Emergencies Act Post-Mortem: Crypto execs in Ottawa discuss Digital Assets
FP via Community Press Stephanie Hughes Mar 15, 2022 Canadian cryptocurrency executives said they froze only a small number of accounts as a result of the...
Market wire
Latest news on private equity markets
Headlines on the small cap U.S. and Canadian companies we follow, pulled from the wires as they publish. Every story opens at its original source.
Personal finance education is gaining momentum but economics is falling by the wayside, study finds
Twenty-three states now require a personal finance course for graduation, according to the 2022 Survey of the States from the Council for Economic Education.
2021 Powerlist: Women in Fintech
Innovate Finance Mar 8, 2022 The Women in FinTech Powerlist 2021 shines a spotlight on the women leading innovation in financial services. Now in its 7th...
90% of IT Managed Service Providers Experienced a Successful Cyber-Attack (in the Past 18 months)
Info Security James Coker Mar 10, 2022 Adapting to a changing environment IT managed services providers (MSPs) have faced extraordinary challenges during the pandemic. In many...
BoC and MIT announce joint CBDC collaboration
Bank of Canada Release March 16, 2022 The Bank of Canada and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced an agreement to collaborate on a...
How the Fed's rate increase may affect your bond portfolio
Market interest rates and bond prices typically move in opposite directions. Here's how the Federal Reserve's rate hike may affect your portfolio.
Here's what the Fed's rate hike means for borrowers, savers and homeowners
After holding rates near rock bottom for two years, the Fed is finally boosting its benchmark. Here's what that means for you.
New Federal Reserve projections show six more rate hikes this year
The Federal Reserve released its updated dot plot and latest projections for economic growth and inflation on Wednesday.
96% of travelers want their vacation dollars to positively impact the place they visit, survey finds
Nearly all travelers surveyed by booking platform Kind Traveler said it's important their travel dollars have a positive effect on the destination they visit.
Portage Ventures closes 3rd Fintech Fund $788.5 million CAD
BetaKit Charles Mandel March 10, 2022 Portage Ventures, the venture capital arm of investment firm Sagard, announced the sixth close of its Portage Ventures III LP....
Inflation is causing some older Americans to delay retirement plans, survey shows
Inflation is causing some older Americans to postpone major life events, including retirement, according to a Nationwide survey.
There's still time to contribute to an IRA or an HSA for 2021. Why it makes sense to do so now
The deadline for 2021 contributions to individual retirement accounts and health savings accounts is April 18, 2022 — tax day.
Two years ago stocks dropped 12% in a single day. Here are lessons investors learned that can still apply
The initial onset of Covid-19 sent shocks through U.S. markets in 2020. Here's what investors can still take from that experience today.
Federal Reserve is poised to hike interest rates to combat the highest inflation in 40 years
Consumers hit with higher prices due to inflation likely aren't looking forward to interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Here's why the Fed does that.
Geothermal Startup Plans to Dig World’s Deepest Hole to Unleash Boundless Energy
Vice Becky Ferreira Mar 9, 2022 The geothermal startup Quaise Energy has raised $63 million in funding to tap Earth’s deep subterranean power. A company that...