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CPPIB using its shareholder votes to push for more women on corporate boards: CEO + MORE Nov 11th
TORONTO _ Canada’s largest retirement fund manager is pushing to have more women on corporate boards because diversity makes for better business decisions, CPPIB chief executive Mark Machin said Friday.
“This is a high priority for us,” Machin said in an interview after Canada Pens.... More »
“There’s no one else to take care of us” — how women can, and should, achieve financial independence Dec 28th
Bola Sokunbi, author of “Clever Girl Finance,” on why the financial industry does such a poor job serving women — and what can be done to fill in the gaps..... More »
Potash Corp. slashes dividend as earnings fall more than expected + MORE Jan 28th
Low crop prices reduce demand for crop nutrients
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Kinder Morgan shares open below IPO price after NDP-Green deal in B.C. + MORE May 30th
Shares in Kinder Morgan Canada opened below the price set for its initial public offering on Tuesday morning, after a Monday deal between the provincial New Democratic Party and Green Party in British Columbia cast doubt on the future of the company's proposed Trans Mountain pipeline.... More »
4 tips to avoid getting fleeced by your broker + MORE Mar 30th
Can your broker or adviser be trusted? There is no way to be 100 per cent certain, but far too many investors don’t even take a few simple steps to protect themselves. Start by asking questions. Here are four key ones, and tips for finding the answers.
__ WHO’S PAYING YOU? If a broker or.... More »
The Toronto stock market soared 352 points on Wednesday, its largest one-day jump this year, after the U.S. Federal Reserve calmed fears on interest rates.
Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty ImagesMaking sense of what’s happening in Russia at the moment can be difficult. Below are a few news items from the last 24 hours to help it all make sense:
-Russia’s economy is on the brink of collapse
-Russians are scrambling to buy luxury cars and electronics as a way to store their wealth before the plunging ruble wipes out their savings
-To halt the ruble’s decline, Russia’s central bank hiked rates from 10.5 per cent to 17 per cent in one go
-Another Russian sovereign debt default is a very real possibility
and finally . . .
-For the 15th straight year in a row, Russians overwhelmingly voted for President Vladimir Putin as the country’s “Man of the year”
As Russia careens toward its greatest economic crisis in more than 15 years, people in the country continue to believe the best man to lead them is the one who steered them directly into this mess in the first place. Here’s Putin’s domestic approval rating compared to the value of the ruble:
In a country that has tumbled into recession, one might expect voters to be a little down on their leader…
Meet the New Hudson’s Bay CEO, Toys ‘R’ Us Vet Gerry Storch
– blogs.wsj.com
Canadian department-store operator Hudson’s Bay Co. has looked like one of the savvier deal makers of the past few years. Can Toys “R” Us Inc.’s former chief executive Gerry Storch keep up the retailer’s momentum and unlock more value in the company’s real estate?
News that the U.S. and Cuba were taking cautious steps toward normalizing relations were enough to send shares in one Cuba-themed stock soaring Wednesday — despite the company having nothing to do with the country.
