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Canada’s 2025 Budget Unveils Open Banking & Tightened Stablecoin Oversight

Canada’s 2025 budget formalizes a national co...

Consumers and small businesses will gain stan...

The draft Stablecoin Act imposes strict one-t...

The reforms aim to boost competition and fint...

Canada’s Big Six Banks See Investment Banking Rebound Amid Strong Q3 2025 M&A

Americas M&A Financial Services

Canada’s Big Six banks posted a strong Q3 202...

RBC’s underwriting and advisory fees jumped 2...

The surge in deal-making and underwriting was...

Despite booming fee income, banks kept loan-l...

Canadian Businesses Delay Investment Amid Trade & Policy Uncertainty

Americas Firms Manufacturing

Economic and trade policy uncertainty is caus...

Business surveys show sharply weaker sales an...

The Bank of Canada’s severe trade war scenari...

Impacts are heaviest on trade-exposed sectors...

BMO Q3 Fiscal 2025: EPS Beats Expectations, Capital Strong but ROE & ROTCE Lag Targets

Americas Firms Financial Services

BMO delivered strong fiscal 2025 earnings gro...

Despite this, key profitability metrics like ...

Positive operating leverage and a robust CET1...

Wealth Management and Capital Markets are dri...

Doug Guzman Named CEO of Canada’s New Defence Investment Agency to Overhaul Procurement

Americas Policy Aerospace & Defense

Canada has created a new Defence Investment A...

The DIA’s mandate is to centralize and speed ...

Initial DIA-managed projects include submarin...

Guzman’s performance will be judged on how ef...

Canada’s Big Six Banks Thrive on Investment Banking & Wealth Management Gains in 2025

Americas Markets Financial Services

Canada’s Big Six banks are shifting toward hi...

Scotiabank, RBC, and CIBC reported strong dou...

Banks are reallocating capital to global mark...

Despite strong results, elevated credit provi...

Canada & Australia Race Ahead in AgTech: $2B FCC Boost, 141% Funding Jump

Americas Markets Financial Services

Canada is trying to jump-start its underdevel...

Despite representing about 5% of global agtec...

Australian agritech funding rose 141% from 20...

For investors and banks, the opportunity lies...

Latin America’s First French Optimized Lease: Viva Aerobus & Natixis Unveil New Fleet Financing Deal

Americas Markets Aerospace & Defense

Natixis CIB arranged the first French Optimiz...

The deal is designed to lower Viva Aerobus’s ...

Natixis acts in multiple capacities—mandated ...

This transaction sets a precedent for using F...

BTG Pactual’s Rise: Lending Dominates as Wealth Management Hits R$1.2 Trillion AUM

Americas Markets Financial Services

BTG Pactual has pivoted from trading toward a...

It is delivering standout profitability, with...

Expansion is driven by aggressive acquisition...

Key risks include Brazil’s tough macro backdr...

BTG Pactual’s Bold Latin America & U.S. Expansion: Profits, ESG, and Risk on the Rise

Americas M&A Financial Services

BTG Pactual is accelerating its international...

The bank is scaling private markets and ESG-f...

Robust Q3 2025 results, including 37% revenue...

Key risks center on cross-border regulation, ...