Investors need more genuine transparency, not just more disclosure.Recently, the importance of corporate candour has become particularly critical. With the effects of the subprime crisis…
The federal government, opposition parties and the press gallery need to step up this year
Re: “National communication rule needs reform,” by Ian C.W. Russell (IE, October 2007).Although we at the Securities Transfer Association of Canada agree with Russell’s conclusions…
Snow, government help and new investment brighten the industry’s outlook
Old stuff sometimes soars in value — just not mine
On the cusp of a new year, resolutions are made but typically soon broken. After the ride the financial services industry took in 2007, here’s…
The Harper Government shows myriad signs of being too stressed to govern well
As of the new year, a monster from the Ralph Klein era will be dead. The Alberta Energy Utilities Board will no longer exist, replaced…
Regulators need to ensure new platforms preserve liquidity and investor access
When I was growing up, one of my dad’s favourite sayings was: “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man [and, presumably, a…
Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre’s expansion is reminiscent of the fast ferries fiasco
The British approach to financial reforms should be considered for use in Canada
The right of clients to receive continued service at a high level should be the paramount concern
A deal between the provincial and federal governments has not put Nova Scotians at ease
There are two undeniable Christmas traditions in our household. Sometime during the run-up to Christmas, we have to watch The Muppet’s Christmas Carol — and…
Disclosure is essential to the functioning of a free market and it’s the cornerstone of our securities regulatory system. But although everyone claims to believe…
In his victory speech on election night, Nov. 7, Saskatchewan’s premier-designate, Brad Wall, borrowed a line from Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the popular British television…
There’s no greater vanishing act in Canadian history than the Maple Leafs at Stanley Cup time
Despite new taxes being approved, the embattled mayor will be scrambling for more revenue
Brian Gracey is a Vancouver chartered accountant and mining promoter, but he doesn’t make his money by finding minerals. He makes it by charging fees.Gracey…
The province’s political parties are all jumping on the Quebec identity bandwagon
Despite the Liberal leader’s woes, he can remake himself — just like the prime minster has
Last year, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty pulled a cruel Halloween trick on investors. However, it’s this year’s treat, in the form of tax cuts,…
Despite recent arrests, there are always 40 to 50 fraudulent call centres operating in the city
Thow hangs over MFDA, Berkshire
One of the key questions in the case of Berkshire Investment Group Inc.’s supervision of rogue broker Ian Thow is: how did Berkshire reconcile Thow’s…