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Scotiabank's fourth-quarter warning puts heat on banks - Reuters Canada As of: 2008-11-19
StarPhoenix- Scotiabank's fourth-quarter warning puts heat on banks- Reuters Canada, Canada - 20 hours ago- TO: Quote) are viewed as having the least exposure among Canadian banks to troubled assets, prompting concern over potentially larger writedowns from the ...- Banks lead S&P/TSX index lower CBC.ca- Scotiabank hit with heavy charge in quarter Globe and Mail- Scotiabank's early start to bank earnings season National Post- TheChronicleHerald.ca - Canada.comall 143 news articles -
Halifax's Banks wins Governor General's award - TheChronicleHera... As of: 2008-11-19
Halifax's Banks wins Governor General's award- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 18 hours ago- By ELISSA BARNARD Arts Reporter Nova Scotia playwright Catherine Banks invited her Grade 8 teacher Dr. Claudia Mitchell to the Governor General?s Literary ... -
Job cuts expected from Canadian banks next week - National Post As of: 2008-11-19
Job cuts expected from Canadian banks next week- National Post, Canada - 18 hours ago- Canadian banks will likely join their US counterparts by cutting jobs when they report quarterly and year-end results next week, Dundee Capital Markets ...- Profits down, bank jobs in jeopardy Hamilton Spectator- all 4 news articles -
Home improvement - CanadianBusiness.com As of: 2008-11-19
Home improvement- CanadianBusiness.com, Canada - 16 hours ago- Thomas Peterffy is the president of Interactive Brokers, an independent brokerage based on Wall Street. He has an intriguing solution: Amend the bill to ... -
The movers and shakers have fallen - Community Press As of: 2008-11-19
The movers and shakers have fallen- Community Press, Canada - 19 hours ago- A new breed of bankers, mortgage brokers, and lenders, market speculators and the like have over the past few decades succeeded in personally amassing ... -
Canada's No. 1 Ranked Emerging Growth Company Announces Record ... -... As of: 2008-11-19
Canada's No. 1 Ranked Emerging Growth Company Announces Record ...- CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse), Canada - 8 hours ago- The Company's number of registered licensed mortgage broker agents increased 35% over the same period in 2007. Additionally, the Company's number of retail ... -
Regulating payday lending - Charlottetown, The Guardian As of: 2008-11-19
Regulating payday lending- Charlottetown, The Guardian, Canada - 23 hours ago- Generally, lenders are also prohibited from extending further credit until the borrower has repaid previous loans. Islanders interested in payday lending ... -
House of cards - Pilot As of: 2008-11-19
House of cards- Pilot, Canada - 23 hours ago- Government recently passed legislation regulating the payday loan industry. Closer scrutiny needs to be paid to the credit card sector, particularly those ... -
Violin Memory: making memory music - eChannelLine As of: 2008-11-19
Violin Memory: making memory music- eChannelLine, Canada - 18 hours ago- However, this introduced a third problem (and one not generally discussed in polite company), the flash garbage collection process. ... -
Descartes Launches Importer Security Filing '10+2' Readiness Pro... As of: 2008-11-19
Descartes Launches Importer Security Filing '10+2' Readiness Program- Stockhouse, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- This security measure is often referred to as "10+2" because the proposed regulation requires the collection of 10 new data elements from importers or their ... -
Online Resources' Web Collections Named Most Influential Product - S... As of: 2008-11-19
Online Resources' Web Collections Named Most Influential Product- Stockhouse, Canada - 23 hours ago- Today, 6 of the top 10 US credit card issuers and some of the nation's largest collection agencies use the Virtual Collection Agent. ... -
National Housing Day: Shining a Spotlight on Local Partnerships in ... -... As of: 2008-11-19
National Housing Day: Shining a Spotlight on Local Partnerships in ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - Nov 19, 2008- To find out more about innovative housing solutions that have worked in communities across Canada, you can search CMHC's collection of Affordable Housing ... -
Pensions safe? - Canada.com As of: 2008-11-19
