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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

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Payroll employment up in January for fifth straight month

Average weekly earnings rose 2.9%, StatsCan said

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FTX founder likely challenging new crypto charges, lawyer says

Earlier this week, a rewritten indictment charged Bankman-Fried with a new conspiracy count

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ESG reporting expectations on suppliers growing: BDC

Big companies are under pressure from investors to detail environmental, social and governance factors

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U.S. revises down last quarter’s economic growth to 2.6% rate

The downgrade was slight, but consumer spending was down sharply

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Ex-Portus chief’s co-conspirator pleads guilty

Woman admits to charges in fraud scheme involving Boaz Manor

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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

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Budget seeks to expand financials’ diversity disclosure, virtual meetings

Government aims to improve transparency at federally regulated financial institutions

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Budget promises reform to banking complaints

FCAC charged with selecting single, external complaints body

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MX seeks market surveillance boost

Exchange proposes new client ID requirements

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Government moving to increase oversight of bank, pension exposure to crypto

Proposed changes look to tighten financial oversight

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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

Federal budget 2023 includes $59.5B in new spending, looks to increase revenue

Tax measures are aimed at wealthier individuals and corporations

Canada heading into “mild recession” as tight monetary policy squeezes growth: Report

Deloitte predicts half-point real GDP drop in 2023

U.S. bank deposits shift sharply: Moody’s

Bank failures led to the largest growth in non-deposit borrowing on record

The next hurdle in climate reporting: oversight

IOSCO calls for work to develop assurance standards for sustainability reporting

Swiss bank rescue to reshape landscape

Sector's competition, regulation and risk will all be transformed, Fitch says

Banking system bends, doesn’t break

Systemic stress looks contained, but interest rate outlook has shifted, TD says

What’s new from fund manufacturers

CC&L has an international equity fund while eight RBC funds are now available in ETF versions

Digital bank fined by FINTRAC

WealthOne paid $676,500 penalty amid compliance lapses

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