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ETF investors looked for bank bargains in volatile March

Flows into financial-sector ETFs picked up after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, report shows

Incentive bonuses for Big 3 lifeco CEOs dropped in 2022

Manulife and Canada Life heads still saw their total compensation rise

Canada Life acquires Investment Planning Counsel

IGM Financial, which sold IPC to Canada Life, has acquired a stake in Rockefeller Capital Management

Budget proposes tax changes to pension plan arrangements

Changes to the Income Tax Act are good news for employers with pension plans

RBC says it’s close to signing all Gluskin Sheff advisors

RBC will have exclusive distribution of Onex alts products under the DS and PH&N channels

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BoC surveys show businesses, consumers gearing up for slowdown as economy softens

Businesses and consumers still expect inflation to remain above 2% until at least 2025

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Questrade launches FHSA

Other firms are rushing to set up back-office systems and internal procedures for the account

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Legal changes would require explanation for questionable wealth in B.C.

Civil forfeiture office could look for assets in names of trustees, partnerships family members

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Europe’s inflation eases to 6.9% as energy falls but food up

Despite the drop in Spain and the Netherlands, core eurozone inflation remains sticky

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A key inflation gauge tracked by the Fed slowed in February

U.S. CPI up 6% year over year

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Economy grew 0.5% in January, Statistics Canada reports

BMO increases GDP growth estimate for 2023

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Why clients may have to wait for FHSAs

Firms are scrambling to set up back-office systems and internal procedures for the complex accounts

Biden calls to revive U.S. bank regulations

Potential changes include greater capital requirements and more aggressive regulatory supervision

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

CRA announces increase in prescribed rate for Q2 2023

Rate to rise for the fourth consecutive quarter

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Employee ownership trusts introduced, but with no incentives

Advocate suggests EOT legislation, as proposed in the 2023 federal budget, will not lead to increased employee ownership

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Liberals go after predatory lending

In another measure aimed at vulnerable Canadians, the CRA will pilot automatic tax filing in 2024

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Feds outline $83B in clean economy tax credits in bid to compete with U.S. incentive

The credits are for investments in clean electricity, clean-tech manufacturing and hydrogen

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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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Government proposes changes to financial institutions’ dividend deduction

The proposal follows the surtax and recovery dividend introduced in last year's budget

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Budget 2023 shuts down loopholes left in Bill C-208

Budget 2023 proposes changes to framework of intergenerational business transfers

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

Tax measures are aimed at wealthier individuals and corporations

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Government proposes including siblings in definition of ‘qualifying family member’ for RDSPs

Tuesday's budget also proposes extending a measure that was set to expire this year