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AdobeStock / Negro Elkha Canada’s main stock index finished in positive territory Monday despite new U.S. tariffs. “You’re seeing industrials for example in Canada are struggling. Autos across the board are down quite a bit, both Canada and the U.S., but gold is up so you have some bright spots in materials,” said Adam Ludwick, director of asset allocation at NEI Investments. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 93.89 points at 36,714.12.

iStockphoto / MicroStockHub Mutual funds and ETF net assets moved in opposite directions in July amid weaker markets, the Securities and Investment Management Association (SIMA) said in a report Monday. Mutual funds saw their assets slightly dip to $2.8 trillion at the end of the month, representing a decrease of $12.5 billion or 0.5% from the same time in June.

AdobeStock/Prostock Studio The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) knows exactly what its capital-raising reforms produced. After it raised the ceilings on the exemption that lets already-listed companies raise money quickly without a full prospectus, companies raised almost $4 billion in the first year, eight times the pace under the old limits. A rule changed, the market responded, the regulator counted and reported the result.

AdobeStock / leungchopan Canada’s main stock index gained more than 250 points on Friday as trade talks between Canada and the U.S. continued, while markets south of the border also gained ground. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Canada’s chief negotiator Janice Charette are meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington as the clock ticks down on the latest tariff deadline.

AdobeStock / Aleks Taurus The Nova Scotia agency that regulates the trading of stocks, bonds and derivatives in the province is warning residents about an impersonation scam. The Nova Scotia Securities Commission says the scam involves fake letters sent to investors from someone claiming to be a member of the commission’s enforcement staff. The provincial agency issued a statement saying a letter was sent to a Nova Scotia resident who was the victim of a previous investment fraud.

iStockPhoto Mackenzie Investments has debuted an actively managed balanced fund with international exposure to help investors diversify beyond North America, the firm announced Thursday. The Mackenzie GQE International Balanced Fund invests in international and emerging market equities as well as global fixed income. The fund is collaboratively managed by Mackenzie’s global quantitative equity (GQE), fixed-income and multi-asset strategies teams.

AdobeStock / Tiko The Supreme Court of Canada will decide next week whether to hear an appeal from an asset manager on the standard a securities regulator needs to meet to get a court to appoint a receiver when it suspects possible misconduct. The underlying case involves the Ontario Securities Commission’s (OSC) effort to have a receiver appointed over real estate investment firm Cacoeli Asset Management Inc.

iStockphoto/Oselote Everyone expected SpaceX to come under pressure. On Aug. 6, about 911.5 million insider shares became eligible for sale following the company’s first lock-up expiration. Traditionally, that kind of event creates meaningful selling pressure as early investors gain the ability to monetize their holdings. Instead, the opposite happened. After touching roughly US$108 on Aug.

AdobeStock-Day-Of-Victory-Stu Canada’s main stock index edged lower Thursday while U.S. markets also lost ground as geopolitical concerns sent oil prices higher. Uncertainty continues over the U.S. war with Iran and when oil tankers will once again be able to freely exit the Persian Gulf. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with “the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY” late Wednesday but provided few details.

AdobeStock An Ontario court ordered a widower to vacate the condo he shared with his common law wife — but it also ordered that the estate must pay him monthly support for life, despite being left out of the will. According to a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, when Heather Ruth Brown died suddenly in late 2023, she left her entire estate to her adult daughter and nothing to her common law spouse, Michael Allmendinger.