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Virus can wipe out bank balance - Canada.com As of: 2008-01-17
Virus can wipe out bank balance- Canada.com, Canada - 2 hours ago- It operates undetected, with the first sign that it is at work the possible notification from a bank that a client has been a victim of fraud. ...-  -
A central bank's waning influence - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-01-17
A central bank's waning influence- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- The gap between the prime rate banks charge their customers and the Bank of Canada rate has widened before or during recessions as banks protect themselves ...- Relax Barriers to Foreign Bank Competition to Help SMEs, Economist ... CEP News- all 3 news articles -
Could US bank dividend contagion spread north? - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-01-17
Could US bank dividend contagion spread north?- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- Could any of the big Canadian banks reduce their dividend? Business conditions for banks are worse in the United States than here, yet many of our bank ...- Who needs mergers when US banks are cheap? Globe and Mail- all 4 news articles -
Bank of NY Mellon 4Q profit falls - Westfall Weekly News As of: 2008-01-17
Bank of NY Mellon 4Q profit falls- Westfall Weekly News, Canada - 12 minutes ago- NEW YORK - The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.?s fourth-quarter profit tumbled 68 percent due to its exposure to assets backed by mortgages. ...-  -
Bank of Canada should cut rates by 50 basis points, JP Morgan says - Cal... As of: 2008-01-17
Bank of Canada should cut rates by 50 basis points, JP Morgan says- Calgary Herald, Canada - 3 hours ago- The Bank of Canada should consider cutting its key interest rate by 50 basis points next week to avoid unwanted appreciation in the Canadian dollar, ...-  -
Xceed Mortgage Reports Fiscal 2007 Year-end Results - Canada NewsWire (p... As of: 2008-01-17
Xceed Mortgage Reports Fiscal 2007 Year-end Results- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 1 hour ago- ... with valuable diversification since it introduces us to a broader range of mortgage brokers and entails new and more easily accessible funding sources. ...-  -
Options trading thriving on market fears - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-01-17
Options trading thriving on market fears- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- Interactive Brokers Group Inc., the Greenwich, Conn., firm that handles a fifth of US options trades, has climbed 50 per cent since July, giving it a market ...-  -
Institutionalized Spying on Americans - Center for Research on Globaliza... As of: 2008-01-17
Institutionalized Spying on Americans- Center for Research on Globalization, Canada - 1 hour ago- ... regarding the collection, exploitation and dissemination of domestic MASINT (Measurement and Signatures Intelligence)." The Defense Intelligence Agency ...-  -
Cash-flow crisis slams another Island logger - Canada.com As of: 2008-01-17
Cash-flow crisis slams another Island logger- Canada.com, Canada - 1 hour ago- The alternatives for Munns, Routley speculated, are bankruptcy or court-ordered protection from creditors. Terry Lineker, president of Forest Industrial ...-  -
Sale of Jazz stake continues ACE windup - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-01-17
Sale of Jazz stake continues ACE windup- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- Montreal-based ACE, created after Air Canada emerged from bankruptcy protection in the fall of 2004, said yesterday that it reached a deal to sell the Jazz ...- ACE sells chunk of Jazz airline London Free Press- all 51 news articles -
Low carbon price could trigger meltdown of Britain's nuclear power .... As of: 2008-01-17
Low carbon price could trigger meltdown of Britain's nuclear power ...- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- British Energy, which owns the bulk of Britain's nuclear fleet, was brought to the brink of bankruptcy in 2003, and had to be rescued with £850-million ...-  -
TransAlta shuns the junk yard - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-01-17
TransAlta shuns the junk yard- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- "My clients pay the ATM fees, they pay high rates to use CIBC Visa cards, they have their mortgages at the bank, they are the franchise, ...-  -
Housing crunch spreads to middle class - Canada.com As of: 2008-01-17
Housing crunch spreads to middle class- Canada.com, Canada - 22 minutes ago- He said coupled with record high rates of personal debt, including credit cards, lines of credit, car and other loans, many people, particularly first-time ...-  -
Equality of income is slipping badly - Regina Leader-Post As of: 2008-01-17
