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| TD chief's pay sets Canadian bank record - Financial Post | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| TD chief's pay sets Canadian bank record- Financial Post, Canada - 5 hours ago- Ed Clark took home last year the highest pay ever for a Canadian bank executive. The Toronto-Dominion Bank chief executive took home a total compensation ...- TD Bank CEO Ed Clark paid $14.2 million in 2007; rewarded for low ... CanadianBusiness.com- What to do when your banker cozies up to your foe Globe and Mail- TD Bank CEO paid more than peers in 2007 Reuters Canada- all 16 news articles - | |
| Why risky paper is bound to stick to banks' heels - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Why risky paper is bound to stick to banks' heels- Globe and Mail, Canada - 15 hours ago- Three years ago, the men in pinstripes at Bank of Montreal thought they'd hooked a swell new customer. A US mortgage company, FMF Capital, needed to raise ...- Banks canary in coal mine Financial Post- Toronto stocks seen flat on BMO, firm commodities Reuters Canada- TSX surges on higher commodities Winnipeg Free Press- London Free Pressall 160 news articles - | |
| Fire survivor pleads guilty to robbing banks - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Fire survivor pleads guilty to robbing banks- Globe and Mail, Canada - 14 hours ago- Last week, Mr. Etibako, 18, pleaded guilty to robbing two bank tellers and violating a bail condition by being in a bank wearing "a hat, hood or other head ...- Survivor of 2006 fire that killed 5 charged in bank heists CBC British Columbia- all 3 news articles - | |
| PH&N sale throw up question: Who's next? - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| PH&N sale throw up question: Who's next?- Globe and Mail, Canada - 42 minutes ago- PH&N?s decision to sell is a shock because banks have courted the Vancouver-based firm for years. Employees have always said a polite no to overtures. ... - | |
| Domestic mergers seen as first step - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Domestic mergers seen as first step- Globe and Mail, Canada - 15 hours ago- Canada's big banks could all fall into foreign hands if Ottawa doesn't allow domestic mergers before opening the sector up to foreign acquisitions, Bank of ... - | |
| Credit woes may stall BMO dividend hikes - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Credit woes may stall BMO dividend hikes- Globe and Mail, Canada - 15 hours ago- Last year, none of the other Big Five Canadian banks paid out any more than 45 per cent of operating profit. Mr. Aiken said BMO's first-quarter writedown ... - | |
| Students cash in used cell phones to aid food bank - insideTORONTO.com | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| insideTORONTO.com- Students cash in used cell phones to aid food bank- insideTORONTO.com, Canada - 5 hours ago- Chen and other high school students are collecting used wireless devices to help the environment and support the food bank. ...- Rogers Phones-for-Food High School Challenge engages Toronto ... Canada NewsWire (press release)- all 6 news articles - | |
| Meritas Mutual Funds' 'Say on Pay' Proposal on Canadian Bank... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Meritas Mutual Funds' 'Say on Pay' Proposal on Canadian Bank Ballots- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 4 hours ago- 21 /CNW/ - The annual shareholder meetings of Canada's five largest banks will all take place over the next 6 weeks. Meritas Mutual Funds, one of Canada's ... - | |
| Dresdner Bank moves to shore up K2 SIV in latest industry bailout - Cano... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Dresdner Bank moves to shore up K2 SIV in latest industry bailout- Canoe.ca, Canada - 10 hours ago- By Matt Moore, AP BERLIN - Dresdner Bank AG said Thursday it will move to guard against what it called forced asset sales at the US$18.8-billion structured ... - | |
| Victoria still 'undervalued' in coastal terms: developer - Times... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Times Colonist- Victoria still 'undervalued' in coastal terms: developer- Times Colonist, Canada - 14 hours ago- Mariash said the US system features thousands of lenders and hundreds of thousands of mortgage brokers, which he argued leads down the path to 100 per cent ... - | |
| Edmonton Mortgage Broker Adds Macquarie Financial as a New ... - Wire Se... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Edmonton Mortgage Broker Adds Macquarie Financial as a New ...- Wire Service Canada (press release), Canada - 2 hours ago- Their mortgages are only available through select mortgage brokers, such as First Foundation, and offer mortgage products such as conventional and high ... - | |
| Committee Hopes To Be Placed On City Council Agenda - Sooner Than ... - ... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Soonews.ca- Committee Hopes To Be Placed On City Council Agenda - Sooner Than ...- Soonews.ca, Canada - 8 hours ago- Marie City Council at a meeting sometime after the middle of March once Steelback Brewery's Bankruptcy Protection has been finalized. ... - | |
