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Canada caps insured mortgages at 25-year amortizations, but some want them to go longer to help with affordability issuesThe possibility of allowing longer mortgage amortizations has come up repeatedly in Canada over the years, with regulators and lawmakers...

Intended to catch trust cheats, rules create offence of failing to file, which thousands of innocent trustees will likely doBy Allan Lanthier We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos...

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Robert McLister: Rate market on alert for signs of an inflation comeback2024 kicked off with the economy flexing more muscle than anticipated. That has the rate market spooked, as it constantly looks for signs of an inflation comeback tour. We apologi...

Stocks pushed away from their all-time highs amid a slide in a handful of big techs, with traders awaiting readings on inflation and retail sales for clues on the Federal Reserve’s next steps. Equities struggled to gain traction after a rally that has defi...

Gordon Reid, president and CEO at Goodreid Investment Counsel FOCUS: U.S. Equities MARKET OUTLOOK: As we anticipated in our Market Outlook on our Feb. 7 appearance, markets are adapting to a “higher for longer” interest rate scenario. The competing...

Canadian inflation-protected securities known as real-return bonds are reaping gains for one of the country’s largest pension funds during a turbulent period for fixed-income markets. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (Hoopp) became an “aggressive” buyer...

Strength in the energy sector helped lead Canada's main stock index higher on Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 139.09 points, or 0.64 per cent, at 21,970.11. In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Aver...

Stocks climbed to a fresh record as the latest inflation figures did little to alter bets the Federal Reserve will cut rates this year — even if officials keep a more cautious stance for now. An equity decline that lasted just a few minutes gave way to a r...

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan gained 1.9 per cent last year, underperforming its benchmark by a wide margin, as it lowered valuations on real estate and infrastructure investments hit by higher interest rates. The write-downs also stemmed from “asset-spec...