U.S. investors seeking legal remedy from third parties
Aggressive shareholders are igniting a controversy concerning scheme liability that could spill into Canada
- By: Paul Webster
- November 12, 2007 November 12, 2007
- 10:35
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Majority would join Do Not Call List
Survey could spell bad news for advisors who rely on cold-calling
- By: Ann MacAulay
- November 12, 2007 November 12, 2007
- 10:35
New fund firm offers “disciplined growth”
Industry veteran John Wood has jumped out of retirement and back into the saddle. After about two years of “incubation,” Wood is busy marketing pooled…
- By: Jade Hemeon
- November 12, 2007 November 12, 2007
- 10:35
Taking complaints seriously
SROs plan to introduce standards for handling client complaints
- By: James Langton
- November 12, 2007 November 12, 2007
- 10:35
Dispute centres on right to sell book
Court: firm violated an “implicit covenant”
- By: Paul Webster
- November 12, 2007 November 12, 2007
- 10:35
B.C. investment club behaves like a mutual fund
Club touts member participation in investment decisions, and charges a $1,000 membership fee
- By: David Baines
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 15:14
Seamark launches mutual fund family
The launch of three new funds is Seamark’s attempt to get back into the mutual fund business
- By: donalee Moulton
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 12:02
Fraudster Ian Thow had four aircraft, five luxury cars
BCSC panel finds that the former investment advisor defrauded investors of millions to support his lavish lifestyle
- By: David Baines
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 12:02
Purdy Crawford to the rescue
Cleaning up the ABCP mess is just the latest high-profile task in Crawford’s illustrious career
- By: Gavin Adamson
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 12:02
Updated tax treaty to ease cross-border business
Changes range from fewer withholding taxes to harmonizing capital gains rules
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 12:02
Will U.S. purchases impact RRSPs?
Some worry if Canadians buy U.S. homes, they won’t contribute to RRSPs
- By: Catherine Harris
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 12:02
Hard times ahead for fund firms?
Report says lower-margin activities may weigh down fund valuations
- By: James Langton
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 11:22
No obligation to disclose new material facts
The Supreme Court’s decision in Danier provides clarity as to what issuers are allowed to disclose
- By: Paul Webster
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 11:22
SciVest reborn as hedge and mutual fund manager
Private investors using the retail assets of the once successful SciVest to form Ark
- By: Gavin Adamson
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 11:22
Canada watches closely as Europe launches reform
A major reform of European securities laws could offer signs of what’s ahead for the domestic investment industry
- By: James Langton
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 11:22
Crocus receiver vs Winnipeg mayor
Receiver seeks interest on debentures provided to team owned by the mayor
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 11:22
Shifting face of global markets
China will soon become the planet’s largest economic power, testifying to the major impact that global industrialization is having on the world’s economy.Now in second…
- By: Catherine Harris
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 11:22
Hedge funds group proposes new standards
British organization moves to improve areas such as valuation, governance and disclosure
- By: James Langton
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 11:22
Bankers, brokers lead the pack
Top executives in Cana-da’s financial services industry collectively took home considerably more than half a billion dollars in compensation last year — with the big…
- By: James Langton
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 11:22
Manitoba advisors may now run fees through corporations
Multiple tax advantages, such access to the capital gain exemption, could mean higher profits
- By: Geoff Kirbyson
- October 29, 2007 October 29, 2007
- 11:22
BoC: Credit market turmoil easing
The issue is the impact of the credit difficulties on the rest of the market
- By: James Langton
- October 15, 2007 October 15, 2007
- 13:18
Institutional investors given an unexpected boost
Many big Canadian investors shelved their strategic plans over the past year because of markets’ surprising strength and activity
- By: James Langton
- October 15, 2007 October 15, 2007
- 13:18
Two investment-banking boutiques snapped up in takeovers
Orion Financial Inc. and Westwind Partners Inc. acquired just days apart by expanding foreign firms
- By: James Langton
- October 15, 2007 October 15, 2007
- 13:18
TD acquires U.S. bank
TD Bank Financial Group has doubled the size of its U.S. banking platform in one fell swoop by acquiring Commerce Bancorp Inc. of Cherry Hill,…
- By: Rudy Mezzetta
- October 15, 2007 October 15, 2007
- 13:18
Waste electronics are money in the bank for recycler
Brampton, Ont.-based recycler of waste electronics and electrical equipment to benefit from huge consumption of electronic devices
- By: Phillip Wright
- October 15, 2007 October 15, 2007
- 13:18