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James Richardson & Sons has announced its acquisition of 323,400 common shares of GMP Capital and 1,816,231 warrants to acquire common shares of GMP, since August 24, 2010. The common shares were acquired through the Toronto Stock Exchange and the warrants purchased in a private transaction. James Richardson & Sons, along with its subsidiary, Richardson […]
By Staff |January 31, 2011
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Soft drugs, such as marijuana and hashish do not mix well with each other, nor with traditional life insurance. And hard drugs, such as cocaine and heroin, make for an even tougher combination. The considerations go beyond definitions of legality and extend to the insurers’ risk management processes, explains Lorne Marr, a seventeen-year veteran of […]
By Al Emid |January 31, 2011
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Eric Lascelles is joining RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) as chief economist, beginning Monday, February 7, 2011. “We are very pleased to have Eric join our team. We are committed to building on our forecasting capabilities, and providing thought leading, accurate and timely advice to our clients. Eric’s appointment is testament to that,” said […]
It’s no secret that gold prices have been rising steadily over the past decade and Canadians have been increasingly attracted to the precious metal. Holdings of bullion in registered accounts are now on track to break records, according to one gold investment provider. In 2007, discount online brokerage Questrade teamed up with Kitco Metals to […]
By Steven Lamb |January 31, 2011
ScotiaMocatta, the metals division of Scotiabank, has taken its base metals platform live, with a staff of nine based in London, New York and Hong Kong managing transactions in copper, aluminum, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. “Our growing client base was asking us to play a more significant role in base metals, and our team […]
The MFDA today announced that it has issued a notice of settlement hearing regarding the presentation, review and consideration of a proposed settlement agreement by a hearing panel of the MFDA’s Prairie Regional Council. The settlement agreement will be between MFDA staff and Laurier Capital Planning Inc. (the “Respondent”) and involves matters for which the […]
With its three sensationalist slogans, the least we can say is that the new advertising campaign of the Montreal chapter of the CFA hits below the belt: These three messages have been plastered on super-sized billboards along major roads in Montreal since Monday, January 24. According to the new advertising agency CFA Montreal has hired, […]
By Yves Bonneau |January 28, 2011
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Scotia Capital has announced Cesare Roselli has joined the firm’s fixed income team in London as managing director and head of sovereign, supranational and agency (SSA) origination in Europe. “Cesare Roselli’s strong ties with European public borrowers will be important to build a first-class business franchise,” said Greg Greer, managing director and head of capital […]
By Staff |January 28, 2011
Clients witnessed risk in action in 2008, but have these lessons lingered?
By Terri Goveia |January 27, 2011
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Economic Indicators
It may come as no surprise, but 2010 was a very strong year for commodity prices. How strong? The Scotiabank Commodity Price Index, which tracks the price of 32 commodities, surged 17.8% on the year. The index capped the year with a hefty month-over-month gain of 5.5% in December. Since the cyclical low, reached in […]
By Steven Lamb |January 27, 2011
3 min read
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