The Money Times- Pensions safe?- Canada.com, Canada - 12 hours ago- According to published reports, the province of Ontario had an exposure of at least $2.5 billion to a GM bankruptcy through its Ontario Pension Benefits ...- GM Canada beset by pension crisis Globe and Mail- General Motors faces $4.5-billion pension shortfall Financial Post- On the hook for billions? Canoe.ca- all 27 news articles -
General Growth takes on bankruptcy counsel: report - Reuters Canada As of: 2008-11-19
General Growth takes on bankruptcy counsel: report- Reuters Canada, Canada - 9 hours ago- N has hired law firm Sidley Austin as bankruptcy counsel as it negotiates with lenders for more time to restructure its $27 billion debt, the Wall Street ... -
The ?Bailout Clause? of the US Constitution - HoweStreet.com As of: 2008-11-19
The ?Bailout Clause? of the US Constitution- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 15 hours ago- See ?National Bankruptcy,? and ?A Suggestion of Bankruptcy,? Part I and Part II. Are you aware that there is a group of people that are happy that the ... -
Delphi survival move may signal bankruptcy shift - Reuters Canada As of: 2008-11-19
Calgary Herald- Delphi survival move may signal bankruptcy shift- Reuters Canada, Canada - 15 hours ago- PK: Quote) will soon know if it has succeeded in its latest maneuver to keep its bankruptcy funding alive, a move that may signal a shift in how troubled ...- Markets plunge Canada.com- Mexico stocks, peso hurt by US car industry woes Reuters Canada- all 2,190 news articles -
Prospect for auto bailout dims as Senate races clock - Reuters Canada As of: 2008-11-19
Boston Globe (registration)- Prospect for auto bailout dims as Senate races clock- Reuters Canada, Canada - 8 hours ago- ... a deal carries the risk that one or more of the US automakers -- General Motors Corp, Ford Motor Co or Chrysler LLC -- could be forced into bankruptcy. ...- Finger-pointing begins as Senate nixes auto vote Maximum Edge- Auto execs testify as legislators try for deal Reuters Canada- all 3,779 news articles -
Ambac Commutes Approximately $3.5 Billion of CDO Exposure for Cash ... -... As of: 2008-11-19
Ambac Commutes Approximately $3.5 Billion of CDO Exposure for Cash ...- Stockhouse, Canada - 15 hours ago- ... (7)the risk that holders of debt securities or counterparties on credit default swaps or other similar agreements seek to declare events of default or ... -
Gaz Métro reports strong results for its 2008 fiscal year - Canada NewsW... As of: 2008-11-19
Gaz Métro reports strong results for its 2008 fiscal year- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 21 hours ago- ... 2007, and the $5.3 million gain recorded by Gaz Métro in connection with the partial settlement of the bankruptcy of Calpine Corporation (Calpine), ... -
Harper's lawyer walks away from Cadman lawsuit - The North Bay Nugget As of: 2008-11-19
Harper's lawyer walks away from Cadman lawsuit- The North Bay Nugget, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- TORONTO -- Canada's credit card industry is overwhelmingly dominated by giants Visa and MasterCard, and a new federal policy that would allow banks to offer ... -
Baskin paints brighter investing picture - TheChronicleHerald.ca As of: 2008-11-19
Baskin paints brighter investing picture- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- PEOPLE don?t want to own stocks at the moment, says investment expert David Baskin. They?re scared and they don?t know what?s going to happen next. ... -
Direct trading goes mainstream as range of products, services expands - ... As of: 2008-11-19
Direct trading goes mainstream as range of products, services expands- The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - Nov 19, 2008- Ten years ago, if you mentioned the phrase "online investing," the vision that popped to mind might have been either young, tech-savvy novices trying their ... -
Vector Aerospace committed to investing in local engineering talent - Ve... As of: 2008-11-19
Vertical Magazine (press release)- Vector Aerospace committed to investing in local engineering talent- Vertical Magazine (press release), Canada - 9 hours ago- This morning, Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services Fleetlands held its annual prize giving and indenture ceremony which saw 10 graduating apprentices ... -
Valucap announces closing of $100000 investment - Canada NewsWire (press... As of: 2008-11-19
