Six months of no TSX IPO activity
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has continued its series of dividend increases, raising the annual payout to US$8 a share from $5.The US$8 a share dividend for the Toronto-based international insurance holding company and investment firm is up from $2.75 two years ago and $1.40 the year before that.Fairfax said the annual dividend is based on […]
Raw materials take record drop in November
Shares to yield 6.25% annually
John Rogers will be the CFA Institute’s new president and CEO, the global association announced Monday. Rogers’ term begins immediately. He succeeds Jeff Diermeier, who served since January 2005.The CFA Institute is the global association of investment professionals, with 100,000 members in 133 countries. It administers the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program, and with its […]
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Women feeling the brunt of the downturn
Eileen A. Mercier began her second two-year term as chairwoman of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board on Jan. 1.Ontario Education Minister Kathleen Wynne and Joe Lamoureux, president of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation, announced Mercier’s re-appointment on Monday.Mercier has over 35 years of business experience and was first appointed to the board in 2005. From […]
Deal expected to close on Jan. 30
Expected closing date is Jan. 14