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Credit Card Industry on Notice

Credit Card Industry on Notice
Ottawa is proposing legislation that would give the federal finance minister the authority to regulate the credit and debit card industry. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has said that he will only use his new authority if the industry fails to comply with a proposed voluntary code of conduct. We have the government propose in budget documents giving the ... Full story
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National Bank’s Profits Rises

National Bank's Profits Rises
NNational Bank Financial Group has reported that its first quarter profits have more than tripled as revenue moved higher than the same period a year ago. National Bank has said that its net income was $215 million or $1.22 per share for the quarter that ended Jan. 31st, and it has marked an increase from ... Full story
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Spending Cuts and Tax Increases Needed to Avoid Era of Deficits

Spending Cuts and Tax Increases Needed to Avoid Era of Deficits
Canadians are not facing the prospect of having spending cuts and taxes rising in order to cope with the fallout of an aging population which risks Ottawa to be in the red notes a parliamentary watchdog. With the tens of thousands baby boomers set to retire, we have the federal government looking at a grim financial ... Full story
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TD Survey: Canadian Retirees Outdo American Retirees

TD Survey: Canadian Retirees Outdo American Retirees
According to a report on retirement from TD Bank Financial Group, retirees in the United States are twice as likely to worry about running out of money compared to those in Canada. The survey was released on Wednesday, and shows many other contrasts. Another shocking figure is that more than twice as many Americans ... Full story
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RBC Wealth Management Achieves Global Recognition

RBC Wealth Management Achieves Global Recognition
RBC Wealth Management has announced the success it has had in the 2010 Euromoney Private Banking Awards. The wealth manager has been recognized as having the “Best Private Banking Services Overall” in three separate regions of the world. RBC Wealth Management has been awarded number 1 in Canada, the Caribbean ... Full story
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Canadians Lack Basic Financial Knowledge

Canadians Lack Basic Financial Knowledge
Majority of Canadians do not understand the basic principles of financial risk and there are not many taking the necessary steps to educate themselves either. A global survey released on Thursday found that only 13% of Canadians could answer three basic questions about financial risk, and the results match the average across other countries ... Full story
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ING Direct Offering a Great Rate

ING Direct Offering a Great Rate
With low interest rates to be found at banks across Canada, it can be hard to get a decent return for locking in your money. ING Direct is currently offering an effective 3% annual interest rate on two of their products. These products include a 90 day 3% RSP GIC and ... Full story
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Weekly News Watch 23

Weekly News Watch 23
This was an interesting week as was the first full week of 2010, and if you kept up with the news you would find that most of it was predictions for what is to come in the year. The consensus for Canada’s economy was that it will recover slower than ... Full story
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Canada’s Economic Outlook Uncertain

Canada’s Economic Outlook Uncertain
A manufacturing index released on Monday blew away all expectations, as it raised hopes that the U.S. economy is not only on solid ground, but heading to higher terrain. Now this may be good news for the U.S., it makes the explanation for the Canadian economy somewhat difficult. With the U.S. ... Full story
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TD: Age of Uncertainty Begins

TD: Age of Uncertainty Begins
A report published by TD Economics on December 17th, 2009, shows that there is strong evidence that the Great Recession has ended and that the world economy expand by 3.8% in 2010. The recovery is likely to neither quick not easy, and there can be no certainty in regard to ... Full story
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