Marking a year of change in Canadian private equity
2007 saw huge volatility, a surge in global investing and increasing U.S. participation
- By: Laura Bobak
- March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
- 15:49
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AMF leads successful Lacroix prosecution
The former Norbourg Group executive was handed a lengthy jail sentence and a hefty fine
- By: Kate Betts-Wilmott
- March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
- 15:49
HighView brings services under one umbrella
Consulting firm sees greater synergies in bringing together all the support services it offers
- By: Clare O’Hara
- March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
- 15:41
Loring Ward board fends off latest purchase offer
Management says capital markets are still undervaluing the company’s potential
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
- 15:41
Phillips Hager & North expects clear sailing
Extended non-compete and similar cultures should smooth the merger with Royal Bank of Canada, principals say
- By: Gavin Adamson
- March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
- 15:41
Clients keep hands on cash this season
Despite advisors’ best efforts, extreme nervousness has kept many clients huddling in the safety of cash and low-risk money market funds this RRSP season. Shocked…
- By: Jade Hemeon
- March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
- 15:24
Strategies for tough times
There are better survival tactics than taking refuge in cash
- By: James Langton
- March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
- 15:24
Ottawa tries it again
Yet another federal group will work on a national securities regulator
- By: Paul Brent
- March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
- 15:24
IMF points a finger at weak Canadian securities regulation
The IMF’s report homes in on lax enforcement, and also calls for a national securities regulator
- By: James Langton
- March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
- 15:24
Who needs banks? Go to the Web instead
Peer-to-peer lending has arrived
- By: Gavin Adamson
- March 3, 2008 March 3, 2008
- 15:24
Foreign lenders gain greater access
Change leads to the removal of the withholding tax on the interest corporate borrowers pay foreign lenders
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 10:04
Manulife move makes for change in par market
Others are now sizing up the new opportunities created by the exit of a major player
- By: Gavin Adamson
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 10:04
OBSI aims for expanded powers
The proposed changes represent the most significant revisions since 2002. But the industry doesn’t like them
- By: James Langton
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 10:04
Department of Finance mum on PPN disclosure
Despite the secrecy, the proposed regulations “will substantially enhance the current disclosure regime governing PPNs,” the CSA says
- By: James Langton
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 10:04
Five-point plan aims to tackle fraudulent schemes
BCSC’s plan to curb fraudulent Vancouver businesses registering in the U.S. puts the onus on professional services people
- By: David Baines
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 10:04
The art of cradling two careers
Derek Suddons is an Investors Group advisor by day and a Toronto Rock defenceman by night
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 10:04
Credit union CEO reaches for the roof
Climb of Mount Kilimanjaro is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 10:04
Sprott adds managers who outperform
With his recent additions from AGF, Sprott has put together an all-star lineup of fund managers
- By: Jade Hemeon
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 10:04
OSC takes aim at boiler rooms
New unit has more powers to help investors
- By: James Langton
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 09:50
AIM’s plan to get back on track
The fund manufacturer’s new chief operating officer is responsible for correcting past mistakes
- By: Laura Bobak
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 09:50
National Bank Financial makes two strategic acquisitions
The Montreal-based brokerage will continue to seek out acquisitions, but only if they are a good match
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 09:50
Assessing economic health
The big question for 2008 is what becomes of the economies of Ontario and Quebec if the U.S. slides into recession. Will they avoid the…
- By: Catherine Harris
- February 20, 2008 February 20, 2008
- 09:50
New tax shelter for the disabled still at least a year away
Parents of disabled children who have been waiting to take advantage of the new federal Registered Disability Savings Plan will have to wait at least…
- By: Laura Bobak
- February 1, 2008 February 1, 2008
- 19:44
Shareholders target executive compensation
The big banks are the canaries in the coal mine of Canadian corporate governance. As a result of the shareholder proposals they receive, the banks…
- By: James Langton
- February 1, 2008 February 1, 2008
- 19:44