Valucap announces closing of $100000 investment- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 16 hours ago- 19 /CNW/ - Valucap Investments Inc. (VH-NEX) announces today that it has closed an investment of $100000 by way of a loan to a third-party company in the ... -
TFSA helps Canadians save for their future - CNW Telbec (Communiqué de p... As of: 2008-11-19
TFSA helps Canadians save for their future- CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse), Canada - 8 hours ago- Investing in a dividend stock fund can provide steady income over time. Another option is a balanced fund of equities and bonds that can help control risk ...- Tax-free savings accounts Riverview ThisWeek- all 6 news articles -
Evercore CEO invests big in investing - Reuters Canada As of: 2008-11-19
Evercore CEO invests big in investing- Reuters Canada, Canada - 19 hours ago- N: Quote), a boutique investment bank whose fortunes sag when merger activity slows, is making some big investments in money management. ... -
Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Compass Min... As of: 2008-11-19
Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Compass Minerals ...- Stockhouse, Canada - 15 hours ago- Zacks Guide to Value Investing (free!): http://at.zacks.com/?id=4312 Underlying the four free stock picks is a simple truth that first appeared in a ... -
Brokerage appeals IIROC review - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-11-19
Brokerage appeals IIROC review- Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- ... Direct Inc. New Life Capital has been involved in buying benefits from life insurance policies from people looking to unlock equity in their policies. ... -
Unanswered questions - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-11-19
Unanswered questions- Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- ... website to the effect that he was aware of an alleged attempt by some Conservatives to bribe a dying independent MP with a life insurance policy. ... -
Arson ignites fear from community - Liberal As of: 2008-11-19
Arson ignites fear from community- Liberal, Canada - 13 hours ago- As far as insurance goes, arson is not a rating variable, which means it is not used to determine an insurance premium, according to Al Maggi, ... -
MetLife Provides Information Regarding Its Commercial Mortgage ... - Sto... As of: 2008-11-19
MetLife Provides Information Regarding Its Commercial Mortgage ...- Stockhouse, Canada - 17 hours ago- The MetLife companies offer life insurance, annuities, auto and home insurance, retail banking and other financial services to individuals, as well as group ... -
John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Honored with 14 Awards for ... - S... As of: 2008-11-19
John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Honored with 14 Awards for ...- Stockhouse, Canada - 22 hours ago- Among mutual fund, life insurance companies and banks, JHRPS is ranked as the #1 provider to 401(k)s based on number of 401(k) plans managed, according to ... -
Auto execs make plea - Financial Post As of: 2008-11-19
Boston Globe (registration)- Auto execs make plea- Financial Post, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- Paterson said direct taxpayer money need not be used, proposing instead that the Canadian government simply backstop loans GM and its peers would get from ...- Congress in last-ditch talks as auto bailout falters National Post- US senator lowers hopes for auto bailout Globe and Mail- Shelby favors changing automaker management teams London Free Press- CBC.ca - Financial Postall 1,770 news articles -
Auto execs plea for lifeline to stave off total collapse - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-11-19
WCBD- Auto execs plea for lifeline to stave off total collapse- Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- The industry wants Congress to approve revolving bridge loans to tide auto makers over until the economy improves. "Our industry ... needs a bridge to span ...- Weak bailout case for automakers Financial Post- Auto makers ask Ottawa for loan guarantees ReportonBusiness.com- GM lobbying hard for bailout: report Reuters Canada- CEP Newsall 1,417 news articles -
Throne speech to focus on the troubled economy - CTV British Columbia As of: 2008-11-19
CTV British Columbia- Throne speech to focus on the troubled economy- CTV British Columbia, Canada - 21 hours ago- Well the auto industry problems is a quick fix WITHOUT costing tax payers one red cent! How? Ban all foreign car sales in N.America! ... -