Equality of income is slipping badly- Regina Leader-Post, Canada - 3 hours ago- Home equity, lines of credit and credit cards are used to pay bills and finance consumption. Limits have been reached and the results have been devastating ...-  -
Most Canadians Investing Regularly: 2008 Scotiabank Investment Study - C... As of: 2008-01-17
Most Canadians Investing Regularly: 2008 Scotiabank Investment Study- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 1 hour ago- "It is encouraging to see that Canadians do put an emphasis on investing and that making regular contributions is a priority for them," said John Kellett, ...-  -
Fund manager promotes growth investing - Regina Leader-Post As of: 2008-01-17
Fund manager promotes growth investing- Regina Leader-Post, Canada - 3 hours ago- The thing that Starritt and his team at Bluewater Investment Management Inc. do is "growth investing,'' which has been out of favour with investors since ...-  -
Magic not working yet for this 'magic formula' - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-01-17
Magic not working yet for this 'magic formula'- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- That isn't nearly long enough to judge the merit of any investment strategy. Value investing, in particular, takes a lot of patience. ...-  -
Oh, the mockery - Montreal Gazette As of: 2008-01-17
Oh, the mockery- Montreal Gazette, Canada - 58 minutes ago- Here's one common investing mistake I've made from time to time. Maybe you have, too. It all starts with some gushing news about how China or Florida real ...-  -
Xceed Mortgage swings to loss - ReportonBusiness.com As of: 2008-01-17
Xceed Mortgage swings to loss- ReportonBusiness.com, Canada - 43 minutes ago- The after-tax writedown of $18.5-million occurred after the securitization agent of a trust holding Xceed's mortgage securities as assets announced in ...-  -
Popular idea, but prudent? - Calgary Herald As of: 2008-01-17
Popular idea, but prudent?- Calgary Herald, Canada - 3 hours ago- ... sounds a lot like insurance, implying deductibles, and more particularly, reasonably prompt attention. But, under the Canadian public health scheme, ...-  -
Thieves steal charity car - Canoe.ca As of: 2008-01-17
Thieves steal charity car- Canoe.ca, Canada - 3 hours ago- "All of the documentation was in place other than the signed insurance form to finalize the deal, and that was going to happen the day it was stolen. ...-  -
Banks follow the leader - Financial Post As of: 2008-01-17
Banks follow the leader- Financial Post, Canada - 7 hours ago- It hasn't taken long for two Canadian banks to follow the lead set by Royal Bank of Canada and issue covered bonds, a AAA-rated debt security backed by cash ...-  -
New Trojan can drain your bank accounts - Canada.com As of: 2008-01-17
Canada.com- New Trojan can drain your bank accounts- Canada.com, Canada - 18 hours ago- It operates undetected, with the first sign that it is at work the possible notification from a bank that a client has been a victim of fraud. ...-  -
Bank Profits To Double by 2016 - National Post As of: 2008-01-17
Bank Profits To Double by 2016- National Post, Canada - 21 hours ago- "In 2016, the market capitalization of banks will likely be US$12-trillion higher than it is today. As consolidation in the sector accelerates, winners will ...-  -
Who needs mergers when US banks are cheap? - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-01-17
Who needs mergers when US banks are cheap?- Globe and Mail, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- In 1998, the Clintons were in the White House, the Toronto Maple Leafs were basement-dwelling losers, and the big banks, jealously eyeing the US market, ...-  -
Merrill posts worst quarter in its history - ReportonBusiness.com As of: 2008-01-17
Merrill posts worst quarter in its history- ReportonBusiness.com, Canada - 18 hours ago- Meanwhile, the global wealth management division, which includes an army of brokers, produced net revenue of $14 billion, up 18 percent from the prior year. ...-  -
Xceed swings to quarterly loss - Reuters Canada As of: 2008-01-17
Xceed swings to quarterly loss- Reuters Canada, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- Toronto-based Xceed offers uninsured high-ratio mortgages for single-family homes through brokers and bank referrals. As Coventree rolled over its ...-  -
How To Stop Collection Agencies From Harassing You - CityNews As of: 2008-01-17
CityNews- How To Stop Collection Agencies From Harassing You- CityNews, Canada - 18 hours ago- If you've ever had a collection agency on your tail, you know how relentless they can be. Pam Seatle will tell you about one woman's experience with a bill ...-  -
Hillsborough increases debenture financing to - CanadianBusiness.com As of: 2008-01-17
