Corporate governance - Vigil

Lightspeed’s genius hinges on the Vancouver native’s ability to understand how retailers interact with customers and then engineer quick and easy-to-use operations systems

Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, owner of Formula One team Racing Point, is preparing a bid for a major stake in Aston Martin, Autocar magazine reported, sending the luxury sports car maker’s battered shares up 17 per cent on Thursday.

The World Bank on Thursday adopted a plan to aid China with $1-billion to $1.5-billion in low-interest loans annually through June 2025, despite the objections of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

CFOs might feel pressured to run their operations in a way that promotes short-term earnings, such as cutting research, a study finds. 

Unemployment rate jumps the most since 2009 to 5.9%

Mark Wiseman is leaving global asset manager giant BlackRock Inc. after violating the investment firm’s policy about personal relationships at work.

Telus Corp. could unlock significant value by taking its international unit public, analysts said Thursday after the Canadian telecom company announced it has struck a deal to acquire a German content moderator.

Canadian banks ended the 2019 fiscal year on a sour note, as Toronto-Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reported lower profits amid deteriorating credit conditions and signs of economic stress.

The Business Roundtable in August issued a Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation signed by 181 CEOs who committed to lead their companies for the benefit of all stakeholders – not only shareholders but also customers, employees, suppliers, communities.

HBC argues Catalyst's application has no standing at the hearing

Canadian IT consultancy CGI Inc. said it will nominate George Cope, the outgoing chief executive of BCE Inc., for election to its board of directors.

Nova Scotia will become the first province to ban flavoured e-cigarette products, a move that is expected to spark similar changes across the country.

Beleaguered banking giant Wells Fargo may not be implementing enough changes to prevent another incident like the fake account scandal from occurring again, one top watchdog is warning.