Corporate governance - Vigil

On Tuesday, the same day that Elon Musk awkwardly danced on a stage outside Shanghai and delivered the first “made in China” Tesla Model 3, the Canadian company that hopes to build a foundation for an electric vehicle revolution in North America received a lifeline in Quebec.

The combination of a decade of slow income growth and mounting debt has left Canada’s economy vulnerable to a shock

The chief executive of Canada’s biggest bank says the federal government needs to exercise caution as it considers adjusting the mortgage stress test that has loomed over the country’s housing market since it was introduced in 2018, rankling many in the real-estate industry.

Board says offer still ‘significantly undervalues HP’

The company plans to shift distribution of non-perishable food items to an automated warehouse in Cornwall, Ont., according to the union.

Catalyst Capital Group Inc. has pushed back by one year the deadline for returning money to backers of one of its largest funds, and warned investors it might need another extension to buy time to cash in its holdings.

On the first day he took the reins as chief executive of CI Financial, Kurt MacAlpine sent out a company-wide e-mail introducing himself to more than 2,500 employees. By the end of the day, several hundred responses had poured in, many offering ideas about what he should consider improving at the asset-management company.

2020 is a pivotal year in the battle against climate change, and global asset managers have an important seat at the table. As part of the Paris Agreement, countries agreed to revisit their emissions reduction targets by the end of this year—but policy makers can't achieve these targets on their own.

For investors in Canadian banks, volatility has arrived.

Lightspeed POS Inc. announced Tuesday that it will spend more than US$100-million in cash and stock to buy a German point-of-sale company to expand within Europe.

There has been much debate around the IPO market for tech firms in Australia where the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has been resolute in resisting the trend towards allowing dual class share listings. Markets such as Hong Kong have moved towards this model, which eventually culminated in the listing of Alibaba shares in November.

For startups and family businesses, establishing a professionalized, independent board and other aspects of corporate governance tend to be far down the priority list. Two experts explain why investing in corporate governance is critical to long-term success.