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Economic

Vaccine inequality is driving up inflation: report

Lockdowns in emerging markets are constraining manufacturing and supply chains

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Industry News

Address clients’ emotional biases to improve investment decisions

Investors admitted to being biased toward information that's recent and readily available, Cerulli research suggests

  • By: Staff
  • October 14, 2021 October 14, 2021
  • 14:05
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Economic

U.S. unemployment claims fall to lowest level since pandemic

The job market is improving even as hiring has slowed in the past two months

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Industry News

New climate change initiative will engage financial community

The RIA is coordinating Climate Engagement Canada in collaboration with SHARE and Ceres

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  • October 14, 2021 October 14, 2021
  • 09:56
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Industry News

Investors duped in RSP unlocking scheme, OSC alleges

The accused allegedly diverted investors' funds for personal use

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Industry News

Ex-rep sanctioned over payments to unhappy clients

IIROC panel found rep secretly compensated clients, misled investigators

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Economic

Energy crisis just one factor in slower growth

Some countries, including Canada, are benefiting from rising oil prices

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U.S. exec pleads guilty in Canadian accounting fraud

Perpetrator of Poseidon Concepts Corp. scheme pleads to U.S. criminal charges

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Economic

Fed officials: Bond purchases could end by middle of 2022

The taper could begin in the middle of November or December

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Economic

Jobless rate in August edged lower for OECD

Labour markets have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels

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Industry News

Testing, testing: Is this innovation on?

The OSC is launching a new initiative to allow experimentation for novel ideas

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Industry News

BMO adds new senior role focused on wealth firm strategy, growth

Effective Nov. 1, Geoff Newton will take on the newly created role at BMO Private Wealth

  • By: Katie Keir
  • October 13, 2021 October 13, 2021
  • 15:00
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Canadians struggling with financial and mental stress, polls suggest

Over half of survey respondents to a recent consumer debt poll have considered borrowing more

  • By: Staff
  • October 13, 2021 October 13, 2021
  • 14:51

GDP forecast dims on softer wholesale activity in August

Scotiabank's quarterly GDP forecasting model edged lower for the third quarter

Canada’s remarkable job market recovery

Labour market gains could lead to the Bank of Canada reigning in monetary policy, an NBF report suggests

White House plans to address economic risk of climate change

The Biden administration has issued a report with plans to protect the financial, insurance and housing markets

Big Six join Mark Carney-led Net Zero Banking Alliance

Members of the global alliance must align their lending and investment portfolios with net-zero emissions targets

CFTC sanctions Tether, Bitfinex

The sanctions between the two total US$42.5 million, to settle the U.S. regulator's allegations

China’s central bank says Evergrande risks “controllable”

The company has missed a third round of interest payments on its offshore bonds this week, spooking investors globally

Desjardins GAM reducing the fees of multiple ETFs

The changes come into effect on Nov. 1

  • By: Staff
  • October 15, 2021 October 15, 2021
  • 12:12

Canadian ETFs took in only $2.2 billion in September

The flows were still more than September 2020's seasonally low inflow of $1 billion

  • By: Staff
  • October 5, 2021 October 5, 2021
  • 12:26

Complex ETFs to face SEC scrutiny

Leveraged and inverse ETFs may present risks that go beyond retail investors, Gary Gensler said