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Duntroon Energy agrees to acquire Brompton Funds

Deal awaits shareholder approval

By: Regan Ray
March 6, 2008 March 6, 2008
17:07

Payments group appoints new member to stakeholder advisory council

AFPC's Gill joins CPA council

By: IE Staff
March 6, 2008 March 6, 2008
13:52

Merrill Lynch stepping back from U.S. mortgage market

Merrill Lynch announced that it is discontinuing mortgage origination at its First Franklin subsidiary in the Unites States and will explore the sale of Home…

By: IE Staff
March 6, 2008 March 6, 2008
11:10

VIBE personal banking workstation wins RBC student innovator award

Ryerson team awarded $20,000 prize

By: Regan Ray
March 6, 2008 March 6, 2008
10:28

CWB earnings up 27% in first quarter

Bank reports record total revenues

By: IE Staff
March 6, 2008 March 6, 2008
09:50

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