CSA takes action to boost capital markets
Regulators aim to make it easier, cheaper to go public, raise capital
- By: James Langton
- April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025
- 13:22
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Crypto-based prediction market settles with OSC
Firm breached rules by allowing trading in unregistered binary options
- By: James Langton
- April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025
- 13:10
BCSC-led effort disrupts crypto fraud
International fraud involved 89 victims
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025
- 11:21
‘Unprecedented’ Canadian investment in U.S. shares in February: StatCan
Canadians bought a record $29.8B in U.S. equities, a rebound from January
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025
- 11:11
Trump says Fed Reserve Chair Powell’s ‘termination cannot come fast enough’
Powell, whose term does not expire until next year, said in remarks yesterday that Fed's independence "is a matter of law"
- By: Aamer Madhani and Josh Boak, The Associated Press
- April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025
- 09:57
European Central Bank cuts interest rates for the seventh time
The central bank moves to counter Trump’s tariff threats and mounting economic uncertainty
- By: David McHugh, The Associated Press
- April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025
- 09:55
CSA offers guidance on fund risk ratings
Many firms use discretion to set ratings, some lack policies, CSA finds
- By: James Langton
- April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025
- 09:30
Japan reports US$63B trade surplus with the U.S.
The nation's global trade deficit increased for the fourth year in a row to US$37B
- By: The Associated Press
- April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025
- 09:24
Market turmoil weighs on Europe’s asset managers
Record AUM, higher revenues, margins to be hit if market stress persists
- By: James Langton
- April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025
- 09:18
Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility
Province says internal barriers cost Canadian economy up to $200B a year
- By: Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
- April 16, 2025 April 16, 2025
- 16:38
WTO says global trade could slide this year because of Trump’s tariff policies
North American exports could plunge 12.6% if harshest levies are applied
- By: The Associated Press
- April 16, 2025 April 16, 2025
- 16:28
Powell says Fed can wait on any interest rate moves
U.S. central bank seeks clarity on impacts of Trump's moves on immigration, taxation, regulation, and tariffs
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- April 16, 2025 April 16, 2025
- 15:40
Canada launches spot Solana ETFs as crypto race ramps up
This comes just weeks after two ETFs tracking Solana futures began trading in the U.S.
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 16, 2025 April 22, 2025
- 14:57
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