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Climate investment taxonomy would prevent greenwashing, confusion: experts

Government is working to launch taxonomy "as soon as possible," Freeland says

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Research and Markets

BoE edges closer to rate cut, possibly in June

U.K. inflation is forecast to fall below target in the near term

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Research and Markets

Oil executives expect sustained period of strong crude prices: survey

Two-thirds of polled institutional investors predicted energy sector will outperform over next 12 months

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From the Regulators

OSC tests new early-stage exemptions

Regulator adopts new exemptions designed to help startups raise capital

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Industry News

Manulife reports first-quarter net income of $866M

Company says it will ramp up share buybacks

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From the Regulators

Binance hit with $6-million Fintrac fine

Firm sanctioned over reporting, registration failures

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From the Regulators

U.S. banks undertake blockchain experiment

Project to examine streamlining settlement for money markets

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Research and Markets

UBS is back in the black

Strong quarter for wealth management helps bank return to profitability

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Industry News

RioCan REIT reports profits up

Rents continue to trend upward, CEO says

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Industry News

Canada headed for a hybrid open-banking regime

The government will set the standards for the private sector to implement

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Industry News

Second bill on open banking expected in the fall

Screen scraping would be phased out over time

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On which home should you claim the principal residence exemption?

Homeowners must now consider the proposed higher capital gains inclusion rate

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Research and Markets

Amid high rates, U.S. corporate insolvencies rise: S&P

Business bankruptcies reach highest level in the past year

When is the latest clients can sell assets prior to June 25?

Given several complicating factors, waiting until the last minute is a bad idea, tax experts say

Laurentian Bank cutting about 2% of workforce, ending equity research

The cuts come as the bank continues to work through its turnaround plan

Cardinal Point teams with Gavin Hockey Wealth Specialists

Combined firm will serve about 200 current and retired pro hockey players

Julie Martini moves to Ontario Chamber of Commerce

And Richardson Wealth snags a $500M team from TD

Industry moves this week

A mix of retirements and board appointments

  • By: Katie Keir
  • April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024
  • 14:41

Industry moves this week

Notable news comes from banking, and a new leader joins Sterling Mutuals

Steve Hawkins hires Evermore founder as LongPoint COO

LongPoint will focus on white labelling and also plans to launch its own passive ETFs

Embracing the AI boom through AI ETFs

Asset managers anticipate explosive growth in the AI market

Crypto ETFs continue losing ground to U.S. competitors

Total inflows for Canadian ETFs has hit $19 billion for the year to date

SEC beefs up data privacy rules

Changes will raise demands on firms to warn investors about breaches

FCA charges finfluencers over social media posts

U.K. regulators allege an unregistered FX trading scheme was touted on Instagram

Pair charged in ‘crypto king’ scheme

Joint investigation by OSC and Durham police results in fraud charges

China rolls out new measures to fix its property crisis, spur growth

The central bank said it will reduce the minimum down payment for mortgages

Investor risk appetite rises: S&P

Brighter earnings prospects underpin growing optimism, survey finds

Unemployment sticks below 5% in March: OECD

However, ranks of unemployed women grew in the month