| Mega Brands may face financial crisis from high debt, says analyst - Can... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Mega Brands may face financial crisis from high debt, says analyst- Canada East, Canada - 4 hours ago- While lenders would likely charge fees instead of "pulling the plug," bankruptcy is "a potential outcome for Mega Brands if it breaches covenants and has no ... - | |
| Lardner LXL: Don't Order Your Funeral Wreath For New York's OTB ... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Lardner LXL: Don't Order Your Funeral Wreath For New York's OTB ...- MajorWager.com inc, Canada - 5 hours ago- The operation, recently wracked by bankruptcy and various operational scandals, was granted another twenty-five years of life. Among what the state gets out ... - | |
| - ISO 14001:2004 certification of René Composites Materials facilities -... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| - ISO 14001:2004 certification of René Composites Materials facilities- Truck News, Canada - 10 hours ago- ... to reduce our bank debt, which should give us greater flexibility in pursuing our growth objectives through acquisitions." Following this settlement ... - | |
| Business News - AOL Canada | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Business News- AOL Canada, Canada - 3 hours ago- The Ontario Securities Commission has approved a settlement with Rankin, who will now not have to face a second trial. In the settlement, Rankin is barred ... - | |
| Labopharm reports results for year end and fourth quarter fiscal 2007 - ... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Labopharm reports results for year end and fourth quarter fiscal 2007- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 11 hours ago- ... the favourable adjustment of $236000 related to the settlement of a dispute arising from product that was not manufactured according to specifications ... - | |
| Over 2000 targets in id fraud operation - CJAD | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Over 2000 targets in id fraud operation- CJAD, Canada - 1 hour ago- Besides two Cadillacs, over 25-thousand dollars in cash, hundreds of fake id's and phoney driver's permits, debit and credit cards, plus equipment and blank ... - | |
| Governments investing more than $1.5 million to restore Ottawa ... - Can... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Governments investing more than $1.5 million to restore Ottawa ...- Canadian Transportation & Logistics, Canada - 8 hours ago- Work to restore the Ottawa Central Railway will begin soon, with the Governments of Canada and Quebec investing more than $1.5 million for the $2.4-million ... - | |
| Sask. seeks exit from Big Sky hog business - Alberta Express | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Sask. seeks exit from Big Sky hog business- Alberta Express, Canada - 53 minutes ago- (Resource News International) --Crown corporation Investment Saskatchewan Inc. (IS) is looking to sell its majority shares in Big Sky Farms Inc. at Humboldt ... - | |
| Canbriam Energy Establishes New Exploration and Production Venture - Can... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Canbriam Energy Establishes New Exploration and Production Venture- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 10 hours ago- Commenting on the investment, Peter R. Kagan, a Warburg Pincus Managing Director, said: "Led by a senior management team with extensive technical experience ... - | |
| KKR Financial hit by refinancing woes, obtains second extension ... - Gl... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| KKR Financial hit by refinancing woes, obtains second extension ...- Globe and Mail, Canada - 15 hours ago- The real estate fund's problems will not have an impact on KKR's main business of private equity investing, market watchers say. ... - | |
| Opportunity International Canada - Global Microfinance Leaders ... - Can... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Opportunity International Canada - Global Microfinance Leaders ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 6 hours ago- In recent years, the field of microfinance has expanded, branching out to other banking services such as savings and insurance. One topic for discussion at ... - | |
| Being single in a couples world - Canada.com | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Being single in a couples world- Canada.com, Canada - 5 hours ago- ... American Association for Single People have opened doors and lobbied for equal rights in such areas as adoption, taxes, inheritance and life insurance. ... - | |
| Wingfield goes to hell; Rod Beattie returns with sixth instalment ... - ... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Wingfield goes to hell; Rod Beattie returns with sixth instalment ...- Sudbury Star, Canada - 12 hours ago- Walt gets himself appointed chairman of the steering commitment to rebuild it, but then discovers that in the new insurance climate and with stricter ... - | |
| Gaming Corp. plans to expand - Chatham Daily News | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Gaming Corp. plans to expand- Chatham Daily News, Canada - 12 hours ago- The job cuts will occur by the end of the year and represent about 15 per cent of the workforce in the auto loan business unit. The company, which was once ... - | |
