Corporate governance - Vigil

Canadians who want their retirement savings to reflect their progressive values are charging headlong into environmental, social and governance funds, and setting records in the process. But those who invest in ESG funds should know that the big stock holdings in many of those portfolios are the same as those at the top of the country’s main stock index – that is, big banks and big tech.

Meeting strict 2025 target is ‘a business necessity’, says lender’s human resources head

Vaccinated consumers were less likely to go out to restaurants, salons and entertainment venues than those who don’t plan to get the vaccine, April spending and survey data from market-research firm Cardify.ai show.

European oil companies including BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC are building new wind and solar projects and striking deals to supply electricity to big corporate buyers like Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. , treading into the domain of traditional power companies.

The reverse vesting order, or RVO, allows companies to retain licences that make the business viable – to grant educational degrees or produce cannabis, to cite two recent examples – during the creditor protection process in a manner that is usually more expedient than a standard vesting order.

Japan expanded a state of emergency to cover the southern island of Okinawa on Friday, as authorities approved two more coronavirus vaccines to speed a lagging inoculation campaign.

Hydro-Quebec says the Canada Energy Regulator has issued the permit authorizing the construction and operation of the Appalaches–Maine Interconnection line.

Canada’s financial regulator on Thursday confirmed a new benchmark qualifying rate for uninsured borrowers would come into effect on June 1 after the central bank earlier issued its strongest comments yet on the country’s red-hot housing market.

Acceleration in Covid-19 vaccinations appears to be having a more beneficial impact on the services sector than anticipated

Corporations around the world should pay at least a 15% tax on their earnings, the Treasury Department said Thursday as part of its push for a global minimum for businesses.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board reported a record gain on its investments for its latest fiscal year as its net assets climbed to $497.2 billion

“This is not something that is the flavour of the day,” Fred Landtmeters, Molson’s Canada CEO, said in an exclusive interview. “It’s part of what I’m qualifying as the biggest transformation that Molson Coors has gone through,” he added. “I’m not exaggerating when I say that.”

From a pandemic shutdown to a bankruptcy filing and sale to an unlikely owner, the circus troupe had a challenging year. But now it’s looking forward to a post-pandemic revival

The Group of Seven top advanced economies are close to an accord on the corporate taxation of multinationals, paving the way for a global deal later in the year to create new rules for the imposition of levies on the world’s largest companies

Exxon Mobil said on Monday it would appoint two new board members, days before a shareholder vote on proposals by activist investors to shake up company leadership to better address climate change and boost financial performance.

Dentalcorp Holdings Ltd., Canada’s biggest network of dental practices, raised about $950-million in its public market debut on Friday morning, making it the one of the largest healthcare IPOs on the Toronto Stock Exchange in recent history.

Shareholders of Shaw Communications Inc. have voted in favour of the $20.4-billion takeover offer from Rogers Communications Inc., though the deal still has a number of regulatory hurdles to overcome.

On March 15, Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. announced they had reached an agreement for Rogers to acquire Shaw. This blockbuster transaction has understandably generated a considerable amount of media attention and commentary. Much of this commentary has focused on the potential impact of the deal on the Canadian telecommunications landscape and has been very much to the point.

The COVID-19 pandemic decimated airlines in 2020, yet there are reasons for optimism as the industry looks to recovery.

The boom in blank-check companies earlier this year has lured companies to list in New York and has cut into Europe’s share of the global market for initial public offerings.

Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer James Gorman unveiled his biggest leadership shakeup in more than a decade, positioning a small group of lieutenants -- and two in particular -- as his most likely successors.

A CSA proposal out for a 120-day comment period aims to enhance the quality and cost of financial reporting.

“The proposed amendments are expected to streamline reporting requirements and enhance reporting efficiency for issuers, and increase the quality and usefulness of the information investors receive,” said Louis Morisset, chair of the CSA and president and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), in a release.

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has refused to raise its bid for Kansas City Southern, and instead appealed to the board of the U.S. railway to reject a higher offer from rival Canadian National Railway Co. on the grounds the U.S. regulator is unlikely to approve it.