A family caregiver tax credit of up to $300, a Guaranteed Income Supplement top-up of $50 a month for singles and $70 a month for couples, and elimination of the mandatory retirement age for federally regulated employees are not enough to improve the quality of life and increase opportunities for Canadian seniors.
Having turned the corner in 2010, Canada’s economy continues to inspire a positive outlook despite some uncertainties, according to the latest Economic and Financial Outlook by Desjardins Economic Studies. The study, released this morning, said the outlook for Canada’s economy is overall optimistic. The main sources of this sanguinity are the S&P/TSX, which has outperformed […]
As the cascading effects of ongoing geopolitical strife in the Mid East and the two-pronged trail of destruction in Japan continue to unfurl, financial pundits scramble to gauge the extent of their impact on the global economy and Canada’s portion of woes. “From a Canadian perspective there clearly will be an impact I terms of […]
“Hi, I’m Andrew Symonds from Head Office; I’m calling to schedule your audit. What’s good for you the week after next?” A call like this from compliance, about an impending branch review examination, is a surefire trigger for the fright and flight response. But a branch review needn’t be a cat and mouse game. Nor […]
Having sloughed off over $31 of its market value, gold seems to be on sale today. Experts are wasting no time in suggesting now is the perfect time to step in and add gold to your portfolio. “Investors are doing what they should; they should be buying these dips,” says David Franklin, CEO, Sprott Private […]
As a nation, our debt levels might be bad, but our net worth is still growing. Canadian national net worth rose by 0.3% to $6.3 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a Statistics Canada report. On a per capita basis, national net worth grew to $184,200 in the fourth quarter, up from […]
The Canadian insurance industry is closely watching events unfolding in the wake of Friday’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan that caused colossal damage to life and property. Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re said in a statement Monday that the company is still evaluating its exposure. Earthquake shock and tsunami coverage for residential insurance policies is […]
The Canadian M&A market continued its momentum into the fourth quarter of 2010, making it the third successive quarter of increased M&A activity in terms of both transaction volume and value, according to the Financial Post Crosbie: Mergers & Acquisitions in Canada database. Riding on the back of the announcement of 302 transactions, the value […]
Natural calamities like the earthquake and the resultant tsunami in Japan may bring untold misery in their wake, but commodity investors may reap the benefit of reconstruction efforts. As the reports of devastation started pouring in, the metals and minerals stocks on the TSX reacted by gaining 2.5%. The TSX’s reaction begs the question: are […]
Reader Alert: Make your views known on the TMX-LSE story. Post your thoughts at the bottom of this story and vote in our poll here. The tug of war among industry participants over the proposed TMX-LSE merger intensified as the Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) weighed in on the tussle. In a presentation to […]