| Fondation Desjardins announces the winners of the Desjardins Young ... -... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Fondation Desjardins announces the winners of the Desjardins Young ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 9 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 ... - | |
| The Post editorial board: Follow the Castonguay model - National Post | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Canoe.ca- The Post editorial board: Follow the Castonguay model- National Post, Canada - 5 hours ago- Permitting private insurance, allowing doctors to work simultaneously in both the public and private health sectors and permitting them to use hospital ...- Headed for the waiting room? Canada.com- Health tax shot down in Quebec National Post- Shelve Castonguay, support medicare Canada NewsWire (press release)- Globe and Mail - Globe and Mailall 93 news articles - | |
| Google, Cleveland Clinic team up on medical data - Canada.com | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Canada.com- Google, Cleveland Clinic team up on medical data- Canada.com, Canada - 3 hours ago- For example, physicians often have no financial incentive for converting to electronic systems, she said, while the benefit would mostly be to insurance ... - | |
| EGI Financial Reports Strong 2007 Results - Canada NewsWire (press release) | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| EGI Financial Reports Strong 2007 Results- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 6 hours ago- This increase is lower than the percentage increase in premiums written due to the significant amount of emergency travel health insurance premium written ... - | |
| Google to store health records - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| The Money Times- Google to store health records- Globe and Mail, Canada - 8 hours ago- The third-party services are troublesome because they aren't covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPPA, said Pam Dixon, ...- Google to manage health records for Cleveland Clinic PC World Canada- all 342 news articles - | |
| ING Canada signals increases on car insurance premiums - St. Catharines ... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| ING Canada signals increases on car insurance premiums- St. Catharines Standard, Canada - 12 hours ago- ING, which describes itself as the largest property and casualty insurer in Canada, expects to raise car insurance rates this year, citing rising costs in ... - | |
| Making the most of your $100 'gift' - Times Colonist | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Making the most of your $100 'gift'- Times Colonist, Canada - 14 hours ago- It's shocking, for example, that in BC the availability of counselling for sexually abused children should depend on public donations. ... - | |
| High court ruling on 401(k) suits to be tested in Charleston - Charlesto... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| High court ruling on 401(k) suits to be tested in Charleston- Charleston Post Courier, SC - 8 hours ago- Chip Hardy, a principal with PrimeTrust Advisors, a South Carolina-based retirement planning consultant, said costly 401(k) errors by plan administrators ... - | |
| Plan wisely for retirement - Canoe.ca | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Plan wisely for retirement- Canoe.ca, Canada - 7 hours ago- Henderson adds retirement planning should go beyond financial elements. ?If you have had a busy career you need to think about what will keep you active and ... - | |
| Guarantee My Money Website Delivers Unique Retirement Planning ... - New... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)- Guarantee My Money Website Delivers Unique Retirement Planning ...- NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - 8 hours ago- This unique retirement planning and investment program is just one of several retirement planning tools described on the new website called Guarantee My ... - | |
| DoL Unveils Retirement Planning Worksheets - Planadviser.com | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| DoL Unveils Retirement Planning Worksheets- Planadviser.com, CT - 5 hours ago- ... said the set of interactive worksheets was developed as a companion to the agency's 2006 publication "Taking the Mystery Out of Retirement Planning. ... - | |
| US Labor Department Unveils Online Resource to Help Americans ... - Pres... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| US Labor Department Unveils Online Resource to Help Americans ...- Press Media Wire (Press Release), VA - 6 hours ago- A series of interactive worksheets were developed as a companion to a 2006 publication entitled "Taking the Mystery Out of Retirement Planning. ... - | |
| Royal Bank goes for Phillips Hager & North in a big way - CBC Britis... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Royal Bank goes for Phillips Hager & North in a big way- CBC British Columbia, Canada - 10 minutes ago- According to the Investments Funds Institute of Canada, it has mutual fund assets of $19.5 billion under management, making it the 11th-largest fund company ... - | |
| frontierAlt Introduces frontierAlt Opportunistic Global Fund - Canada Ne... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| frontierAlt Introduces frontierAlt Opportunistic Global Fund- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 12 hours ago- Avenue Investment Management acted as portfolio manager on both mutual funds. While the Fund retains the same investment objective as the frontierAlt All ... - | |
