FP Canada Honours Seven Award Recipients for Contributions to the Financial Planning Profession
TORONTO, ON–FP Canada announced the 2025 recipients of four prestigious awards and distinctions. Debbie Ammeter (a former CFP® professional and current FP Retired™ status holder) and Carolyn Fallis, CFP, have been honoured with the Donald J. Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award, and Julie Seberras with FP Canada™ Fellow Distinction. Martin Dupras, …
More than Half of Gen Z Canadians Feel Pressured to ‘Fake’ Financial Stability: TD Survey
Gen Z is anxious about their finances, and feeling conflicted and under pressure to keep up appearances despite struggling with rising costs and low income TORONTO, ON–For many young Canadians, building a life after graduation comes with pressure to “fake it till you make it”. A new TD survey reveals …
Differences in people’s age explains most wealth inequality in Canada
TORONTO, ON–In Canada, age largely explains the different levels of wealth among people, finds a new study released by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “It’s a natural phenomenon–younger people accumulate debt, begin paying it down as they enter the workforce, then begin to accumulate wealth …
Finding Growth Opportunities in Canada’s High Inflation, Low Growth Economy
By Stephen Johnston As Canada confronts the dual challenges of high inflation and low growth, the specter of stagflation looms large. Stagflation, which refers to below-trend economic growth combined with above-trend inflation, erodes real GDP per capita and poses significant challenges for investors. The current macroeconomic and regulatory environment in …
BMO Annual TFSA Study: Canadian Investors Show Changes in Financial Behavior and Build Momentum With Contributions in 2019
> More than half of Canadians (58 per cent) said they contributed what they had expected to their TFSA this year, while 11 per cent said it was more and 23 per cent said it was less than their anticipated plan > Average annual contribution is up 10 per cent …
KPMG announces strong FY19 global revenue growth
Global revenues increase by 6.2% to reach record of US$29.75bn as multi-year collective strategy implementation continues at pace LONDON, England–KPMG has record revenues of $29.75 billion for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2019 (FY19), representing a 6.2% increase in local currency terms on FY18. Revenue growth driven by solid …
CIBC Mellon names Ash Tahbazian Chief Relationship, Revenue Officer
Leading relationship management and relationship development TORONTO, ON–CIBC Mellon has appointed Ash Tahbazian to the newly-created role of Chief Relationship and Revenue Officer. Effective today, he assumes overall responsibility for the company’s relationship management and relationship development functions. He also joins CIBC Mellon’s leadership team. Tahbazian has more than 25 …