Trade war effects appearing in global data: Fitch
Rush to get ahead of higher U.S. tariffs reflected in early trade data
- By: James Langton
- March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025
- 13:22
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Payrolls, labour demand flat in January: StatCan
Growth in payrolls slows, and job vacancies remain flat in the month
- By: James Langton
- March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025
- 13:20
New premiums for life insurance hit record high in 2024, while number of policies fell
Industry must do more to reach mid-market, execs say
- By: Michelle Schriver
- March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025
- 11:54
RBC CEO Dave McKay says bank well positioned as tariffs create uncertainty
Dave McKay said commercial clients are deferring investments
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025
- 09:42
New U.S. auto tariffs to devastate sector, raise consumer costs: industry
Trump announced 25% tariffs on all auto imports effective April 2
- By: Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press
- March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025
- 09:42
U.S. economy grew 2.4% in the 4th quarter
Analysts say Trump's trade policies and rising inflation could threaten future gains
- By: The Associated Press
- March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025
- 09:41
Bill aims to bolster SEC enforcement tipline
Bipartisan proposal would extend anti-retaliation protections, speed up award decisions
- By: James Langton
- March 27, 2025 March 27, 2025
- 09:13
Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenues
The president has also applied 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, and plans tariffs on computer chips, pharmaceutical drugs, lumber and copper
- By: Josh Boak, The Associated Press
- March 26, 2025 March 27, 2025
- 17:43
Securitization market faces U.S. policy risk: Fitch
Asset performance may suffer in mortgage-backed, asset-backed securities
- By: James Langton
- March 26, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 17:08
Advocis pushes for greater proficiency for FA title
Competency profile should align more closely with financial planner title, CEO says
- By: Michelle Schriver
- March 26, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 17:04
Adding insult to insider trading injury
In settlement with OSC, executive sanctioned for loss-making insider trading
- By: James Langton
- March 26, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 16:27
Bank of Canada says it would have likely held rate steady if not for tariffs
Deliberations reveal policymakers grappled with uncertainty
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- March 26, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 14:41
U.S. class action settlements rise in 2024: report
Total value of investor settlements dip, as cases involve smaller issuers, SPACs
- By: James Langton
- March 26, 2025 March 26, 2025
- 14:16
Canadian, U.S. markets rally and oil prices sink as Strait of Hormuz opens
Physical oil market remains "tighter than the financial market is giving it credit for": analyst
- By: Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 16:57
Hormuz reopening won’t get oil markets back to normal right away
Oil prices may need to be "higher for longer" to rebuild stocks: analyst
- By: Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 16:02
The loonie-oil price disconnect
Dollar responds to demand shocks, but supply shocks ignored: Scotia
- By: James Langton
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 15:04
SEC set to cancel advisory firms’ registrations
Firms no longer qualify for narrower online advisor exemption
- By: James Langton
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 14:38
CIRO issues phase two of CE reform proposals
Proposals out for 90-day comment period, final regime slated for Jan. 1, 2028
- By: James Langton
- April 16, 2026 April 16, 2026
- 16:37
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
Anthropic’s Mythos shows need to ‘come to grips’ with AI risks: Macklem
The BoC governor says technology's evolving abilities underscore importance of cybersecurity
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 15:45
Wealthsimple’s new X partnership brings opportunities and risks, experts say
Arrangement could encourage more or riskier trades, critics say
- By: Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 12:51
RBC, Scotiabank pull back on climate goals
The banks are dropping their interim emission reduction targets due to various factors
- By: The Canadian Press
- April 16, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 16:48
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
Global ETF industry gathered a record US$626 billion in Q1
ETF assets under management now sit at US$20 trillion
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- April 17, 2026 April 17, 2026
- 11:52
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