Markets

Transition from T+3 to T+2 trading successful, says CCMA

Canadian market participants successfully concluded their efforts to transition Canada's capital markets to a two-business-day (T+2) settlement cycle

By Staff |September 8, 2017

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Economic Indicators

What to watch as geopolitics heats up

Where the real risk lies

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |August 14, 2017

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Industry

Advisors split on future of marijuana asset class

Medical marijuana a budding area of the market

By Staff |August 4, 2017

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Industry

IIROC licenses new tech for better market surveillance

IIROC, the self-regulatory body for investment dealers, says it is stepping up its market surveillance capabilities after reaching an agreement to use upgraded Nasdaq technology. The agreement, announced Thursday, allows IIROC to use new Nasdaq SMARTS surveillance technology to oversee all securities trading on debt and equity markets in Canada. The upgraded Nasdaq SMARTS system, […]

By Staff |July 13, 2017

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OSC paper details ‘responsive’ regulation

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has released A Framework for Responsive Market Regulation, a paper presented at Oxford University that addresses how Canadian regulators are responding to changes in the market. Presented at a market structure conference at St. John’s College, Oxford University, on April 21, the paper sets out the OSC’s approach to regulatory […]

By Staff |May 25, 2017

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Don’t conclude today’s valuations are the top

Today’s high stock market valuations are an important indicator of expected returns, but advisors should be careful about concluding they’re investing at the top of the market. That point is made in a market note by Richardson GMP’s Graig Basinger, who says valuations are important for estimating future returns. “Given current elevated valuations, return expectations […]

By Staff |May 9, 2017

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Markets

Transition from T+3 to T+2 trading successful, says CCMA

What to watch as geopolitics heats up

Advisors split on future of marijuana asset class

IIROC licenses new tech for better market surveillance

Amazon buying Whole Foods in US$13.7-billion deal

OSC paper details ‘responsive’ regulation

Don’t conclude today’s valuations are the top

Economic releases this week and TSX summary

Today’s Q1 earnings roundup

Were they right? This PM’s ‘not loading up on bonds’