CI confirms talks regarding possible strategic combinations
No certainty that any transaction will be completed
- By: IE Staff
- August 22, 2008 August 22, 2008
- 09:30
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Goldman, Merrill agree to buy back auction rate securities
Firms will also pay multi-million dollar penalties
- By: James Langton
- August 22, 2008 August 22, 2008
- 08:30
Macquarie to acquire U.S. futures clearing business
Australia’s Macquarie Group announced that it is buying U.S. futures clearing firm, Shatkin Arbor, Inc. of Chicago.Terms of the deal were not revealed. The firms…
- By: IE Staff
- August 19, 2008 August 19, 2008
- 14:30
BATS Trading wins SEC approval for exchange status
BATS Trading Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to operate as a registered national securities exchange.The transition into an exchange,…
- By: James Langton
- August 18, 2008 August 18, 2008
- 14:55
Mitsubishi UFG to increase stake in UnionBanCal
Shares valued at US$3.5 billion
- By: James Langton
- August 18, 2008 August 18, 2008
- 10:50
Hedge fund assets climb 4% in second quarter: HFN
Total hedge fund assets increased an estimated 4.41% in the second quarter to US$2.973 trillion, According to a new report from HedgeFund.net (HFN).HFN reports that…
- By: James Langton
- August 18, 2008 August 18, 2008
- 10:40
Niagara Falls to host hedge fund conference
20 managers scheduled to speak
- By: IE Staff
- August 18, 2008 August 18, 2008
- 09:10
TSX mulls bringing SPACs to Canada
Investor protection features mitigate exchange’s previous concerns about listing Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations
- By: James Langton
- August 17, 2008 August 17, 2008
- 15:10
Fund sales retreat in July
Investors pull money from long-term funds
- By: James Langton
- August 17, 2008 August 17, 2008
- 13:50
Rice Financial picks up 30 Ontario advisors
Jovian unit acquires certain former assets of Farm Mutual Financial
- By: IE Staff
- August 17, 2008 August 17, 2008
- 13:20
Investors Group focused on recruits, succession planning
- By: Sharon Harrald
- August 15, 2008 December 15, 2017
- 14:48
Hedge funds lose money in July
Hedge funds likely lost about 2.6% in July, according to the latest version of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index.“We estimate the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge…
- By: James Langton
- August 15, 2008 August 15, 2008
- 14:35
Wachovia to buy back auction rate securities
Wachovia Corp. announced today that it is also reached an agreement in principle for a settlement with authorities concerning its sales of auction rate securities…
- By: James Langton
- August 15, 2008 August 15, 2008
- 14:25
Desjardins Group profit rises on caisse performance
Strong profit growth at its retail caisse network delivered strong second quarter results at Levis, Que.-based Desjardins Group.The financial co-operative said its surplus earnings before…
- By: IE Staff
- August 15, 2008 August 15, 2008
- 10:30
CI Financial posts 11% drop in Q2 income
Market conditions trim capital markets revenue
- By: IE Staff
- August 15, 2008 August 15, 2008
- 07:30
J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley to buy back auction rate securities
Deals increase investor confidence, N.Y. attorney general says
- By: James Langton
- August 14, 2008 August 14, 2008
- 12:10
TD Waterhouse launches voice biometric identification system
First discount brokerage firm in Canada to use “voiceprint” technology
- By: IE Staff
- August 13, 2008 August 13, 2008
- 12:50
Weakness at MGI leads to wider loss for Jovian
Capital markets revenue takes a hit in Q1
- By: IE Staff
- August 13, 2008 August 13, 2008
- 12:10
Fund managers less worried about inflation: Merrill poll
Companies urged to rein in borrowing as credit crunch bites
- By: James Langton
- August 13, 2008 August 13, 2008
- 08:50
ING Canada profit slips in Q2
Severe spring storms boost total claims losses
- By: IE Staff
- August 13, 2008 August 13, 2008
- 07:35
Aurigen Re approved to operate in Canada
Firm aims to provide life insurance market with greater choice for reinsurance partners
- By: IE Staff
- August 13, 2008 August 13, 2008
- 07:15
CCMR reports on competitiveness of U.S. derivatives market
U.S. markets for exchange-traded derivatives are far more competitive globally than U.S. equity markets.
- By: James Langton
- August 12, 2008 August 12, 2008
- 15:40
CDS counterparty risk a serious threat to global markets: study
Failure of another big financial firm seen as likely by Wall Street
- By: James Langton
- August 12, 2008 August 12, 2008
- 11:35