Great-West Lifeco raising quarterly dividend to shareholders by 12%
Fellow life insurers Manulife and Sun Life also announced dividend hikes this month
- By: IE staff, with files from Canadian Press
- November 15, 2021 November 15, 2021
- 11:08
Top Stories in News
SEC rejects Bitcoin ETF
Regulator continues to be concerned about market manipulation
- By: James Langton
- November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021
- 16:15
Industry News
Desjardins posts 11.9% surplus earnings growth
Profits in the wealth management and life and health insurance division were down from a year ago
- By: IE Staff
- November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021
- 16:14
Surging commodity prices will fund miners’ climate transition: Fitch
Accelerating decarbonization plans will help mining firms face the future
- By: James Langton
- November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021
- 15:10
CPPIB sees net assets grow 4% over Q2
CPP Investments says its net assets for the quarter ended Sept. 30 totalled $541.5 billion
- By: IE staff, with files from Canadian Press
- November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021
- 13:47
SEC finds pervasive problems at U.S. robos
The regulator's reviews uncovered deficiencies at most firms examined
- By: James Langton
- November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021
- 12:44
Too few Canadians have or understand in-depth financial plans: study
Only one-third of those polled felt they knew "a lot" about what a financial plan is
- By: Maddie Johnson
- November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021
- 11:53
Research and Markets
Americans quit their jobs at record pace for 2nd consecutive month
The Labor Department said Friday that 4.4 million people quit their jobs in September
- By: Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press, The Associated Press
- November 12, 2021 November 12, 2021
- 10:53
Industry News
Guardian Capital reports net loss, asset growth in Q3
Assets under management grew 62% year over year
- By: IE Staff
- November 11, 2021 November 11, 2021
- 15:30
From the Regulators
Former fund industry exec convicted of fraud
Syndicated mortgage firms never invested clients' money, the court found
- By: James Langton
- November 11, 2021 November 11, 2021
- 14:52
Crypto regulation would boost banks: Moody’s
U.S. report calls for oversight of stablecoins that should benefit financial system
- By: James Langton
- November 11, 2021 November 11, 2021
- 14:29
Basel committee revises banks’ disclosure requirements
Updated rules for 2023 reflect latest market risk standards
- By: James Langton
- November 11, 2021 November 11, 2021
- 14:19
Stock markets rise with the latest U.S. economic data ‘sending the right signals’
The S&P/TSX composite index rose 58.63 points to 32,058.73
- By: Daniel Johnson, The Canadian Press
- December 23, 2025 December 23, 2025
- 17:07
Bank of Canada governing council says trade uncertainty clouding outlook
The central bank issued a summary of its overnight-rate deliberations earlier this month
- By: Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press
- December 23, 2025 December 23, 2025
- 14:00
Consumer confidence in U.S. slides in December to lowest level since tariffs rolled out in April
Americans’ assessments of their current economic situation tumbled: survey
- By: Matt Ott, The Associated Press
- December 23, 2025 December 23, 2025
- 10:56
SEC charges seven groups in alleged crypto confidence scam
Retail investors targeted by so-called investment groups on social media
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- December 24, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 08:45
Dramatic increase in Fintrac fines coming, but their effectiveness is less clear
The increase is part of an effort to beef up anti-money laundering measures
- By: Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press
- December 22, 2025 December 22, 2025
- 08:12
SEC sanctions Canadian over pump-and-dumps
Accountant allegedly found assets used to lure investors to schemes
- By: James Langton
- December 19, 2025 December 19, 2025
- 15:39
CPP Investments acquires minor stake in lubricants company Castrol
The pension fund is investing up to US$1.05 billion
- By: The Canadian Press
- December 24, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 10:07
Industry moves: Two new adjudicators join Capital Markets Tribunal
Plus, promotions at Harvest and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- December 24, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 08:38
Impersonation scams threaten advisors and their clients
High-profile firms and their clients were targeted in 2025
- By: IE Staff
- December 24, 2025 December 24, 2025
- 01:34
Industry moves: Richardson Wealth, CIBC Wood Gundy and CI Assante score veteran teams
Plus, Wellington-Alus Private Counsel and Ninepoint Partners add new talent
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- October 3, 2025 November 12, 2025
- 17:39
Industry moves: John MacIntyre named chair of TD Bank
Also, moves at Mackenzie Investments, Edward Jones Canada and the CSA
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- August 4, 2025 August 1, 2025
- 00:33
Industry moves: Huston Loke leaves FSRA
Plus, moves at BMO Private Wealth, Fiera Capital and CIBC GAM
- By: Alisha Hiyate
- July 18, 2025 July 18, 2025
- 17:06
Investment fund sales, assets climbed in November: SIMA
Mutual fund, ETF AUM rose for the seventh consecutive month
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- December 19, 2025 December 19, 2025
- 11:58
Product roundup: Ardian brings evergreen PE fund to Canada
Plus, other product launches and news, including more ESG fund terminations
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- December 15, 2025 December 16, 2025
- 11:29
The ETF year in review
More than 300 new products landed in 2025 — a new record
- By: Rudy Luukko
- December 12, 2025 December 12, 2025
- 13:24