Industry moves this week
Robert Bard becomes head of Cardinal Point's wealth management operations in Montreal, following acquisition of Dorchester
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- March 7, 2025 April 10, 2025
- 16:55
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CRA not renewing contracts of 450 term employees during tax season
CRA continues to 'assess its financial position,' committed to 'high-quality service': spokesperson
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 16:45
Canada’s employers put hiring on ice in February ahead of tariff impacts
Expectations of a rate cut by the Bank of Canada next week are mixed
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 15:21
TSX proposes listing changes
The moves include industry-agnostic requirements for industrial companies and mining category updates
- By: Kevin Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 15:07
Scotiabank promises to disclose energy finance ratio in 2026
Move follows shareholder engagement by a coalition led by climate advocacy group
- By: Jonathan Got
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 14:57
Federal Reserve to stay on hold amid widespread economic uncertainty
Powell said the Fed is 'well positioned to wait for greater clarity' from Trump administration
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 14:02
Rep fined for unauthorized form alterations
Mutual fund rep altered 15 account forms without client knowledge
- By: Jonathan Got
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 12:02
Few women rise in ranks in Canadian real estate, financial institutions, corporations: report
At the same time, the gender gap has narrowed in boardrooms
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 11:59
China’s exports, imports weaken in first two months of 2025
This slowdown comes before any substantial hit from U.S. tariffs: economist
- By: Zen Soo, The Associated Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 09:23
U.S. employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month
But the unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4.1% as the number of jobless Americans rose
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 09:18
Minimal job gains in February as unemployment rate holds at 6.6%: StatCan
The Canadian economy added just 1,100 jobs last month
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- March 7, 2025 March 7, 2025
- 09:07
Over half of Canadians kept financial challenges a secret: survey
More Canadians may need to borrow to afford necessities in trade war
- By: Jonathan Got
- March 6, 2025 March 6, 2025
- 17:08
Disability tax credit is underapplied for and underused: CRA report
Only a quarter of Canadians who are likely eligible apply for the DTC
- By: Jonathan Got
- March 6, 2025 March 6, 2025
- 16:40
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