| Home foreclosures, yes, but watch out if LBOs start mailing in the ... -... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Home foreclosures, yes, but watch out if LBOs start mailing in the ...- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- The same holds true for some deals that banks have agreed to finance but that have not closed yet. And of course, with the credit crunch rolling on ... - | |
| What to buy when the recovery comes - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| What to buy when the recovery comes- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- "They are sensitive to the economy and, as central banks raise interest rates, the floaters pay more," says Edward Jong, senior vice-president for fixed ... - | |
| Canada's independent money managers a step closer to extinction - Gl... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Edmonton Journal- Canada's independent money managers a step closer to extinction- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- PH&N's decision to sell is a shock because banks have courted the Vancouver-based firm for years. Employees have always said a polite no to overtures. ...- RBC needs to tend to PH&N: Analysis Financial Post- all 53 news articles - | |
| For money managers, green is in - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| For money managers, green is in- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- From investment management firms such as Inhance to pension funds and Canada's big banks, "sustainable investing" - a term often interchanged with socially ... - | |
| Newmont Reports Fourth Quarter and 2007 Financial and Operating ... - Ca... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Newmont Reports Fourth Quarter and 2007 Financial and Operating ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 23 hours ago- (3) Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization, loss on settlement of price-capped forward sales contracts and Midas redevelopment. ... - | |
| Nestle profit rises 16% - ReportonBusiness.com | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Nestle profit rises 16%- ReportonBusiness.com, Canada - Feb 21, 2008- The company's CEO also said a price-fixing investigation by Canada's Competition Bureau won't seriously affect the global firm. Earnings for 2007 reached ... - | |
| Canadian designers learn to 'sell themselves' - Business Edge | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Business Edge- Canadian designers learn to 'sell themselves'- Business Edge, Canada - 6 hours ago- The rest of his startup capital came from using credit cards. "I paid for everything on one card, and then when I reached the limit on that I took out ... - | |
| The key to survival: 'Truly patient capital' - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| The key to survival: 'Truly patient capital'- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- XPV Capital Corp. of Toronto zeroes in on water-related investments, while Ventures West Management Inc. of Vancouver focuses on investing in early-stage ... - | |
| Opportunity International Canada - Global Microfinance Leaders ... - CNW... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Opportunity International Canada - Global Microfinance Leaders ...- CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Canada - 7 hours ago- In recent years, the field of microfinance has expanded, branching out to other banking services such as savings and insurance. One topic for discussion at ... - | |
| Being single in a couples world - Calgary Herald | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Being single in a couples world- Calgary Herald, Canada - Feb 21, 2008- ... American Association for Single People have opened doors and lobbied for equal rights in such areas as adoption, taxes, inheritance and life insurance. ... - | |
| People keeping cars and trucks longer, report shows - 940 News | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| People keeping cars and trucks longer, report shows- 940 News, Canada - 12 hours ago- While the vast majority of auto loans - 78.7 per cent - now cover a five-to six-year period, four per cent are for seven years and 0.1 per cent are for ... - | |
| Financial sector shrugs off uncertain times - Business Edge | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Financial sector shrugs off uncertain times- Business Edge, Canada - 6 hours ago- Meanwhile, three Alberta credit unions announced earlier this month they were involved in merger discussions. Common Wealth, Servus and Community Savings ... - | |
| Health-care woes spark debate - Canada.com | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Canada.com- Health-care woes spark debate- Canada.com, Canada - 8 hours ago- Throughout the first two weeks of the campaign, Stelmach has been targeted on auto insurance, health care, the controversy of Tory-appointed returning ...- Leaders face off tonight Canada.com- Great opportunities for leaders Edmonton Journal- Premier on offence Canoe.ca- all 132 news articles - | |
