The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer investment funds and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Let’s explore the best place for you to invest.
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Premarket: U.S. dollar rises as global stock markets hold steady + MORE May 27th
Imminent U.S. rate rises still on investors’ minds; European shares retreat but stay close to 1-month high
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A nasty November and slow growth ahead: Mayers + MORE Nov 16th
The financial impact of the events in Paris may be muted, but even so the economic outlook is weaker with a lower dollar in store..... More »
Feds pledge $15.3M for opioid research, harm reduction - CTV News Apr 25th
Feds pledge $15.3M for opioid research, harm reduction CTV NewsThe federal government announced an investment Wednesday of more than $15 million earmarked for opioid research and harm reduction initiatives..... More »
Toronto and Vancouver among global cities at greatest risk of housing bubble: UBS + MORE Sep 28th
ZURICH _ Toronto has topped the list of major global cities most at risk of a housing bubble with Vancouver ranking fourth, according to a new report by UBS Group AB.
It’s the first time Toronto has cracked the annual rankings compiled for the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index, where other t.... More »
How to choose a discount brokerage + MORE May 25th
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Here’s a rundown on fees at various discount brokerages and highlights from our annual Canada’s Best Discount Brokerages ranking.
Play: Mark Brown talks discount brokerages with 680 News’ Mike Eppel
» Discount brokerages at-a-glance
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The debate over offshore Arctic drilling – what’s at stake as protesters get ready in Seattle
– canadianbusiness.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Seattle’s mayor and environmentalists have vowed to block Royal Dutch Shell PLC from parking two Arctic offshore drilling rigs on Seattle’s waterfront, an effort to thwart the new frontier in oil exploration and spark a national debate about fossil fuels and climate change.
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
The U.S. Geological Survey estimates Arctic offshore reserves at 26 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 130 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Shell is now approaching $7 billion in Arctic offshore investment, and plans to drill up to four exploratory wells over two years in the Chukchi Sea to determine whether there are commercial quantities of oil and gas.
Shell officials say offshore Alaska offers some of the most prolific, undeveloped hydrocarbon basins in the world. They call it a “potential game-changer” that could increase domestic supply by over 1 million new barrels of oil per day.
WHY IS SHELL PARKING EQUIPMENT IN SEATTLE?
Shell stored equipment in Seattle for the 2012 drilling season and wants to again use its deep-water port, loading space and workforce to load drilling rigs and the accompanying fleet with supplies and personnel…
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
The U.S. Geological Survey estimates Arctic offshore reserves at 26 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 130 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Shell is now approaching $7 billion in Arctic offshore investment, and plans to drill up to four exploratory wells over two years in the Chukchi Sea to determine whether there are commercial quantities of oil and gas.
Shell officials say offshore Alaska offers some of the most prolific, undeveloped hydrocarbon basins in the world. They call it a “potential game-changer” that could increase domestic supply by over 1 million new barrels of oil per day.
WHY IS SHELL PARKING EQUIPMENT IN SEATTLE?
Shell stored equipment in Seattle for the 2012 drilling season and wants to again use its deep-water port, loading space and workforce to load drilling rigs and the accompanying fleet with supplies and personnel…
Big investment means more jobs at strand board facility in Swan Valley, Man.
– canadianbusiness.com
SWAN VALLEY, Man. – Changes are coming to a mill in Swan Valley, Man., and it means a big investment and more jobs.
The Louisiana-Pacific Corp., based in Nashville, is investing $95 million on the project.
It will convert the strand board facility in Swan Valley into a mill that will produce panel and lap siding for use in homes, businesses and industrial facilities.
It’s the company’s first siding mill in Canada and will add about 40 jobs to the existing 160 member workforce at the operation.
The changeover will start this summer and is expected to be complete by the end of the year.
Plant manager Kevin Betcher says the decision is “a testament to the people who work here,” noting staff have more than 19 years of experience in manufacturing OSB from a safety, quality, environmental and manufacturing perspective.
(CJOB)
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The Louisiana-Pacific Corp., based in Nashville, is investing $95 million on the project.
It will convert the strand board facility in Swan Valley into a mill that will produce panel and lap siding for use in homes, businesses and industrial facilities.
It’s the company’s first siding mill in Canada and will add about 40 jobs to the existing 160 member workforce at the operation.
The changeover will start this summer and is expected to be complete by the end of the year.
Plant manager Kevin Betcher says the decision is “a testament to the people who work here,” noting staff have more than 19 years of experience in manufacturing OSB from a safety, quality, environmental and manufacturing perspective.
(CJOB)
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday described stock market valuations as high and said the central bank was carefully monitoring their impact on financial stability.
How to fix venture capital’s gender disparity problem
– macleans.ca
“It’s like death by a thousand pinpricks,” says CTI Life Sciences managing partner Janelle Anderson. (Portrait by Stephanie Noritz)The following article by Jessica McDiarmid first appeared on Canadian Business:
There’s a joke venture capitalist Kerri Golden sometimes tells audiences when she gives lectures: The good thing about working in a male-dominated industry is that during conferences or events, there’s no lineup for the women’s bathroom. “The bad news,” she says, “is all the deals are happening in the men’s room.”
Golden has a long history in venture capital. She’s currently the co-founder and general partner at JOLT, a micro-seed fund and technology accelerator in Toronto, and serves as chief financial officer for Information Venture Partners, an offshoot of RBC Venture Partners. Throughout her career, she’s never had to identify herself on a conference call. “I’m the only female voice they’ll hear,” Golden says. “It’s been that way since I started, and there hasn’t been a significant improvement…
