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The need for sustainable business supply chains is growing
Advisors and their clients stand to benefit when corporate leaders focus on building socially and environmentally responsible enterprises
- February 21, 2017 March 21, 2018
- 06:00
Opportunity knocks for investors who want to make an impact
A growing base of investors are looking for investments that contribute measurably to environmental and social sustainability
- October 20, 2016 December 15, 2017
- 05:00
Diversity makes dollars and sense
Corporate boards and executive teams that lack gender and cultural diversity risk missing out on opportunities to generate long-term value
- August 18, 2016 December 15, 2017
- 05:00
Good corporate governance matters
You can play an active role in ensuring company executives and directors are working in the best interests of their shareholders
- June 16, 2016 December 15, 2017
- 05:00
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Neil Gross
Be bold, regulators
Those still timorous and uncertain about introducing a best interest duty have a duty, themselves, to become decisive
- October 31, 2016 March 21, 2018
- 05:00
Non-GAAP metrics: investors’ little helpers or harmful nonsense?
Every company can calculate non-GAAP metrics however they want, so there’s real risk of investors and markets being misled
- October 3, 2016 January 17, 2018
- 05:00
Class dismissed
Overcautious courts are erecting barriers to securities class actions, even though these lawsuits are essential for maintaining the integrity and fairness of our capital markets
- September 6, 2016 December 15, 2017
- 09:00
Why is deficient issuer disclosure allowed to persist?
Data show that investors routinely receive, or are at risk of receiving, seriously bad disclosure from reporting issuers more than a quarter of the time
- August 8, 2016 December 15, 2017
- 06:30
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Ermanno Pascutto
The CSA must act on critical reforms
Two key issues — the best-interests standard and reform of mutual fund fees — require timely and effective action
- March 2, 2014 March 21, 2018
- 16:31
Treat shareholders fairly when venture issuers raise capital
FAIR Canada supports exemptions that have the key features of rights offerings or private placements in compliance with the TSXV’s private placement rules
- February 3, 2014 December 15, 2017
- 06:15
Reform of accredited investor exemption is needed
Current regulations assume that an investor’s wealth is a proxy for sophistication. This has to change
- January 6, 2014 December 15, 2017
- 06:30
Canadians deserve real price competition in mutual funds
Paying fees for financial advice separately from those of financial products would result in price competition and better advice
- November 25, 2013 January 17, 2018
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