Auto sales remain healthy here - Winnipeg Free Press As of: 2008-11-19
Auto sales remain healthy here- Winnipeg Free Press, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- These are tough times for the Big Three North American auto manufacturers, who are seeking $25 billion in loans to help them weather the global credit ... -
First Trust/Highland Capital Floating Rate Income Fund II Declares ... -... As of: 2008-11-19
First Trust/Highland Capital Floating Rate Income Fund II Declares ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 21 hours ago- The Fund provides exposure to a portfolio of primarily US dollar denominated, senior secured floating rate corporate loans. The fund aims to (i) deliver ... -
Clement says Detroit Three remain optimistic - CTV.ca As of: 2008-11-19
CTV.ca- Clement says Detroit Three remain optimistic- CTV.ca, Canada - 10 hours ago- Don't they realize that the day of the unions are numbered. Let the big three go bankrupt then they can make concessions at the Sally Ann. as they make a ... -
Throne speech warns of deficit, government cutbacks - CTV.ca As of: 2008-11-19
CTV.ca- Throne speech warns of deficit, government cutbacks- CTV.ca, Canada - 10 hours ago- Personally I think its time that unions actually stand up and take action since our government won't. I say here and now that we the population of Canada ... -
The Larger Meaning of the Venezuelan Elections - Center for Research on ... As of: 2008-11-19
The Larger Meaning of the Venezuelan Elections- Center for Research on Globalization, Canada - 18 hours ago- The PSUV has organized a vast electoral organization with some success; the pro-Chavez trade unions in some sectors have been strengthened and advanced, ... -
Dental officer of health says it's time for action - Belleville Inte... As of: 2008-11-19
Dental officer of health says it's time for action- Belleville Intelligencer, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- "No dental insurance is a major hindrance," he said. "(T)hrough OHIP ... you have equal access and that's what it should be in dentistry as well. ... -
Obama signals health-care priority with Daschle pick - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-11-19
The Associated Press- Obama signals health-care priority with Daschle pick- Globe and Mail, Canada - 17 hours ago- (Chris Wattie/Reuters) The agency he will lead oversees programs such as Medicare, the federal health insurance plan for people over the age of 65, ...- The End of America's Futurama Pacific Free Press- all 591 news articles -
Doctor reprimanded for professional misconduct - Liberal As of: 2008-11-19
Doctor reprimanded for professional misconduct- Liberal, Canada - 9 hours ago- At the beginning of the meeting, the doctor asked for the woman?s Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) card, according to the college. ... -
Obama picks Daschle as health secretary: official - National Post As of: 2008-11-19
CTV.ca- Obama picks Daschle as health secretary: official- National Post, Canada - 11 hours ago- Manny Ceneta/AFP/Getty ImagesBarack Obama has picked former South Dakota senator Tom Daschle to be his Health and Human Services Secretary. ...- Obama taps ex-Senate chief to head health agency Reuters Canada- all 1,065 news articles -
Do you support stricter rules for younger drivers? - CTV.ca As of: 2008-11-19
Do you support stricter rules for younger drivers?- CTV.ca, Canada - 22 hours ago- They are already paying extra for their car insurance than everyone else, now we want to make it harder for them to drive. If they passed their driving test ...- The freedom of the road Sudbury Star- ? Don't be too hard on young drivers Waterloo Record- Restrictions about saving lives: premier The Barrie Examiner- Lindsay Daily Post - TheChronicleHerald.caall 267 news articles -
The path to S&P/TSX composite membership - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-11-19
StarPhoenix- The path to S&P/TSX composite membership- Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- ... insurance policies to Canadian auto parts makers that export to Chrysler LLC because of the higher risk that the car giant won't be able to pay up. ...- North American stock markets in positive territory CTV.ca- all 300 news articles -
Heard the one about the talking BlackBerry? - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-11-19
