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Rogue investment advisors owe $23 million in unpaid fines to regulator + MORE Jun 13th
The first Unpaid Fines Report published by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada lists 118 men and women who have been disciplined by the regulator since 2008..... More »
Kylie Jenner, Forbes spar over story on billionaire status - CTV News May 30th
Kylie Jenner, Forbes spar over story on billionaire status CTV NewsForbes Strips Kylie Jenner of Billionaire Status as It's Revealed She Was Inflating Her Net Worth Yahoo StyleKylie Jenner is no longer a billionaire, according to Forbes Globalnews.ca‘Forbes’ Revo.... More »
Putin Says He Wants Russia And Canada To Get Along Better - Huffington Post Canada + MORE Jun 18th
Huffington Post CanadaPutin Says He Wants Russia And Canada To Get Along BetterHuffington Post CanadaST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he wants to work with Canada's new Liberal government to improve relations, but he won't say how. Putin said Friday relation.... More »
Private equity firm Catalyst Capital calls for changes to Corus-Shaw deal + MORE Feb 26th
TORONTO – Catalyst Capital Group Inc. is calling on Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX:CJR.B) to renegotiate its $2.65-billion deal for Shaw Media Inc., arguing that it is overpaying for the assets.
The private equity firm, a minority shareholder in Corus, wants a March 9 vote on the deal to be pos.... More »
Former Olympic rower missing from Victoria + MORE Nov 18th
VANCOUVER — At least three investigations are underway in the case of an investment dealer and former Canadian Olympic rower who has gone missing from Victoria.
Investia Financial Services Inc. has launched a probe into the activities of Harold Backer, who is also the subject of two missing-person.... More »
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Calgary HeraldSobeys to buy Canada Safeway for $5.8 billion in blockbuster dealCalgary HeraldTORONTO — Supermarket chain operator Empire Company Ltd. (TSX:EMP.A) plans to acquire the Canadian assets of grocer Safeway for $5.8 billion. The Nova Scotia-based parent of the Sobeys chain says the cash deal will boost its presence in Western …Sobeys to buy Safeway in $5.8-billion dealGlobe and MailCanadian Press NewsAlert: Empire Co. to buy Safeway Canada for $5.8 billion680 NewsEmpire's Sobeys to Buy Safeway Canada for $5.7 BillionBloombergFort Frances Times -MetroNews Canadaall 21 news articles »
Mutual Funds – what's wrong and what needs to be done
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Long time investor advocate and member of the Ontario Securities Commission investor advisory panel Ken Kivenko tells us how the mutual fund sales, distribution and advice system in Canada is fundamentally and critically flawed and what needs to be done about it in his latest post Eliminate embedded commissions and professionalize advice. I must admit that I haven’t paid much attention to mutual funds and have not owned any for many years since I became aware of the issues Ken so succintly and forcefully summarizes. So I was surprised to read in his piece that despite the industry going on about how the invisibly embedded commissions pay for advice, there is actually nothing in the industry standards about how and what advice must or even should be given. FAIR Canada in its submission on mutual fund fees to the too-numerous (but that’s another problem) Canadian securities commissions provides a longer and more detailed take on the required reforms.There is lots more support for change on blogs and in the press, e…
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In Economic Growth, It’s Newfoundland Over Alberta
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Newfoundland’s economy is expected to surpass that of Alberta this year as the fastest growing among Canada’s provinces, fueled by rising oil production and private-sector investment.
