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Medicare standard Part B premiums will drop by 3% next year, to $164.90

Lower-than-expected spending on Part B is allowing the Medicare program to reduce next year's premiums for beneficiaries.

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3 Modern Financial Challenges of Canadian Businesses

Guest Post | Sep 27, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected small businesses in Canada, leading to a drop in optimism. Roughly 20 percent of small enterprises with 1 to 19 employees expected a short-term decrease in sales for Q4 2021. While the economy is recovering, business owners still struggle to overcome financial hurdles. Read


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2 years ago

Knix Brand Acquired by Essity for Largest Exit by Canadian Female Founder

Knix | Release | Sep 26, 2022 NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2022 /CNW/ -- After announcing their acquisition by global health and hygiene brand, Essity, in early July, Knix is proud to share that the deal has officially closed, valuing Knix at $400M USD and marking one of the largest publicly disclosed private sales of


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8 million student loan borrowers will get automatic forgiveness. Here's what you need to know

Borrowers enrolled in income-driven student loan repayment plans will get their debt automatically discharged. Yet experts recommend they still take some steps.

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OMFIF / EY Report: Blockchain for Public Finance – Capital Markets and Beyond

OMFIF and EY | Sep 27, 2022 More effective and efficient policy-making can be realised by a public finance management system that places transparency and the seamless sharing of data at its heart. A PFM system should ensure that funds reach their intended recipients and are used for their intended purpose. And it must give


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Even as expanded child tax credit helped millions out of poverty, some still haven’t accessed funds

While millions of individuals and families benefitted from expanded tax credits last year, some have yet to file for the money.

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Simple Step-by-Step Guide on How to Create an App

Guest Post | Sep 27, 2022 The mobile app development process, key choices, prices, and typical blunders are all described. This post is for you if you are a start-up founder, management at a firm trying to innovate, or a fledgling entrepreneur with a killer app concept (or anybody who is not an app developer


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Nearly 6 million older adults are living below the poverty line. These resources can help struggling seniors

Around 6 million older Americans are living below the poverty line. Fortunately, there are thousands of resources available to struggling seniors.

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Quebec’s Draft Regulation on Confidentiality Incidents

Clyde&Co | Sep 21, 2022 On June 29, 2022, the Quebec government presented the draft Regulation respecting confidentiality incidents (the “Quebec Regulation”). The Quebec Regulation specifies the content of the new notification and record-keeping requirements following the occurrence of a confidentiality incident. The regulation is set to enter into force on September 22, 2022, along


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Three ways open banking could impact wealth management

Investment Executive | Greg Meckbach | Sep 16, 2022 Open banking — available in Britain but not yet in Canada — is when a financial institution shares client account details (with consent) with a third party, without the client having to share their login name and password.   In 2021, a government-appointed advisory committee recommended that


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2 years ago

IRS steps up efforts to target U.S. taxpayers who failed to report and pay taxes on cryptocurrency transactions

The IRS is chasing unpaid cryptocurrency taxes with a new court order to obtain customer records. Here's what it means for digital currency investors.

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a16z Leads $51.5M Series B to Catch Fishy Fintech Transactions

TechCrunch | Anita Ramaswamy | Sep 20, 2022 Sardine announced it has raised $51.5 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s (a16z) Growth Fund after closing $19.5 million for its Series A earlier this year.  “Faster instant payments mean faster fraud,” Sardine CEO and co-founder Soups Ranjan told TechCrunch. That’s the thesis


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Home purchase cancellations are above 15% for the second straight month. It's important to know the financial repercussions

If you're thinking about canceling your contract, be sure you know what the financial repercussions would be.

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Savings rates climb to levels not seen since 2009. Here's how to get the best return on your money

As interest rates rise at the fastest pace in 40 years, now is the time to make sure you're getting the best return on your cash. Here's how to get started.

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Bank CEOs Defend P2P Payments Network Zelle in Senate Hearing Over Consumer Fraud Handling

BankingDive | Anna Hrushka | Sep 23, 2022 Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, called the peer-to-peer payments network “unsafe,” claiming Zelle users were defrauded out of $500 million last year. “You have created a perfect weapon for criminals to use and they have used it and you have not stood behind your customers,” she told the


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