Corporate governance - Vigil

If the Fed’s low interest rates lead to trouble, the reason might be climbing asset prices rather than consumer prices

A company’s purpose is a core aspect of the organization: it influences the financial performance of company, and relates to its ownership characteristics, compensation policies, and strategy.

He looks a lot like his predecessor

Giving a stake to workers makes them more engaged and creates a stronger culture, the buyout firm’s Pete Stavros says

Taiga Motors Inc., a Montreal electric-vehicle producer, plans to go public later this year through a special-purpose acquisition company merger, one of the few companies to make its market debut with a Canadian-listed SPAC.

The Australian deals come as Ottawa plans to introduce legislation this year aimed at levelling the playing field between Canadian news publishers and online search and social media

Groomed for the job his entire life, the 50-year-old grandson of Hyundai’s founder plans for future beyond gas-guzzling cars

The Chicago-based plane maker said Wednesday that Susan Schwab and Arthur Collins would retire from the board and not stand for reelection at Boeing’s annual shareholder meeting April 20. The company didn’t immediately announce the nomination of new directors for the board.

Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard said Thursday the economy and financial system are already being affected by climate change, and said the central bank is ramping up work to ensure the financial system can deal with the risks that lay ahead of it.

German sportswear company Adidas plans to sell its underperforming Reebok brand—some 15 years after Adidas acquired the Boston-based brand to help it compete in the American market—as part of a strategic shift focused on strengthening its own position in the global sporting goods market.

New York is suing Amazon, claiming the company failed to provide workers with a safe environment at two warehouses in the state as COVID-19 infections surged nationwide.

Quebec private equity stalwart Novacap has raised its largest-ever fund after earning a $2-billion-plus return on its investment in payments processing company Nuvei Corp.

As Canada’s largest banks gear up to report their most recent quarterly earnings next week, many investors are already looking for clues to which lenders will bounce back first in a postpandemic recovery.

Inter Pipeline Ltd.’s board of directors is adopting a new approach in response to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.’s hostile takeover bid, with independent directors launching a strategic review that may ultimately recommend a sale of the company.

Honda Motor Co.’s new chief executive, an engineer who has worked on electric vehicles, is poised to accelerate Honda’s move into EVs and build on its growing partnership with General Motors Co.

U.S. workplace safety regulators have announced more than $4 million in penalties on more than 300 employers they say put workers at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canada’s largest cities collectively made little or no progress in preparing for flooding over the past five years, according to a new report, even as increasing numbers of homeowners discover their homes are effectively uninsurable for Canada’s costliest natural hazard.

Purpose Investments, the asset management arm of Purpose Financial LP, will begin trading its newest ETF on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker BTCC, after receiving the green light last week from the Ontario Securities Commission.

A company research product is looking at using cloud-computing power and AI to design materials that capture carbon dioxide

IBM, Caterpillar and Agilent scored highest in this category in the Management Top 250 ranking

Continental governments have spent trillions during the pandemic keeping firms alive and people in jobs, but that safety net could be putting off the economic deep cleaning that normally comes with recessions

After decades of market liberalism and fiscal fundamentalism, policymakers are returning to Keynes

German sportswear company Adidas plans to sell its underperforming Reebok brand—some 15 years after Adidas acquired the Boston-based brand to help it compete in the American market—as part of a strategic shift focused on strengthening its own position in the global sporting goods market.

Canada’s annual inflation rate rose at a faster pace in January, edging slightly ahead of analyst expectations on higher prices for durable goods and gasoline, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.