| Dentists planning to pull out of medicare - Canada.com | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Dentists planning to pull out of medicare- Canada.com, Canada - 8 hours ago- Quebec's dentists are poised to pull out of the public health-insurance plan and start charging to fix the teeth of welfare recipients and children under 10 ... - | |
| Quebec's Tommy Douglas calls for change - National Post | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Quebec's Tommy Douglas calls for change- National Post, Canada - Feb 21, 2008- Oh, and private health insurance should be expanded. It didn't take long for Couillard to nix the idea of a QST increase and paying extra for visits to the ... - | |
| Business eyes credibility of election promises - Business Edge | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Business eyes credibility of election promises- Business Edge, Canada - 6 hours ago- The Alberta Liberals are focusing on eliminating health-care premiums, re-regulating electricity prices and extending provincial automobile insurance to ... - | |
| 401(k) ruling backs individual workers - Charleston Post Courier | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| 401(k) ruling backs individual workers- Charleston Post Courier, SC - 11 hours ago- Chip Hardy, a principal with PrimeTrust Advisors, a South Carolina-based retirement planning consultant, said costly 401(k) errors by plan administrators ... - | |
| US Labor Department Unveils Online Resource to Help Americans ... - FOXB... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| US Labor Department Unveils Online Resource to Help Americans ...- FOXBusiness - 4 hours ago- A series of interactive worksheets were developed as a companion to a 2006 publication entitled "Taking the Mystery Out of Retirement Planning. ... - | |
| Turning 62: Have your retirement cake early and eat it, too - USA Today | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Turning 62: Have your retirement cake early and eat it, too- USA Today - 7 hours ago- HK "Bud" Hebeler, founder of retirement-planning website Analyze Now (www.analyzenow.com), doesn't recommend this investment strategy because the government ... - | |
| RBC nets prized fund company - Globe and Mail | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| StarPhoenix- RBC nets prized fund company- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- PH&N, which has over $19-billion in mutual fund assets, launched a new series of no-load funds last summer that were aimed at financial advisers by offering ...- RBC needs to tend to PH&N: Analysis Financial Post- RBC wins coveted prize in PH&N Globe and Mail- RBC acquires Phillips Hager & North Morningstar Canada- Canada Eastall 53 news articles - | |
| RRSP countdown falls on skeptical ears - Business Edge | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| RRSP countdown falls on skeptical ears- Business Edge, Canada - 6 hours ago- All are trying to convince Canadians to invest their savings in guaranteed investment certificates or any of a splendid array of mutual funds, ... - | |
| FrontierAlt introduces Opportunistic Global Fund - Investment Executive | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| FrontierAlt introduces Opportunistic Global Fund- Investment Executive, Canada - 22 hours ago- Avenue Investment Management acted as portfolio manager on both mutual funds. While the fund retains the same investment objective as the frontierAlt All ... - | |
| Mega Brands may face financial crisis from high debt, says analyst - 940... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Mega Brands may face financial crisis from high debt, says analyst- 940 News, Canada - Feb 21, 2008- While lenders would likely charge fees instead of "pulling the plug," bankruptcy is "a potential outcome for Mega Brands if it breaches covenants and has no ... - | |
| ADQ vows to keep health report alive - Canada.com | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| ADQ vows to keep health report alive- Canada.com, Canada - Feb 21, 2008- ... recalling that Castonguay, who was health minister when Quebec introduced medicare in 1970, and went on to a career as a private insurance executive, ... - | |
| Real Estate In Victoria BC - Victoria Real Estate Undervalued - Real Est... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Real Estate In Victoria BC - Victoria Real Estate Undervalued- Real Estate In Victoria, BC. Canada, Canada - Feb 21, 2008- Mariash said the US system features thousands of lenders and hundreds of thousands of mortgage brokers, which he argued leads down the path to 100 per cent ... - | |
| Car insurer signals price hike - London Free Press | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Car insurer signals price hike- London Free Press, Canada - Feb 21, 2008- ING expects to raise car insurance rates this year, citing rising costs in Ontario and legal uncertainty in Alberta. Vehicle premiums "are likely to rise in ... - | |
| Regulator Fines Oppenheimer $250000 for Failing to Enforce ... - Canadia... | As of: 2008-02-21 |
| Regulator Fines Oppenheimer $250000 for Failing to Enforce ...- CanadianBusiness.com, Canada - Feb 21, 2008- Inc. $250000 for improper trading in mutual funds. The firm also must pay $4.25 million in restitution to more than 60 mutual-fund companies. ... - | |
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