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A major survey of business leaders has revealed a generally-negative outlook for the global economy in the next 12 months.

Canada’s new single self-regulatory organization has announced the members of its Investor Advisor Panel (IAP).

BMO has received all regulatory approvals required to complete its acquisition of Bank of the West from BNP Paribas. 

Nominations are open for the 9th Wealth Professional Awards

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There is more data this week highlighting the pressures that Canadian households are feeling after almost a year of rising prices and interest rate hikes.

Report shows tumultuous year for global ETF industry.

The personal relationships that are a traditional core of the investment banking may be holding the industry back from innovation.

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Wealth inequality report calls for greater taxation of wealthiest 1%

WEF economists poll shows bleak outlook for global economy 

Bitcoin starts the year on a high as FOMO helps crypto find its mojo

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CFIB's Main Street Quarterly report reveals some signs that recession could be avoided, at least for now.

Optimistic tone from Royal LePage as Q4 2022 Canadian home price data is unveiled.

Markets digest stats to second-guess the Fed; equities rise on positive signs.

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While there may be many headwinds for the global banking industry in 2023, one thing dominates concern among its chief risk officers (CROs).

Canada’s largest cities are getting bigger and more expensive, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to search for affordable housing elsewhere.

Economic uncertainty and the continued pressure of inflation and rate hikes has not dampened the resolve of Canadians to reach their financial goals in 2023.

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Investors in Canada’s commercial real estate (CRE) market will remain exposed to risk from several economic factors in 2023.

Hour-long interviews with almost 80 billionaires with an average US$4.9 billion by JP Morgan Private Bank has revealed how some of the world’s wealthiest families manage their fortunes.

New research by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shows that over seventy-six percent (76%) of small business owners are expecting to sell their company within the next 10 years.

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Wealth managers for some of the world’s richest families have revealed their key focuses for the year ahead.

A new analysis by Point2Homes.com considers the cost of renting and homeownership across Canada and reveals the cities where the cost of shelter is the highest and lowest.

Despite the market fall, worldwide net inflows into ETFs totaled US$867 billion throughout 2022, which is second-highest on record only to the US$1.29 trillion peak reached in 2021, according to new figures from BlackRock.

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The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) has appointed a new chief following an extensive nationwide search.

With rising inflation and interest rates across much of the world, how will the market for high-end real estate be impacted?

A cryptocurrency sector battered by turmoil last year is showing some signs of life early in 2023

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Canadian exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds ended 2022 as a mirror image of each other as investors cemented a clear preference.

European stocks better reflect the coming slide in earnings than pricey US peers, according Citigroup Inc. strategists.

The struggles of keeping up with the cost of living became too much for thousands of Canadians in 2022 according to official stats.

These stories in full at wealthprofessional.ca and in our newsletters, plus: Equities struggle ahead of key US data; World Food Index eases to early-2022 level but remains elevated; and $1.4 trillion in foreign investment in China was via tax havens.

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British Columbia now has a cooling-off period for homebuyers, providing three business days to pull out from a purchase after an agreement has been signed. 

BMO’s capital-markets unit was the top arranger of initial public offerings in Canada in 2022

Those paying the top rate of personal income tax in Canada’s most populated province have been let down by provincial lawmakers according to a new report.

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