Canada, U.S. markets rise as technology stocks gain ground and oil prices fall
Nvidia rises after CEO projects US$1 trillion in demand for AI chips through 2027
- By: Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 16:54
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SEC’s new enforcement chief resigns
Former judge leaves agency after just over six months
- By: James Langton
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 16:37
FINRA reforms aim to ease burdens
SRO's proposals seek to enhance regulatory efficiency
- By: James Langton
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 16:26
Ex-rep sentenced in fraud case
Investors lost nearly $1.4 million in long-running fraud
- By: James Langton
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 15:53
MX adopts new compliance remediation process
Initiative seeks greater efficiency, transparency for regulatory misdemeanors
- By: James Langton
- March 16, 2026 March 17, 2026
- 15:27
Canada joins U.S., U.K. to disrupt crypto scams
Multi-national effort to tackle phishing includes OSC, OPP and RCMP
- By: James Langton
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 15:15
As Wealthsimple joins Swift, other fintechs unlikely to follow
Neo, Koho have different strategies, but say move adds to fintechs' legitimacy
- By: Jonathan Got
- March 16, 2026 March 20, 2026
- 13:58
CMHC reports February housing starts up 4.5% from January
'Tepid' bounce-back unlikely to change overall cooling trend: economist
- By: Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 13:49
Household net worth grew in Q4 as savings rate softened
Canadians poured $96.2B into mutual funds, a new quarterly record
- By: Jonathan Got
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 12:36
OBSI says it received 60% more inquires in 2025
Investment cases rose 3% to reach an all-time high
- By: Jonathan Got
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 11:37
CIFP ends offer of financial-planning credential on equivalency basis — for now
Whether FSRA deems title protection’s minimum standards to confer equivalency is unclear
- By: Michelle Schriver
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 10:50
Tricky CUSMA negotiations kick off
U.S. and Mexico will start trade talks with Canada joining later
- By: Paul Wiseman and María Verza, The Associated Presss
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 09:42
U.S. stocks climb to their best day since the Iran war began after oil prices ease
Firms with big fuel bills, Nvidia, trade higher
- By: Stan Choe, The Associated Press
- March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026
- 09:33
China’s economy grows at 5% in first quarter, shrugging off initial impact of Iran war
Its economy grew 1.3% compared to Q4 2025, the fastest pace in a year
- By: Chan Ho-Him, The Associated Press
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 09:30
CREA lowers home sales forecast for 2026 amid ‘shaky’ economic start to year
The association expects a total of 474,972 residential properties to be sold this year
- By: Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 09:19
Wall Street inches higher as oil prices settle
Investors' hopes for more U.S.-Iran talks remained high Thursday
- By: Chan Ho-him and Matt Ott, The Associated Press
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 09:10
ESMA examines the rise of non-public credit ratings
Regulator to explore market impact of private, restricted rating activity
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 14:29
FCA readies new approach to short-selling supervision
Reforms seek to ease burden, impediments to short activity
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 14:21
SEC to explore audit trail reform
Regulator looks to rebalance supervisory needs with costs, data privacy
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 14:17
FP Canada, Institute of Financial Planning update guidelines on expected returns, add shelter projection
Projected returns slightly lower for equities, fixed income compared to last year's guidelines
- By: IE Staff
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 14:47
Sun Life discounts term, perm, CI policies
Offers end July 31, and policies must be in force for one year to be eligible
- By: Jonathan Got
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 14:41
No automatic interest relief for trusts complying with retroactive AMT change
With reduced deduction of investment counsel fees, many trusts need to amend tax returns
- By: Michelle Schriver
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 12:07
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
Private credit recap: Asset managers respond to elevated redemption requests
Investors are looking to exit from funds in droves during "a period of heightened negative sentiment"
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 14, 2026 April 14, 2026
- 13:59
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