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Toronto Port Lands

Along came Google

Toronto's Port Lands have long been neglected, but are local residents ready for Sidewalk Labs?

Game on?

Plans for an East Coast football team continue to experience setbacks

Lack of trust

Voters in British Columbia sent a mixed bag of MPs to Ottawa - and a message to Trudeau

  • By: Brian Lewis
  • November 1, 2019 November 17, 2019
  • 00:01

The slow death of Canada’s banking ombudsman

The independent dispute resolution service has been abandoned by most of the big Canadian banks

Embrace the client-focused reforms

Editorial

  • By: IE Staff
  • October 11, 2019 November 12, 2019
  • 00:05

Minority government likely

If we can get past Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s blackface picture, Green Party leader Elizabeth May’s photoshopped coffee cup and Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s embellished…

The U.K.’s deepening wounds

Brexit isn't the only story unfolding in Britain, but it is the loudest

Midstreamers stay afloat

Companies that own oil pipelines and refineries are not affected by commodity prices

Take that, Ontario

Premier François Legault is riding a $7.5-billion surplus

Letter: Advisors must embrace “factfulness”

Many advisors in Canada are providing the same kind of advice they offered 20 years ago

The dangers of lax oversight

Policy-makers in the financial services industry – like those in the National Hockey League, who must fix its fatally flawed approach to overseeing Canada’s favourite…

  • By: IE Staff
  • May 31, 2019 November 12, 2019
  • 00:02

Government blown off course

The budget bill is missing key measures announced in the March 22 budget

Regulatory costs weaken portfolio returns: IIAC

Aggressive deregulation agenda would not interfere with completion of the client-focused reforms, association president argues

Bare trust debacle makes fools of the law-abiding

Editorial: Last-minute policy reversals undermine an already fragile trust between tax authorities and the public

  • By: IE Staff
  • March 29, 2024 March 29, 2024
  • 12:38

Guardian Capital acquires majority of Ontario investment counselling firm

CEO Ken Rae sells his stake but stays on as key leader

Pharmacare a promise Trudeau might come to regret

The Liberals’ re-election prospects look promising thanks to the co-operation of Big Pharma

What investors can expect in 2025

Uncertain policy backdrop, divergence among central banks and risk of re-emerging inflation are forecast to shape the investing landscape

Help your client sell their beneficial interest in an estate

Here’s your helpful guide to advising clients on a complex estate sales process

It’s time to re-evaluate U.S. equities allocation

High valuations and market concentration are headwinds for future returns

Letter: A déjà vu moment for bank sales practices

New review must be approached with urgency, transparency and a commitment to meaningful action, writes Harvey Naglie

Letter: OSC’s proposed disgorgement provisions are unfair and inadequate

A better solution is to start a compensation fund, writes lawyer Joseph Groia 

Letter: A case for rethinking investor education

Behavioural design is no silver bullet, writes Harvey Naglie