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| Plenty of red flags - Financial Post | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| guardian.co.uk- Plenty of red flags- Financial Post, Canada- "We are not going to speculate on what the next step is," said Rod Giles, a spokesman for OSFI, adding that the regulator will continue with its probe of the bank. Stanford International Bank is part of Texas-based Stanford Financial Group, ...- Canadian regulators check out Stanford Financial's Montreal office CBC.ca- Venezuela seizes local Stanford Bank Globe and Mail- Billionaire's bank customers denied their deposits CTV.ca- Reuters Canada - Financial Postall 7,312 news articles - | |
| The noose around US banks' neck: the unknown - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Xinhua- The noose around US banks' neck: the unknown- Globe and Mail, Canada- The already jittery market fled from bank stocks this week as the drumbeat for nationalizing the two largest US institutions - Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. - grew louder by the day. The list of luminaries endorsing at least partial and ...- Rising fears rattle global markets Canada.com- Bank of America, Citi plummet to 18-year lows on nationalization fears Financial Post- Nationalization fears pummel BofA, Citi Reuters Canada- Maximum Edge - CEP Newsall 1,355 news articles - | |
| Recession update: The West gets in and hating the banks - National Post | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Recession update: The West gets in and hating the banks- National Post, Canada- In times of trouble, people are often drawn together by their hatred of banks, or more specifically bankers. CIBC and TD bank were both criticized for executive compensation that is not in keeping with these austere times. Bank critics in Ireland have ... - | |
| Recognizing the Canadian banks' comeback - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Recognizing the Canadian banks' comeback- Globe and Mail, Canada- Four short years ago, my colleague Eric Reguly pounded out a column bemoaning the collective lack of courage among Canadian bank CEOs. Mr. Reguly pointed out that the locals weren't keeping pace with American rivals in a size-obsessed sector. ... - | |
| OSFI puts restraints on Stanford office - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| China Daily- OSFI puts restraints on Stanford office- Globe and Mail, Canada- TORONTO and OTTAWA -- Canada's banking regulator restricted the operations of Stanford International Bank's office in Montreal yesterday as an international probe intensified into allegations the company engaged in a massive fraud. ...- Venezuela bans travel for Stanford bank execs Tolerance.ca- all 104 news articles - | |
| How the boom put many of us in debt - Canada.com | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| How the boom put many of us in debt- Canada.com, Canada- Nationally, bankruptcies leaped by 46.7% to 8299 in December, up from 5659 in the same month in 2007, the federal Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy announced this month. Personal bankruptcies jumped by 50.6% to 7821 in December 2008 from 5192 ... - | |
| It may be time to start your own business - Financial Post | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| It may be time to start your own business- Financial Post, Canada- In 1996 she was the director of training for Barclays Global Investing in San Francisco. When the company went through a merger, she decided it was time for a professional change. She quit, figuring she'd find a new job easily. ... - | |
| As CanWest seeks credit, rivals target prized assets - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Globe and Mail- As CanWest seeks credit, rivals target prized assets- Globe and Mail, Canada- Some other funds, including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, have been approached by CanWest officials, but said they were not interested in investing in the media company, sources say. CanWest's lenders, led by the Bank of Nova Scotia, ...- CanWest seeks financial saviour amid credit crisis Globe and Mail- all 56 news articles - | |
| Widow faces bill after fatal car crash - Waterloo Record | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Widow faces bill after fatal car crash- Waterloo Record, Canada- That means reduced wages of $409 a week. She said she can't pay for the hydro pole. "I can't even afford to pay for the funeral," she said. Wand had no life insurance to help to pay for that. And Lalonde is torn between her grief for the man she loved ... - | |
| How do you think they should fix the auto industry? - parrysound.com | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| How do you think they should fix the auto industry?- parrysound.com, Canada- That said why not punish the loan goof ups , not workers ! Give me a reason that the blameless workers should get cut Please ! Save money now for a new car in the future when your old one breaks down. That way you won't have to take out a higher ... - | |
