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Sikhs uneasy after Mark Carney meets with India’s Narendra Modi at G7 summit Jun 20th
Sikh groups say they remain “uneasy” after Canada and India appeared to broker a détente on the sidelines of the G7 summit following nearly two years of strained relations..... More »
How to cool a scorching hot real estate market + MORE Mar 29th
Sold stickers on real estate signs along Beach Drive in the greater Victoria Municipality of Oak Bay, Victoria, BC. (Don Denton/CP)
When the federal budget landed last week, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa was disappointed in at least one respect. Sousa had pressed the Liberal government to d.... More »
When investing, think like a landlord + MORE Feb 3rd
Markets never move in a straight line, yet if you look at a long-term chart of the S&P 500 you might argue otherwise.
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Risk and Complexity of Securities and Funds - a Promising Proposal + MORE Jan 2nd
How does one know how risky an investment is, whether it's a stock or bond, a mutual fund or an ETF? How complicated and hard is it to understand or predict what the investment's return might depend on? For the retail investor, the basic answer is that you're on your own, having to wade through the .... More »
April 2015 Dividend Income Update + MORE May 11th
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Welcome to another dividend income update. For those of you new to these posts on my site, every month I discuss my approach to investing using Canadian dividend paying stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and how reinvesting the.... More »
China’s August inflation eases as economy recovers; prices up 2.6 per cent from a year earlier
– canadianbusiness.com
BEIJING, China – China’s August inflation edged down as an economic recovery gathered strength, easing pressure on communist leaders who want to focus on longer-term reforms.
Consumer prices rose 2.6 per cent, down from July’s 2.7 per cent, government data showed Monday. Food prices rose 4.7 per cent, down from the previous month’s 5 per cent.
Slower price rises and improved economic activity could allow Chinese leaders to shift attention from propping up weak growth to work on longer-term reforms to make the economy more efficient and productive.
Communist leaders are trying to nurture more self-sustaining growth driven by domestic consumption instead of trade and investment. They have backtracked in some areas to perk up growth with more spending on railway construction and other limited measures but have resisted pressure for a more ambitious stimulus.
Economic growth declined to a two-decade low of 7.5 per cent in the second quarter but trade, factory output, auto sales and other indicators suggest the slowdown is levelling out…
Consumer prices rose 2.6 per cent, down from July’s 2.7 per cent, government data showed Monday. Food prices rose 4.7 per cent, down from the previous month’s 5 per cent.
Slower price rises and improved economic activity could allow Chinese leaders to shift attention from propping up weak growth to work on longer-term reforms to make the economy more efficient and productive.
Communist leaders are trying to nurture more self-sustaining growth driven by domestic consumption instead of trade and investment. They have backtracked in some areas to perk up growth with more spending on railway construction and other limited measures but have resisted pressure for a more ambitious stimulus.
Economic growth declined to a two-decade low of 7.5 per cent in the second quarter but trade, factory output, auto sales and other indicators suggest the slowdown is levelling out…
Report: Neiman Marcus in advanced talks for $6 billion sale to Ares, Canada Pension Plan
– canadianbusiness.com
Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Inc. is reportedly in talks to be bought by Los Angeles-based asset manager Ares Management LLP and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for more than $6 billion.
That’s according to unidentified people familiar with the matter cited Sunday by The Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper said the parties were attempting to finalize a deal, although talks could still fall apart.
Representatives for Ares, Canada Pension Plan and Neiman Marcus did not return messages seeking comment.
Private equity firms TPG Capital and Warburg Pincus bought Neiman Marcus for $5.1 billion in 2005. The Dallas company filed for an initial public offering of stock in late June. Founded in 1907, it operates 41 Neiman Marcus stores and other shops including 35 stores under the Last Call brand.
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That’s according to unidentified people familiar with the matter cited Sunday by The Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper said the parties were attempting to finalize a deal, although talks could still fall apart.
Representatives for Ares, Canada Pension Plan and Neiman Marcus did not return messages seeking comment.
Private equity firms TPG Capital and Warburg Pincus bought Neiman Marcus for $5.1 billion in 2005. The Dallas company filed for an initial public offering of stock in late June. Founded in 1907, it operates 41 Neiman Marcus stores and other shops including 35 stores under the Last Call brand.
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Canadian mortgage investment funds feeling pressure to go public
– theglobeandmail.com
Moves come in response to proposed rules from Canadian Securities Administrators would limit which assets they could invest in
