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IIAC joins free trade in securities coalition

Free trade in securities has been a hot topic ever since federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced his intention to pursue the idea in last year’s budget. Now, Canada might be a small step closer to seeing it happen with the Investment Industry Association of Canada’s induction into the Coalition on Financial Regulation. The organization, […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |April 1, 2008

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BoC offers no reprieve for frozen paper

While the Bank of Canada has been vocal in its support of the restructuring process for Canadian asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP), it made clear on Monday that it’s not going to bail anyone out, as the U.S. Federal Reserve has with American investment banks. The Bank announced the eligibility criteria and conditions to accept ABCP […]

By Mark Noble |April 1, 2008

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(March 31, 2008) Current business owner-managers and potential company successors have a new tool for developing and implementing successful business transfer plans to a new generation of managers and owners. Developed by HEC Montréal and its partners, the original website [www.fromsuccesstosuccession.com] is intended to be useful to any person thinking about taking over or transferring […]

By Staff |March 31, 2008

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(March 31, 2008) Current business owner-managers and potential company successors have a new tool for developing and implementing successful business transfer plans to a new generation of managers and owners. Developed by HEC Montréal and its partners, the original website [www.fromsuccesstosuccession.com] is intended to be useful to any person thinking about taking over or transferring […]

By Staff |March 31, 2008

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Debt issuance takes a big hit

Debt markets continued to feel the effect of falling stock prices and declining consumer confidence in Q3 and Q4, according to the Investment Industry Association of Canada’s debt issuance report. In the second half of 2007, debt issuance dropped 13.8% from the first six months of the year to the last. Total bond trading also […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |March 31, 2008

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Campaign targets fee transparency

Every advisor has a different approach to disclosing fees but it’s getting more difficult to avoid the conversation. Some product providers are now aggressively pitching the low-fee argument to market their products, the latest being Barclay’s iShares, which launched a marketing campaign Monday, calling for more transparency in Canada’s investment industry. The Exchange Traded Fund […]

By Staff |March 31, 2008

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By The Book: CSA tweaks cease trade order rules

(March 28, 2008) The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced Friday that it is seeking comments on proposed changes to cease trade orders. The CSA says the National Policy 12-203 Cease Trade Orders for Continuous Disclosure Defaults will attempt to streamline existing CSA practices relating to cease trade orders (CTOs) and provide guidance for issuers on […]

By Staff |March 28, 2008

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(March 28, 2008) Gail Cook-Bennett is positioned to become the first female chair of Canada’s largest insurance company, according to Manulife Financial’s proxy circular released on Friday. The company’s current chair, Arthur Sawchuk, 72, has reached the mandatory retirement age. He has requested that, subject to his re-election at the 2008 Annual Meeting, he continue […]

By Staff |March 28, 2008

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Of donkeys and wise investors: Goodman speaks

What worked in the ’70s can work today — a disciplined investment approach that focuses on buying solid businesses at a great discount to their intrinsic value — according to Ned Goodman, founder and chairman of DundeeWealth. In an address to the Toronto CFA Society entitled My Perspective, Goodman told an audience of current and […]

By Mark Noble |March 28, 2008

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(March 27, 2008) Bullion Management Services has renamed the Millennium BullionFund, dropping the now anachronous title in favour of BMG BullionFund. “The name change makes it easier for investors to make the link between the fund and the organization behind it, Bullion Management Group Inc.,” says Nick Barisheff, president of Bullion Management Group. The fund’s […]

By Staff |March 27, 2008

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