| GM to shut Oshawa plant for extra week, cut 2000 US jobs - Canada.com | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| GM to shut Oshawa plant for extra week, cut 2000 US jobs- Canada.com, Canada- GM is battling to stay afloat and revamp its business with $13.4 billion US in emergency loans pledged from the US government in December. It has until Feb. 17 to prove to Washington that it is making progress on plans to chop debt and reduce labour ... - | |
| Mortgage Matters:Back to the Basics -The 5 C's of Borrowing - Opinio... | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Mortgage Matters:Back to the Basics -The 5 C's of Borrowing- Opinion250 News, Canada- All major credit cards, auto loans, leases etc. are reported to the credit bureau. A lender will evaluate your ability to maintain your obligations and try and determine how well you live within your means. Some individuals make the mistake of not ... - | |
| Monetize This!: Resolving a Spiraling Public Debt Crisis - Center for Re... | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Center for Research on Globalization- Monetize This!: Resolving a Spiraling Public Debt Crisis- Center for Research on Globalization, Canada- Interest-free loans that are never paid off are basically free money. In 2008, 85% of the interest collected by the Federal Reserve (or "Fed") was returned to the Treasury. The average interest rate on Treasury securities today is only about 3%; ... - | |
| CanWest's albatross on the balance sheet - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| CanWest's albatross on the balance sheet- Globe and Mail, Canada- CanWest, staring up at a $4-billion pile of bonds and bank loans, is in a financial bind because it never fixed its balance sheet after the high-priced deal in 2000 for most of Conrad Black's Canadian newspapers. And it never fixed the balance sheet ... - | |
| Doctor was 'delusional' when she overbilled -- lawyer - Sault Star | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Doctor was 'delusional' when she overbilled -- lawyer- Sault Star, Canada- A Toronto physician's mental disorder resulted in her "delusional belief'' that she had performed a vast array of services for which she is accused of fraudently billing the Ontario Health Insurance Plan, her lawyer told Superior Court on Thursday. ... - | |
| Hotel helps get people off the streets - Canada.com | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Hotel helps get people off the streets- Canada.com, Canada- Service Canada will also use the space once a month to help tenants acquire items such as social insurance cards "The further we move along, the more partners are coming on board," she said. Rumors circulated this week that city council members were ... - | |
| Lions crowned OUA champions - RDS | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| RDS- Lions crowned OUA champions- RDS, Canada- Car Insurance, and Pizza Pizza at the Tait McKenzie Centre at York University. The No. 9 nationally-ranked Lions (21-1) run at a perfect season was derailed by the Marauders in the regular season finale, but York defeated McMaster when it mattered most ... - | |
| The reality of retraining when jobs disappear - Waterloo Record | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| The reality of retraining when jobs disappear- Waterloo Record, Canada- The federal government's recent extension of five weeks for employment insurance benefits will do very little to help people who need to go back to school, he added. Hartwick has been able to get some work on and off as a subcontractor for a friend who ... - | |
| Loose Change: Avoid these retirement-planning mistakes - Fort Worth Star... | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Loose Change: Avoid these retirement-planning mistakes- Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX- The turmoil in the economy today is enough to make us want to avoid putting money away for retirement. Some of the reasons people lack a sense of urgency about building a retirement fund include: Underestimating how much it costs to live in retirement. ... - | |
| Senate Weighing New Rules for Retirement Funds - Washington Post | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Senate Weighing New Rules for Retirement Funds- Washington Post, United States- Other investors may not even realize their retirement plan has invested in the funds. The Senate's Special Committee on Aging is expected to ask the Department of Labor tomorrow to establish regulations governing the composition and advertising of ... - | |
| Fast talking: Bears trying to lure Tait from retirment but ... - Chicago... | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Fast talking: Bears trying to lure Tait from retirment but ...- Chicago Sun-Times, United States- General manager Jerry Angelo said Saturday afternoon that coach Lovie Smith and offensive line coach Harry Hiestand have spoken with Tait on more than one occasion in the hope of talking him out of retirement. The Bears know Tait, who informed them ... - | |
