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At the close: Stocks tick up, oil gains in thin holiday trading Dec 27th
Stocks edged higher as the world’s major financial markets resumed after a Christmas break, with oil gaining as OPEC supply cuts loom
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Canadians still in the dark about investment fees despite major changes in disclosures + MORE Jan 19th
Despite the introduction of a new report meant to increase fee transparency, surveys show few Canadians feel they grasp the true cost of financial advice
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30 days - 1.50% + MORE Dec 21st
This GIC rate is offered by Oaken Financial and was updated on 2013-02-04. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online..... More »
Canopy Growth applies to list shares on NYSE May 14th
Canopy Growth, the Smith Falls, Ont.- based cannabis company, has applied to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange..... More »
U.N.'s Special Envoy to Syria Calling It Quits Oct 18th
Staffan de Mistura was the longest-serving of three diplomats trying to broker an end to the civil war that has devastated the Mideast nation since 2011..... More »
CalPERS provides superb reading list database on Corporate Sustainability research
– http://canadianfinancialdiy.blogspot.ca
Kudos to pension fund giant CalPERS for making available a fantastic resource for investors wanting to find out how long term company success and stock returns can be influenced by paying attention to sustainability factors like governance, social responsibility and environmental performance, especially climate change effects. CalPERS has compiled a searchable database of 700+ papers on the subject and it has produced a review report with concise summaries of the most relevant / cited papers.I have not had time to go through it all yet, but one interesting tidbit is that three years ago it decided to stop “naming and shaming” companies on its Focus List and instead undertake direct confidential private engagement. The new tactic pays off much better in the stock returns of target companies. (I bet CalPERS is the organization Dimson et al used in their study, which we noted in this post a few days ago.)
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5.5 year – 2.95%
– ratesupermarket.ca
This GIC rate is offered by Outlook Financial and was updated on 2013-09-16. Click on the link above to get more details or apply online.
Pope denounces ‘idol’ of money as he travels to Sardinia to offer hope to unemployed
– canadianbusiness.com
Pope Francis denounced what he called big business’s idolatry of money over man as he travelled Sunday to one of Italy’s poorest regions to offer hope to the unemployed and entrepreneurs struggling to hang on.
Francis left aside his prepared remarks and spoke off the cuff to thousands of people in Sardinia’s capital, telling them he knew well what it was like to suffer from financial crisis. He recalled that his Italian parents, who immigrated to Argentina before he was born, spoke about it often at home.
“My young father went to Argentina full of illusions of making it in America,” a sombre Francis told the crowd. “And he suffered the terrible crisis of the 1930s. They lost everything. There was no work.”
He said it’s easy for a priest to come and tell the poor to have courage, but that he really meant it. Amid shouts of “Lavoro! Lavoro!” (Work! Work!), Francis called for a dignified work for all.
“Excuse me these are strong words, but I speak the truth,” Francis said…
Francis left aside his prepared remarks and spoke off the cuff to thousands of people in Sardinia’s capital, telling them he knew well what it was like to suffer from financial crisis. He recalled that his Italian parents, who immigrated to Argentina before he was born, spoke about it often at home.
“My young father went to Argentina full of illusions of making it in America,” a sombre Francis told the crowd. “And he suffered the terrible crisis of the 1930s. They lost everything. There was no work.”
He said it’s easy for a priest to come and tell the poor to have courage, but that he really meant it. Amid shouts of “Lavoro! Lavoro!” (Work! Work!), Francis called for a dignified work for all.
“Excuse me these are strong words, but I speak the truth,” Francis said…
