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September 11, 2015 9:49 AM
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Canadian banks may have reported better-than-expected results, but the market doesn't seem to care, partly because the outlook for bank stocks is anything but strong for the coming months
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September 11, 2015 9:49 AM
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MONTREAL - Bombardier says noise tests have confirmed that the CSeries is the quietest commercial jet in its class. The Montreal-based manufacturer release
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September 10, 2015 9:44 AM
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Meet the hedge-fund investor who wants companies to pay more attention, not less, to their share prices.
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September 10, 2015 9:44 AM
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Sir Adrian Cadbury was an Olympic rower who went on to run the family business and producing the 1992 Cadbury Report, which became the cornerstone of corporate governance at home and abroad. In a business career spanning six decades he took up senior roles at the Bank of England, the Confederation of British Industry and IBM, while maintaining his family's Quaker traditions, promoting local charities around Birmingham and funding the construction of Aston University. He was once described as "th
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September 10, 2015 9:36 AM
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Whole Foods Market, WFM, $WFM, proxy access, accelerated vesting, GMIAnalyst, SharkRepellent.net, stock dilution
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September 10, 2015 9:35 AM
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Social media has transformed communications in many sectors of the U.S. economy. It is now used for disaster preparation and emergency response, security at major events, and public agencies are researching new uses in geolocation, law enforcement, court decisions, and military intelligence. Internationally, social media is credited for organizing political protests across the Middle East and a revolution in Egypt.
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September 10, 2015 9:35 AM
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David's Tea said its net loss grew in the second quarter despite a 32 per cent growth in sales. The Montreal-based company (TSX:DTEA) lost $52.2 million in the 13 weeks ended Aug. 1, compared with ...
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September 10, 2015 9:35 AM
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Bill Rice has served 10 years as the head of the ASC, making him one of Canada’s most senior securities regulators
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September 9, 2015 10:37 AM
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By Troy Marchand In an interesting approach by activist investor, John Lewis and his firm Osmium Partners, they issued a press release today for Rosetta Stone as the stock sits near an all-time low. O
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September 9, 2015 10:31 AM
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Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman, whose investments include companies tied to China's growth, said the world's second-largest economy may be on the verge of a bigger currency devaluation
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September 9, 2015 10:30 AM
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The Theory And Practice Of Corporate Voting At U.S. Public Companies H/T The Activist Investor Paul H. Edelman Vanderbilt University - Law School Randall S. Thomas Vanderbilt University - Law School;
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September 9, 2015 10:29 AM
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Is Institutional Investor Stewardship Still Elusive? Simon C. Y. Wong Northwestern University School of Law; London School of Economics September 1, 2015 Butterworths Journal of International Banking
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September 9, 2015 10:29 AM
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By looking at performance through the lens of economic profit, retailers can better understand the effectiveness of their business strategies. A McKinsey & Company article.
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September 11, 2015 9:49 AM
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Technology companies’ share of U.S. initial public offerings has fallen to a seven-year low, boding poorly for investors who have pumped billions of dollars into startups in hopes of a big payday.
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September 11, 2015 9:41 AM
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Jeb Bush has been highlighting the benefits of his new tax plan for the middle class, which in many cases are considerable. But by some measures the biggest winners would be – well, winners.
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September 10, 2015 9:44 AM
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The Bill Ackman protege might have blown out of its hotel investment. More “pain” in the hedge fund space. And a “new” target in the micro-cap space.
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September 10, 2015 9:36 AM
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Total CEO compensation continues to grow, fueled by pension value adjustments, stock market performance, and peer pressure. In 2014, it soared 11.9 percent from 2013 and 34.7 percent from 2010.
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September 10, 2015 9:36 AM
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On August 18, 2015, a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit confirmed its earlier ruling striking down part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Conflict Minerals Rule (the “Rule”) as unconstitutional.
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September 10, 2015 9:35 AM
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In two weeks shareholders of Alimentation Couche-Tard will decide whether to support the company’s wish to change the terms of its multiple-voting shares
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September 10, 2015 9:35 AM
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The country’s troubled firms are projected to see some growth next year, but numbers have been scaled down in anticipation of another difficult year in the oil patch
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September 10, 2015 9:35 AM
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MONTREAL - Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL) says its overall sales in the second quarter were 14.1 per cent higher than last year — driving up the discount retaile
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September 9, 2015 10:31 AM
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Warren Buffett, the billionaire chief executive officer and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, told CNBC on Tuesday that he added to his share stake in International Business Machines Corp in the third
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September 9, 2015 10:31 AM
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The Bank of Canada has left its key lending rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent, as had been expected.
More to come.
The Canadian Press reported:
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is schedule
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September 9, 2015 10:30 AM
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Hedge Funds Outperformed Underlying Markets, Up 1.36% While Preserving 2015 Gains by Eurekahedge Hedge funds posted their third consecutive month of losses with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index down 1
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September 9, 2015 10:29 AM
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In an interview to appear today on FOX Business Network’s (FBN) Risk & Reward (5PM/ET), host Deirdre Bolton speaks with Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman about China, the markets, and min
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