| Savings discipline as growth strategy - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Savings discipline as growth strategy- Globe and Mail, Canada- Inside his RRSP, Mr. Calder's focus is on mutual funds. The bulk of his money is in TD's Dividend Growth Fund and its Balanced Income Fund, but he's not worried about whether or not they are better than their peers. "As long as you put money aside and ... - | |
| The skinny on fees for tax-sheltered accounts - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| The skinny on fees for tax-sheltered accounts- Globe and Mail, Canada- The more you pay in fees to buy and sell stocks and mutual funds, the bigger the drag on returns in your registered retirement savings plan and Tax-Free Savings Account. That's why being fee-conscious is a basic survival technique at a time when your ...- STRANGE DAYS for retirement savings planning Winnipeg Free Press- RRSP investment still a good idea BCLocalNews- all 23 news articles - | |
| Tackling uncertainty this RRSP season - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Tackling uncertainty this RRSP season- Globe and Mail, Canada- Too often when we meet with prospective clients, we find portfolios littered with small positions in numerous mutual funds. We recently reviewed the accounts of a family that owned 36 unique funds. Investors find themselves in this situation as a ... - | |
| Less waiting at STEGH - St. Thomas Times-Journal | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Less waiting at STEGH- St. Thomas Times-Journal, Canada- "It's a testament to the work that they do, that they provide it as efficiently as they can in what I consider to be a sub-standard setting." He said they're pressing the Ministry of Health for funds to upgrade the emergency room. - | |
| Rotary Club at Village Square - Stittsville | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Rotary Club at Village Square- Stittsville, Canada- Their only source of shelter and survival aids will be a Shelter Box, just like the thousands which Rotarians around the world have sent to countries around the world, providing emergency accommodation and help in disaster situations. ... - | |
| Quaint Cuba is top-ranked - Chatham Daily News | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Quaint Cuba is top-ranked- Chatham Daily News, Canada- Travellers arriving with air only tickets must show they have sufficient funds to meet their minimum financial needs ($50 per day) for the duration of their stay. There is a mandatory departure tax of 25 Cuban convertible pesos. For emergency ... - | |
| Gangs making presence felt in Okanagan - BCLocalNews | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Gangs making presence felt in Okanagan- BCLocalNews, Canada- They come to the Okanagan just as any businessperson would ? searching for an opportunity to make money. Except these businessmen exchange suits for soft ballistic body armour and their briefcases are full of drugs and money. RCMP say gangs such as the ... - | |
| Play now or pay now a tough call for the young - Financial Post | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Play now or pay now a tough call for the young- Financial Post, Canada- "But if you're only making $20000, there's only so much money to go around. Why do something today if you can put it off to tomorrow?" But financial experts are trying to get the word out that even small, semi-regular contributions to an RRSP can make ... - | |
| Money from nothin' - Financial Post | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| Money from nothin'- Financial Post, Canada- "Over the years, I actually contributed more money to my RRSPs during the lean times," Mr. Ladouceur says, "because in the good times you can spend, but in bad times you can't." So, how do you keep making those payments when your wallet is coughing up ... - | |
| Opinion: Jindal of La. Shows Repub Ideals More Important Than Help ... -... | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| AFP- Opinion: Jindal of La. Shows Repub Ideals More Important Than Help ...- DigitalJournal.com, Canada- Jindal has put his conservative beliefs before charity and said no to money from the stimulus bill. As a Republican, he follows some other Governors in rejecting money because his political beliefs differ with parts of the bill. ...- Governors caught in debate over stimulus funds Maximum Edge- all 1,267 news articles - | |
| The Best Cabinet Money Can't Buy - MWC News | As of: 2009-02-21 |
| MWC News- The Best Cabinet Money Can't Buy- MWC News, Canada- Because deal making is a bad thing and can get you impeached. This was a good thing. Similar to a deal, but different in so many subtle yet vital ways. The new Secretary of the Treasury, Tim Geithner, forgot to pay his taxes and now he's in charge of ... - | |
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