI binding powers to resolve complaints
Group aims for fairer resolutions for investors amid industry resistance
- By: Jordan Maxwell
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 15:22
Fitting securities rules for modern tech
FINRA highlights need to revise rules to match current technology
- By: James Langton
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 14:39
Trump to cut U.K. auto, steel and aluminum tariffs in trade deal
U.K. has been seeking a bilateral deal with the U.S. since Brexit
- By: Josh Boak, Chris Megerian and Jill Lawless, The Associated Press
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 14:12
FCA finds failings at smaller firms
U.K. regulator's review IDs weaknesses in high-risk product sales, conflicts and conduct standards
- By: James Langton
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 14:00
IA Financial posts $273 million first-quarter core earnings
Insurer has $264 billion in AUM
- By: Jonathan Got
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 12:24
Manulife posts core earnings of $1.8 billion in Q1
Canadian operations earned $374 million, a 3% increase from last year's first quarter
- By: Jonathan Got
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 12:14
Real estate venture involved securities fraud: Tribunal
Panel rejects OSC's allegations on unregistered trading, other breaches
- By: James Langton
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 11:17
Trade war threatens progress made on financial stability, creating higher risks: BoC
Lower interest rates have helped boost business, household resiliency
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 11:05
Great-West Lifeco posts $860 million in Q1 earnings
Net earnings down 17% from first quarter of 2024
- By: Jonathan Got
- May 8, 2025 May 8, 2025
- 10:27
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