Product roundup: AGF, Sagard roll out alternative funds
Plus, TD expands its ETF lineup, other firms make fund changes
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 15:49
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BMO becomes first Canadian bank to withdraw from banking climate alliance
As of Friday, the other Big Six banks were still listed as members
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 15:40
Trump tariffs are the greatest threat facing Canadian economy
'Canadian companies are rightly highly concerned,' Desjardins says
- By: Kevin Press
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 14:28
Household debt growth slows: StatCan
Credit card balances shrink, tempering increase in mortgage borrowing
- By: James Langton
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 13:57
BoC could have been clearer about extraordinary measures: review
The central bank 'must take on board the lessons from this unprecedented experience': Macklem
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 13:53
Quant funds failed to guard models: SEC
Firms breached fiduciary duties by ignoring known vulnerability, regulator alleged
- By: James Langton
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 13:26
Foreign investors gobble money markets
Offshore investors add T-bills, slow bond buying, dump equities in November
- By: James Langton
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 13:19
IMF sees steady global growth, but warns that Trump’s proposed policies cloud outlook
The agency expects the world economy to grow 3.3% this year and next
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 10:31
TD Bank moves up incoming CEO’s start date, cuts bonuses for 41 execs
The bank says it cut the bonuses to reflect the seriousness of its anti-money laundering failures
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 10:12
China’s economy expands 5% in 2024
The economy picked up speed in the last quarter due to strong exports, stimulus measures
- By: Zen Soo, The Associated Press
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 09:37
Restaurants want GST holiday to be permanent
However, some businesses have yet to see much impact from the tax break
- By: Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 09:33
U.S. tariffs could become catalyst to bolster Canadian food supply chains: experts
Canada generally has a trade surplus with the U.S. when it comes to food
- By: Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press
- January 17, 2025 January 17, 2025
- 09:20
Climate risk poses unique threat to financial system: FSB
Potential for climate tipping points, feedback loops to generate systemic, economic fallout
- By: James Langton
- January 16, 2025 January 16, 2025
- 16:45
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
Financial industry’s New Year’s resolutions
Optimism for tech and growth comes with market and macroeconomic concerns
- By: Jonathan Got
- December 29, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 01:00
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
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
ETFs find favour as building blocks of other funds
They are increasingly being used for fixed income, foreign equities exposure
- By: Pierre Théroux
- December 29, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 01:26
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