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Hear it from a QuadrigaCX user: Your money on FTX is gone, gone, gone
Ethan Lou
report on business
More than 100 bitcoins linked to defunct cryptoexchange QuadrigaCX mysteriously transferred
FILE - An advertisement for Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed on a street in Hong Kong, on Feb. 17, 2022. Bitcoin slumped to a two-year low, Wednesday, Nov. 9, and other digital assets sold off following the sudden collapse of crypto exchange FTX Trading, which has been forced to sell itself to larger rival Binance. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
asia-pacific business
Hong Kong’s government proposes allowing retail trade in cryptocurrencies
Visitors pass by a booth of the Hong Kong Digital Asset Exchange on the first day of Fintech Week 2022 in Hong Kong on October 31, 2022. - Hong Kong is "back in business" and exploring whether to legalise crypto trading by retail investors, the citys finance chief Paul Chan announced on October 31 kicking off a week of conferences aimed at resuscitating the Chinese hub's image. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
investment ideas
Newly minted meme stock darling slides after eye-popping surge
Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Aug. 2.
u.s. business
Backer of stricken TerraUSD says it spent bulk of reserves trying to salvage dollar peg
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report on business
Power Corp’s Portage Ventures closes one of the world’s largest venture capital funds focused on early-stage fintech companies
Adam Felesky, CEO of Portag3 Ventures is photographed at the Koho Financial office, in Toronto, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020.
carrick on money
The non-negotiable financial priority for renters
Rob Carrick
the decibel
Canada’s ‘Bitcoin widow’ speaks
Podcast
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opinion
Advisors need to embrace digital transformation or risk being left behind
Jason Pereira
opinion
Canadian fintechs need more regulatory certainty to achieve even greater success
Adam Felesky and Ben Harrison
report on business
Georgian wants to be like fintech firms it backs as it steps up financing strategy
Madalin Mihailescu, CTO of Georgian Partners, left, and Jason Brenier, vice president strategy pose in their Toronto office. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
investment ideas
The startup enemies of Wall Street are booming
The Fearless Girl statue stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District on March 23.
opinion
The wealth-management industry needs to stop treating women as an afterthought
Rita Trichur
u.s. business
SEC identifies climate risks and fintech industry as 2021 priorities
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2009, file photo, a flock of geese fly past a smokestack at a coal power plant near Emmitt, Kan. The Trump administration is moving to scale back criminal enforcement of a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species. The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told AP billions of birds could die if the government doesn't hold companies liable for accidental bird deaths. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
your practice
Why advisors need to make the right choices on technology
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technology
Ant Group says it will establish working party to meet China regulator demands
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 13, 2020 shows the Ant Group headquarters in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. - China has launched an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba, regulators said on December 24, 2020, heaping further pressure on the e-commerce giant and sending its share price tumbling. (Photo by STR / AFP) / - China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
u.s. business
Robinhood agrees to pay $65-million to settle SEC charges
SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 17: In this photo illustration, a notification about commission-free trading is displayed on the Robinhood application on December 17, 2020 in San Anselmo, California. The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Silicon Valley start-up company Robinhood with deceiving customers about how the company makes money. The company has agreed to pay a $65 million civil penalty. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Peter Thiel, Tobi Lütke among backers of $25-million funding for Calgary bank challenger Neo
Andrew Chau (C) CEO and co-founder with co-founders Jeff Adamson (L) and Kris Read of Neo Financial at their new headquarters in Calgary, February 26, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Nasdaq to buy Verafin for US$2.75-billion in biggest Canadian software takeover since 2007
FILE PHOTO: A view of the exterior of the Nasdaq market site in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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Afterpay comes to Canada amid trend of buy now, pay later
A logo for the company Afterpay is seen in a store window in Sydney, Australia, July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Coates
advisor news
Regulators give small, specialized investment firms greater flexibility
Auditor is working with financial documents. Audit or assessments.
advisor news
Fintech firms offer up timely deals for advisors
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international business
Police raid Wirecard headquarters as administrator kicks off asset sales
A woman enters the headquarters of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payment transactions, in Aschheim, near Munich, Germany, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert
european business
U.K. market watchdog maintains restrictions on Wirecard, leaving thousands locked out of accounts
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payment transactions is seen in Aschheim near Munich, Germany April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder - RC155BBFDBF0/File Photo
european business
‘The money’s gone’: Wirecard files for insolvency, owing creditors nearly $4-billion
The headquarters of Wirecard AG stands in Aschheim, Germany, on April 25, 2019.
technology
Power Corp.’s Portag3 venture fund hires Canadian Silicon Valley star Chris O’Neill
Chris O’Neill, CEO of Evernote, at his standing desk in Redwood City, Calif., on June 19, 2018. O’Neill balances his work and personal lives through list making, regular exercise, getting a good night’s rest and devoting Saturdays to his children. (Jason LeCras/The New York Times)
opinion
These trends of the past decade made investors smarter and richer, and they can do the same in the 2020s
Rob Carrick
canada
Evening Update: Gerald Cotten’s history of deceit; China’s new ambassador warns against sanctions
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technology
Fintechs face higher risk of money laundering, watchdog warns
One critical step to fight money laundering and tax fraud is to shed light on the problem and create a publicly accessible registry of the true owners of Canadian companies.
opinion
After initial response to data breach fell short, Desjardins CEO has a long summer of damage control ahead
Konrad Yakabuski
report on business
A Facebook cryptocurrency offers much to worry about
Ian McGugan
report on business
Gerald Cotten mixed personal and corporate funds, Quadriga monitor’s report says
Gerald Cotten, chief executive officer of Quadriga
opinion
With new credit card, Apple lets us glimpse the future of finance
Peter Misek
report on business
Judge extends QuadrigaCX’s protection from creditors
Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX says it can't access $140 million after its CEO unexpectedly died.
report on business
Lawyers for affected Quadriga users say appointment of restructuring officer should be delayed
Interested parties attend Nova Scotia Supreme Court as Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange seeks creditor protection in Halifax, N.S., on Feb. 5, 2019.