Hillsborough increases debenture financing to- CanadianBusiness.com, Canada - 12 hours ago- Hillsborough said as part of the settlement it will pay $78000 to cover certain equipment acquired by Hillsborough as part of the original agreement. ...-  -
Rein In Credit Card Interest, NDP Demands - Soonews.ca As of: 2008-01-17
Rein In Credit Card Interest, NDP Demands- Soonews.ca, Canada - 12 hours ago- As holiday credit card bills come due for thousands of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma families, the federal NDP is demanding the Harper Conservatives take ...- NDP demands credit card interest be reined in New Democratic Party of Canada (press release)- NDP urges Harper government to regulate and cap interest rates The Chronicle Journal- all 18 news articles -
US Naval Academy Gets Results and Sinks Battleships - Canada NewsWire (p... As of: 2008-01-17
US Naval Academy Gets Results and Sinks Battleships- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 23 hours ago- One of the most highly valued features of the Yard Cards is the ability to deposit money to the cardholders account and have that value available as credit ...-  -
Experts caution users against bank virus - StarPhoenix As of: 2008-01-17
Experts caution users against bank virus- StarPhoenix, Canada - 7 hours ago- Look for the closed-lock or unbroken-key icons on your browser when entering credit card or other sensitive data. Also make sure that the website address in ...-  -
SEC switch would lure investors to oilsands - Financial Post As of: 2008-01-17
SEC switch would lure investors to oilsands- Financial Post, Canada - 7 hours ago- A change "will cause investors -- whether they be super-majors or investors globally -- to more seriously consider investing in the oilsands here," Mr. ...-  -
Wellington West Holdings appoints Chief Investment Officer - Canada News... As of: 2008-01-17
Wellington West Holdings appoints Chief Investment Officer- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 17 hours ago- "We are delighted to have attracted a Chief Investment Officer of such high caliber and strong credentials," said Kish Kapoor, President, Wellington West ...-  -
Most Canadians are investing regularly: Scotiabank study - Investment Ex... As of: 2008-01-17
Most Canadians are investing regularly: Scotiabank study- Investment Executive, Canada - 20 hours ago- This investing pattern is most pronounced in British Columbia, where residents made an average contribution to their savings/investments of $5054 compared ...-  -
Wide range of US women get abortions - CTV.ca As of: 2008-01-17
Wide range of US women get abortions- CTV.ca, Canada - 21 hours ago- She was able to graduate, now has an insurance job, and -- still a single mother -- has a three-year-old son as well as her first-born, now 11. ...-  -
The journey back to good health - BCLocalNews As of: 2008-01-17
The journey back to good health- BCLocalNews, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- Insurance products are offered through RBC DS Financial Services Inc., a subsidiary of RBC Dominion Securities Inc. When providing life insurance products, ...-  -
Why you don?t party on campus - McGill Daily As of: 2008-01-17
McGill Daily- Why you don?t party on campus- McGill Daily, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- In many cases, applicants must agree to pay for security and insurance. According to Teresa Standing, administrative assistant to McGill?s Office of ...-  -
Pamela Wallin: Reporting on Afghanistan - Canada NewsWire (press release) As of: 2008-01-17
Pamela Wallin: Reporting on Afghanistan- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 16 hours ago- ... the Harmony asset management program, AGF Institutional Account Services, private client products, and AGF Trust GICs, loans and mortgages. ...-  -
Desjardins Funds: Appointment of Subadvisors and Commencement of ... - C... As of: 2008-01-17
Desjardins Funds: Appointment of Subadvisors and Commencement of ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 21 hours ago- It comprises a network of caisses, credit unions and business centres in Québec and Ontario, and some twenty subsidiary companies in life and general ...-  -
That's why they call it money - National Post As of: 2008-01-17
That's why they call it money- National Post, Canada - 15 hours ago- Keaton's character and her husband (Ted Danson) are upper-middle-class climbers who have fallen on hard times, into deep debt and out of health insurance ...-  -
Equality for nurses about respect, not cash - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-01-17
Equality for nurses about respect, not cash- Globe and Mail, Canada - 23 hours ago- ... and in schools, public health units, northern nursing stations and myriad other locales, including insurance companies and various government agencies, ...-  -
