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Western Financial proposes takeover of Alberta credit union

Red Deer-based Community Savings is provinces second largest credit union

By: IE Staff
March 6, 2008 March 6, 2008
08:55

Bank of Canada proposes criteria for accepting ABCP as collateral

Comments due March 14

By: James Langton
March 5, 2008 March 5, 2008
16:45

Alliance enters the corporate trust and stock transfer market

Calgary-based Alliance Trust today announced it has received the government charter and letters patent to operate as a non-deposit-taking, specialty trust company in Alberta.“We are…

By: IE Staff
March 5, 2008 March 5, 2008
15:55

New advisor portal focuses on long-term care planning

LTC Planning Network expands to include advisor gateway

By: Regan Ray
March 5, 2008 March 5, 2008
14:43

Resource firms must focus on communities to avoid risk: report

Ethical Funds lays out steps for mining executives

By: Regan Ray
March 5, 2008 March 5, 2008
12:09

Merrill Lynch launches frontier markets index

Banks, energy and financial services dominate listings

By: James Langton
March 5, 2008 March 5, 2008
11:01

Saxon earnings edge higher in Q4

Funds see net redemptions as value managers continued to be out of favour

By: IE Staff
March 5, 2008 March 5, 2008
09:20

February mutual fund sales reach $6 billion: IFIC

Sales split between short and long-term funds

By: James Langton
March 4, 2008 March 4, 2008
17:26

Good intentions push CSR scores up: report

Study shows companies putting plans in place, but follow-through remains to be seen

By: James Langton
March 4, 2008 March 4, 2008
16:28

OECD finds progress made in economic reforms: report

Governments take action in almost two-thirds of priority areas

By: James Langton
March 4, 2008 March 4, 2008
11:10

Additional duties for two Mavrix officers

DiVito named COO; Balderson appointed chief compliance officer

By: IE Staff
March 4, 2008 March 4, 2008
10:25

BMO earnings plunge 27%

Bank won’t meet 2008 earnings target

By: Regan Ray
March 4, 2008 March 4, 2008
09:50

Scotiabank earnings take hit from capital markets

Q1 profit drops 18%

By: IE Staff
March 4, 2008 March 4, 2008
08:55

Strong showing for natural resources funds in February: Morningstar Canada

U.S. equity category posts 5.3% loss

By: IE Staff
March 4, 2008 March 4, 2008
08:33

IIAC outlines concerns with Client Relationship Model

Proposed disclosure requirements would result in few clients actually reading and understanding document, IIAC says

By: James Langton
March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
17:10

Diversification drives profits at HSBC: Fitch Ratings

The business diversification of HSBC Holdings plc is enabling it to deliver earnings despite the huge hit it’s taking in the US mortgage business, says…

By: James Langton
March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
16:10

Mavrix loss deepens in fourth quarter

Investment manager writes off abandoned fund offering

By: IE Staff
March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
15:10

RBC Dain Rauscher to become RBC Wealth Management

Move to a single U.S. broker-dealer a win for RBC Wealth Management clients

By: IE Staff
March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
13:50

CI reports February net sales of $513 million

CI Financial Income Fund today reported net sales of $513 million in February 2008.

By: IE Staff
March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
13:45

Peer-to-peer lender under regulatory review

IOU Central cooperating with AMF, Marleau says

By: Kate Betts-Wilmott
March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
13:35

Blackmont ranks high on sell-side survey

Toronto-based Blackmont Capital has been named second best North American brokerage firm for 2007 by First Coverage Inc., a company that ranks institutional salespeople and…

By: James Langton
March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
11:20