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(September 12, 2008) Bennett Jones LLP, one of Canada’s leading business law firms, has welcomed David Dodge to the firm as senior advisor.

Dodge was the former Governor of the Bank of Canada from February 1, 2001, to January 31, 2008.

“Mr. Dodge adds unquestionable depth to the team of business advisory experts we have available for our clients,” said Hugh MacKinnon, chairman and CEO of Bennett Jones. “He joins Paul Cantor, partner Eddie Goldenberg, Allan Gotlieb, Peter Lougheed, Jack Major, Anne McLellan and Paul Moore, to help our clients manage change and build momentum.”

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Sceptre names new VP

(September 12, 2008) Sceptre Investment Counsel has named Michael Chan as vice-president and portfolio manager, joining the company’s Canadian equities team.

Chan is a small-cap specialist, with 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Sceptre, he spent 11 years with “the Canadian arm of a major global money manager,” according to a press release from Sceptre.

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PriceMetrix appoints VP integration services

(September 12, 2008) PriceMetrix Inc. announced today the appointment of Jong Choi to serve as the organization’s new vice-president of integration services.

Choi will have responsibility for integrating new clients to the hosted solution and will be a member of the management committee.

PriceMetrix focuses on improving the overall business of investment firms by helping individual financial advisors become better “CEOs” of their business. PriceMetrix ValueOne Program is a patented combination of business intelligence reports, practice management tools and expert services designed solely to enable advisors and managers, at all levels, to proactively identify and close client, product and pricing opportunities.

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Launch of real-time stock market challenge

(September 12, 2008) Over $150,000 in cash and prizes are up for grabs when the markets open on September 15, 2008, when “Canada’s first” real-time stock market trading contest opens on stockstar.ca.

The four-month-long game, presented by discount brokerage Credential Direct, allows players to buy, trade, sell and invest in stocks in real time, and get portfolio updates that mirror the beat of the market.

Stock Star is powered by stock market simulation software developed by Stock-Trak Group, which also powers the popular American game, Wall Street Survivor.

Stock-Trak Group built the financialpost.com Stock Market Challenge to appeal to all traders: from novices to market savvy, experienced traders.

The Stock Market Challenge tracks players’ progress over the four-month Period and at the end of the game the top players in each category —Trader (players who execute 25 or more trades for the contest duration) and Investor (players who execute fewer than 25 trades for the contest duration) — will each receive $25,000 for first place, $15,000 for a second place finish and $10,000 for third place. Additional daily, weekly and monthly prizes will be awarded.

Pre-registration began on September 1 and the game runs until January 16, 2009. For complete rules and regulations and to register for the contest, visit www.stockstar.ca.

(09/12/08)