Against all odds; Teen survived a stroke and three heart attacks ... - S... As of: 2008-01-17
Against all odds; Teen survived a stroke and three heart attacks ...- St. Catharines Standard, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- But after that session, she said the Ontario Health Insurance Plan will no longer cover her physiotherapy tab. McMenemy's family and friends are organizing ...-  -
Ottawa proposing new car efficiency standards - CTV.ca As of: 2008-01-17
CTV.ca- Ottawa proposing new car efficiency standards- CTV.ca, Canada - 10 hours ago- Increase their insurance and everytime they get into an accicent, increase their premiums even higher depending on how much damage they cause. ...-  -
The 2008 Montréal International Auto Show: a 40th Edition full of ... - ... As of: 2008-01-17
The 2008 Montréal International Auto Show: a 40th Edition full of ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - Jan 17, 2008- Other prizes include: << - One (1) of two (2) $1000 prizes, each applicable on auto insurance premiums for a perdiod of twelve (12) months, ...-  -
Bad-boy Edwards really just a winner - SLAM! Sports As of: 2008-01-17
SLAM! Sports- Bad-boy Edwards really just a winner- SLAM! Sports, Canada - 20 hours ago- ?But I have Aflac (Insurance) now, so if something happens the duck takes over and I?m good.? What he would like to do, of course, is perform his flip in ...-  -
Bank of Montreal prices debut covered bond issue - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-01-17
Bank of Montreal prices debut covered bond issue- Globe and Mail, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- At a time when banks want to have access to every possible source of capital, Bank of Montreal has staged a successful 1-billion euro debut in the European ...-  -
Xceed Mortgage Reports Fiscal 2007 Year-end Results - CNW Telbec (Commun... As of: 2008-01-17
Xceed Mortgage Reports Fiscal 2007 Year-end Results- CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Canada - Jan 17, 2008- ... with valuable diversification since it introduces us to a broader range of mortgage brokers and entails new and more easily accessible funding sources. ...-  -
Delphi says creditors OK bankruptcy exit plan - ReportonBusiness.com As of: 2008-01-17
Delphi says creditors OK bankruptcy exit plan- ReportonBusiness.com, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. said Thursday it has won approval from creditors for its plan to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...-  -
Perception is Not Reality in Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada Free Press As of: 2008-01-17
Perception is Not Reality in Newfoundland and Labrador- Canada Free Press, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- Her predecessor, Bev Oda, called Quebec ?Canada?s oldest urban settlement? and the department?s 2007-2008 Report on Plans and Priorities named Quebec City, ...-  -
Toronto-based phone scams tripled - Canoe.ca As of: 2008-01-17
Toronto-based phone scams tripled- Canoe.ca, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- "US and Canadian citizens have lost billions of dollars," mostly to crooked "boiler room" phone and Internet operators, said the report, jointly released ...-  -
Merrill Lynch posts almost $10B loss in fourth quarter on write ... - Ca... As of: 2008-01-17
Merrill Lynch posts almost $10B loss in fourth quarter on write ...- Canada East, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- There is also increasing evidence that mortgage delinquencies are spilling over into credit cards, home equity loans, and other areas. ...-  -
Hillsborough increases debenture financing to $10 million; settles ... -... As of: 2008-01-17
Hillsborough increases debenture financing to $10 million; settles ...- News1130, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- Hillsborough said as part of the settlement it will pay $78000 to cover certain equipment acquired by Hillsborough as part of the original agreement. ...-  -
Independent Bank Corp. Profit Falls in 4th Quarter, but Beats ... - Cana... As of: 2008-01-17
Independent Bank Corp. Profit Falls in 4th Quarter, but Beats ...- CanadianBusiness.com, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- ... of Rockland Trust Co., said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit dipped nearly 5 percent as it set more cash aside to cover customers' unpaid loans. ...-  -
Florida Suspends Allstate From Writing All Sorts of New Policies ... - C... As of: 2008-01-17
Florida Suspends Allstate From Writing All Sorts of New Policies ...- CanadianBusiness.com, Canada - Jan 17, 2008- (AP) - A day after telling Allstate Corp. to stop writing new car insurance policies in Florida, state regulators told the company to stop writing any new ...-  -
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