Regulators announce Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect
New trading link will provide mutual stock market access between Hong Kong and China
- By: James Langton
- August 19, 2016 August 19, 2016
- 13:00
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Putting an end to “too big too fail”
FSB publishes guidance, progress report on resolution planning
- By: James Langton
- August 18, 2016 August 18, 2016
- 15:15
Foreign investors hungry for Canadian securities
Foreign investment in Canadian equities reached $13.4 billion during June
- By: James Langton
- August 18, 2016 August 18, 2016
- 13:45
Funding to VC-backed fintech startups halves in Q2
Report highlighs a drop in both deals and dollars during the second quarter of 2016
- By: James Langton
- August 17, 2016 August 17, 2016
- 13:15
Deutsche Boerse gets 89% shareholder approval for LSE merger
ICE granted clearance for S&P acquisition
- By: James Langton
- August 17, 2016 August 17, 2016
- 11:45
Performance Sports reveals SEC also investigating in wake of delayed audit
The PSG board has also launched an internal investigation
- By: The Canadian Press
- August 17, 2016 August 17, 2016
- 09:00
Marketwatch: Loonie closes at highest level in more than a month
Stock markets pull back
- By: Linda Nguyen
- August 16, 2016 August 16, 2016
- 16:20
Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales up 0.8% in June
Sales were up in four provinces, led by Ontario
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
- August 16, 2016 August 16, 2016
- 11:55
Performance Sports audited results delayed, stock value falls by nearly half
Hockey equipment maker unable to file annual report on time
- By: David Paddon
- August 15, 2016 August 15, 2016
- 16:30
Home sales volume down 1.3% in July: Canadian Real Estate Association
The national average price of a home grew by 9.9% over this time last year
- By: Craig Wong, The Canadian Press
- August 15, 2016 August 15, 2016
- 13:10
GMP/FirstEnergy deal presents challenges: DBRS
Although the deal should strengthen GMP’s position in the energy sector, it increases the headwinds already facing the company, new report suggests
- By: James Langton
- August 12, 2016 August 12, 2016
- 12:20
Canadian DB pension plans experience a positive Q2
Canadian material and energy sectors’ outperformance offset “a quarter of sustained market volatility and economic uncertainty globally”
- By: Tessie Sanci
- August 11, 2016 August 11, 2016
- 15:55
Resources drive M&A activity in Q2
Although the number of deals was up from Q1, the total value dropped by more than half because of less megadeals
- By: James Langton
- August 11, 2016 August 11, 2016
- 10:15
The BoE’s TFS should offset impact of U.K. interest rate cut: Fitch
The TFS, one of a series of measures designed to support economic growth folowing the Brexit vote “will provide a new source of cheap funding”…
- By: James Langton
- August 10, 2016 August 10, 2016
- 12:25
Global growth outlook lowered about seven times since Liberals took power: Morneau
Canada’s finance minister also spoke of CPP expansion plans during his event
- By: Andy Blatchford
- August 10, 2016 August 10, 2016
- 07:00
Weakness in commodities leads to rise in default rate: Moody’s
The firm reports that 11 rated companies defaulted in July, pushing the year-to-date total to 102 defaults
- By: James Langton
- August 9, 2016 August 9, 2016
- 13:00
Additional requirements on insurers to have positive impact: Moody’s
The new regulatory requirements applying to the nine systemically important insurers is credit positive and will have little impact on these firms’ businesses
- By: James Langton
- August 3, 2016 August 3, 2016
- 15:10
Fitch affirms Canada’s “AAA” credit rating
Although there are short-term concerns, the credit-rating agency sees lower budget deficits and greater economic growth in the years ahead
- By: James Langton
- August 3, 2016 August 3, 2016
- 13:05
Major earthquake could have significant impact on financial system
The impact of such an event happening in Canada could spread from the insurance industry to the overall financial system
- By: James Langton
- August 3, 2016 August 3, 2016
- 11:00
Finance consults on draft tax legislative proposals
Comments due by Sept. 27
- By: IE Staff
- July 29, 2016 July 29, 2016
- 15:10
GDP figures expected to show economic costs of Fort McMurray wildfires
Shutdown of crude operations has dimmed economic growth prospects for the second quarter
- By: The Canadian Press
- July 29, 2016 July 29, 2016
- 06:30
Ontario looking “very closely” at B.C. tax aimed at foreign homebuyers
Provincial government looking for ways to address eroding affordability in Toronto’s housing market
- By: Alexandra Posadzki
- July 26, 2016 July 26, 2016
- 17:30