Small biz confidence for year ahead edges up in March
Expectations for business performance remain well below pre-pandemic levels
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Biden calls to revive U.S. bank regulations
Potential changes include greater capital requirements and more aggressive regulatory supervision
- By: The Associated Press
- March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023
- 14:46
Payroll employment up in January for fifth straight month
Average weekly earnings rose 2.9%, StatsCan said
- By: Staff
- March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023
- 14:29
FTX founder likely challenging new crypto charges, lawyer says
Earlier this week, a rewritten indictment charged Bankman-Fried with a new conspiracy count
- By: Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press
- March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023
- 14:28
ESG reporting expectations on suppliers growing: BDC
Big companies are under pressure from investors to detail environmental, social and governance factors
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023
- 14:01
U.S. revises down last quarter’s economic growth to 2.6% rate
The downgrade was slight, but consumer spending was down sharply
- By: Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press
- March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023
- 11:59
Ex-Portus chief’s co-conspirator pleads guilty
Woman admits to charges in fraud scheme involving Boaz Manor
- By: James Langton
- March 29, 2023 March 29, 2023
- 16:31
Bank of Canada watching for potential spillovers from global banking stresses
Deputy governor Toni Gravelle said global banks are more resilient today than they were 15 years ago
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 29, 2023 March 30, 2023
- 15:01
Budget seeks to expand financials’ diversity disclosure, virtual meetings
Government aims to improve transparency at federally regulated financial institutions
- By: James Langton
- March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023
- 20:29
Budget promises reform to banking complaints
FCAC charged with selecting single, external complaints body
- By: James Langton
- March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023
- 19:03
MX seeks market surveillance boost
Exchange proposes new client ID requirements
- By: James Langton
- March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023
- 18:03
Government moving to increase oversight of bank, pension exposure to crypto
Proposed changes look to tighten financial oversight
- By: Mark Burgess
- March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023
- 16:57
Budget 2023: Liberals add foreign interference office, new money-laundering rules
A Federal Beneficial Ownership Registry will be implemented by end of year, the budget says
- By: Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press
- March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023
- 16:55
Federal budget 2023 includes $59.5B in new spending, looks to increase revenue
Tax measures are aimed at wealthier individuals and corporations
- By: Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press
- March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023
- 16:34
Canada heading into “mild recession” as tight monetary policy squeezes growth: Report
Deloitte predicts half-point real GDP drop in 2023
- By: The Canadian Press
- March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023
- 12:05
U.S. bank deposits shift sharply: Moody’s
Bank failures led to the largest growth in non-deposit borrowing on record
- By: James Langton
- March 27, 2023 March 27, 2023
- 15:12
The next hurdle in climate reporting: oversight
IOSCO calls for work to develop assurance standards for sustainability reporting
- By: James Langton
- March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023
- 15:08
Swiss bank rescue to reshape landscape
Sector's competition, regulation and risk will all be transformed, Fitch says
- By: James Langton
- March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023
- 14:59
Banking system bends, doesn’t break
Systemic stress looks contained, but interest rate outlook has shifted, TD says
- By: James Langton
- March 28, 2023 March 28, 2023
- 14:39
What’s new from fund manufacturers
CC&L has an international equity fund while eight RBC funds are now available in ETF versions
- By: Greg Meckbach
- March 10, 2023 March 10, 2023
- 11:33
Digital bank fined by FINTRAC
WealthOne paid $676,500 penalty amid compliance lapses
- By: James Langton
- March 6, 2023 March 6, 2023
- 16:40
Canadian ETF inflows topped $4B in February with high-interest savings leading
Money-market ETFs gained nearly $1.4 billion while technology, commodities and crypto saw redemptions
- By: Greg Meckbach
- March 3, 2023 March 3, 2023
- 16:28