Empire Life posts $5M Q4 income
Net income dropped from $16M last year as non-insurance costs increased
- By: Jonathan Got
- February 27, 2026 February 27, 2026
- 12:06
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CPP Investments and Equinix buying data centre company
CPP to pay US$1.6 billion for 60% stake in atNorth
- By: The Canadian Press
- February 27, 2026 February 27, 2026
- 10:26
U.S. wholesale prices arrive hotter than expected in January
Rise in retailer profit margins suggests tariffs costs being passed on to consumers
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- February 27, 2026 February 27, 2026
- 10:16
Laurentian reports $20.5M Q1 loss as it transforms itself
Bank's name will live on after sale of commercial ops to Fairstone
- By: Stéphane Rolland, The Canadian Press
- February 27, 2026 February 27, 2026
- 09:38
Canadian economy contracted 0.6% in Q4 to cap volatile 2025
Real GDP rose 1.7% in 2025 overall, down from 2% in 2024
- By: Craig Lord, The Canadian Press
- February 27, 2026 February 27, 2026
- 09:19
Too early to say whether AI is paying off: CIBC
Innovation takes time to deliver, and AI has challenges to overcome
- By: James Langton
- February 27, 2026 February 26, 2026
- 04:00
S&P/TSX composite up nearly 375 points, U.S. stock markets mixed amid fresh earnings
In Canada, many of the gains were coming from the tech sector
- By: Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
- February 26, 2026 February 26, 2026
- 16:54
ESMA highlights AI risks in algo trading
Regulator issues guidance to beef up the supervision of automated trading
- By: James Langton
- February 26, 2026 February 26, 2026
- 15:39
SEC settles IR guy’s false Buffett claim
Scheme to boost stock price claimed that Berkshire bought insurer's stock
- By: James Langton
- February 26, 2026 February 26, 2026
- 15:28
Payroll data weakens: Statistics Canada
In December, employment declined, vacancies rose and wage growth slowed
- By: James Langton
- February 26, 2026 February 26, 2026
- 14:39
Canada’s current account deficit narrows in Q4
Canadians divested a record $20.5B from U.S. Treasury bonds in the quarter
- By: Jonathan Got
- February 26, 2026 February 26, 2026
- 14:23
Budget watchdog predicts zero population growth this year
This follows two record breaking years for population growth in 2022, 2023
- By: David Baxter, The Canadian Press
- February 26, 2026 February 26, 2026
- 12:36
SEC sanctions firm’s pandemic loan pricing
Firm failed to adjust loan pricing to reflect impact of market turmoil
- By: James Langton
- February 26, 2026 February 26, 2026
- 10:16
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