Heard the one about the talking BlackBerry?- Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- "There are all sorts of distractions in the car, and what we're hoping to do is give people a safer alternative to the way that they're doing it today," he ... -
MetLife Rolls Out Workplace Retirement Program Nationally - MarketWatch As of: 2008-11-19
MetLife Rolls Out Workplace Retirement Program Nationally- MarketWatch - 22 hours ago- Furthermore, nearly all attendees (98%) indicate that they plan to take action regarding their own personal retirement planning as a result of the seminars. ...- MetLife Rolls Out Workplace Retirement Program Nationally Stockhouse- all 5 news articles -
Protect your pension during economic downturn - Capital City Weekly As of: 2008-11-19
Protect your pension during economic downturn- Capital City Weekly, AK - 16 hours ago- Good information sources on pensions and retirement planning include AARP (www.aarp.org) and Practical Money Skills for Life, a free personal financial ... -
Cashing in Our Financial Future: Recent Take Charge America Poll ... - M... As of: 2008-11-19
Cashing in Our Financial Future: Recent Take Charge America Poll ...- MarketWatch - 15 hours ago- Sullivan adds some advice to navigate retirement and 401K planning to alleviate financial concerns now and in the future: Don't Consider Cashing Out a 401K ... -
Income & Equity Index Participation Fund Announces Special Meeting .... As of: 2008-11-19
Income & Equity Index Participation Fund Announces Special Meeting ...- Stockhouse, Canada - 14 hours ago- Each class of mutual fund shares of CGF MFC has its own investment mandate and allows investors to switch to other mutual funds represented by other classes ... -
Council Notebook - Kawartha Media Group As of: 2008-11-19
Council Notebook- Kawartha Media Group, Canada - 16 hours ago- Training on the matter has been ongoing, explained emergency services director fire Chief Dave Guilbault. However, funds and the availability of an ... -
Ambulance co-payment could help local agency - Kawartha Media Group As of: 2008-11-19
Ambulance co-payment could help local agency- Kawartha Media Group, Canada - 16 hours ago- City emergency medical services manager Keith Kirkpatrick told the committee that some services have asked hospitals to use the funds they collect to ... -
LaSalle council withholds details of town hall sale - Canada.com As of: 2008-11-19
LaSalle council withholds details of town hall sale- Canada.com, Canada - 11 hours ago- Baxter said he's received complaints from adjacent residential neighbourhoods about the movements of emergency vehicles and construction equipment that are ... -
Posted By CAROL MULLIGAN, THE SUDBURY STAR - Sudbury Star As of: 2008-11-19
Posted By CAROL MULLIGAN, THE SUDBURY STAR- Sudbury Star, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- The North East Local Health Integration Network is one of 14 agencies struck by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to plan, integrate and fund ... -
Richmond Landfill wildlife preserve has lots to offer - Napanee Guide As of: 2008-11-19
Richmond Landfill wildlife preserve has lots to offer- Napanee Guide, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- Another looks at the history and evolution of landfill sites, including a cross section of the type of liner and leachate collection system used at the ... -
Is murdering a gay man less heinous than murdering a straight couple? - ... As of: 2008-11-19
Xtra West- Is murdering a gay man less heinous than murdering a straight couple?- Xtra West, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- Rivera's credit cards and car are gone. So is Imeson. Days later Imeson breaks into a Grand Bend-area home and uses electrical cords to bind Bill and Helene ... -
Retailers cry foul over relaxed credit card rules - Daily Gleaner As of: 2008-11-19
Retailers cry foul over relaxed credit card rules- Daily Gleaner, Canada - Nov 19, 2008- By David Paddon TORONTO - Canada's credit card industry is overwhelmingly dominated by giants Visa and MasterCard, and a new federal policy that would allow ...- Bank issuers given more credit card choice Financial Post- /REPEAT -- MasterCard sees enhanced opportunities in a dual ... CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse)- No consumer benefit in banks? card choice: Groups Metro Canda - Edmonton- The Gazette (Montreal)all 75 news articles -
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