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New documents released from the ongoing legal case against Sear Canada reveal that the remaining members of the board have earned more than $627,000, and incurred $629,000 in legal and financial advisor fees so far this year. 
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Fidelity Investments fired a shot heard around the investing world on Wednesday: It announced it would roll out two index mutual funds on Friday that charge no fees.
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Lucrative non-core asset sales take advantage of private equity's interest in clean energy developments
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On July 9, 2018, the Delaware Supreme Court held in Morrison v. Berry that Corwin business judgment review will not apply to stockholder-approved transactions when “partial and elliptical” disclosures leave stockholders less than fully informed.
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The efforts by boards of directors to increase shareholder value often include buying back company stock
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Calgary-based Green Acre Capital has received commitments of $35-million from the likes of major cannabis producer Aphria Inc., financier and Green Acre adviser Brett Wilson and Saskatchewan cannabis funding firm York Plains Investment Corp
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The Toronto-based firm has distinguished itself in a number of ways since its launch a decade ago.
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For EnerCare, disclosure has always been a fine balance
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Ten years after faulty mortgages upended the global financial system, Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay $2.09 billion to settle a U.S. probe into its creation and sale of loans that contributed to the disaster.
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In a recent study, we examine the flow of workers between the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and large U.S. audit firms
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He replaced Catherine Brenner in June after she and the CEO, Craig Meller, stepped down following revelations in the financial services royal commission that AMP made false and misleading statements to corporate regulator ASIC about fees it charged customers for advice not given.
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At the world’s biggest publicly-traded hedge fund, the human sales team is beating the market-trading computers hands down.
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The large increase in corporate cash balances in recent years has garnered much attention in both the academic literature and popular press. Several explanations for this apparent shift in corporate policies have been proposed, including increased riskiness of corporate cash flows, a change in the nature of firms’ assets or the nature of firms going public, a decline in the opportunity cost of holding cash (due to low interest rates), agency conflicts, and U.S. repatriation tax law, which led to trapped foreign cash
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Here are the multi-billion dollar companies that have the most board member connections in common in the United States. See who takes the top spot.
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As it tries to move past politics and get back to business as usual, Hydro One Ltd. announced Wednesday that it has finally secured a long sought-after deal to buy a Central Ontario utility.
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As discussed in further detail below, based on the results of the 2018 proxy season, there are several key takeaways to consider for the coming year:
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The Canadian economy is expected to expand by 2.0 per cent this year and 1.9 per cent in 2019. That is similar to what the forecasters were projecting in the spring survey.
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Canada’s largest communications company said Thursday it added 122,092 wireless customers on contract in the second quarter
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Canada's Bombardier Inc expects margins to improve in 2019, its chief financial officer said on Thursday, after the plane- and train-maker reported better than expected quarterly earnings, lifting its shares more than 5 percent.
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Joint venture would mark entry of a major Canadian beverage company into nascent legal-marijuana industry
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April 10th marked Equal Pay Day 2018 in the United States. This particular date was chosen to highlight the occasion because it represents the amount of time—approximately 100 days into 2018—women must work to achieve the same pay that men earned in 2017
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The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) announced its annual list of the 100 most influential individuals in the boardroom. Among the honorees is Diligent CEO Brian Stafford. Diligent, the leader in Enterprise Governance Management, is one of the fastest-growing software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies and provides secure governance and collaboration solutions for boards and leadership teams across the globe.
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"U.S.-focused cannabis stocks, once considered a risky play on a legally iffy product, are seeking a heightened level of investor interest while their Canadian peers drift back to Earth."
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman has directed the relevant department to ensure full compliance of public sector companies (PSCs) with Public Sector Companies (Corporate Governance) Rules, 2013, for better corporate governance and transparency.
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The Delaware Court of Chancery recently addressed important issues concerning the information rights of directors designated by a significant stockholder, as well as a board committee’s ability to withhold information from certain directors
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