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The black art of natural gas pricing

Rising productivity from shale gas wells is changing the sector’s outlook

A giant leap is needed to boost regulatory reform

Editorial

  • By: IE Staff
  • August 6, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 12:16

In defence of investment advisors

Many retail clients lost significantly less than did institutions and stock market indices

Facing down savvy new competition from the banks

Editorial

  • By: IE Staff
  • June 29, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 15:33

Convicted brokers green-lighted by the BCSC

IIROC bans on brokers with criminal records are overturned by the securities regulator

Business and the NDP: The jury is out

Nova Scotians have painted the province orange and made a clear statement about who they want guiding them through a recession: Darrell Dexter, the 51-year-old…

Two wheels good, four wheels bad?

The Bixi bike rules in Montreal this summer — but not everyone is happy

  • By: Andy Riga
  • June 29, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 15:33

Local hero?

Saskatchewan

Publisher’s letter

Transcontinental Media, the owner of Investment Executive, has recently undergone a reorganization of some of its activities. Unfortunately, this change has resulted in the departure…

Market meltdown reveals dealers’ strength

Editorial

  • By: IE Staff
  • June 2, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 08:44

A surprising oasis of prosperity

The days of the infamous “Newfie” joke could be numbered

  • By: Gavin Will
  • June 2, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 08:44

The reinvention of Ontario

Struggling with economic decline, Ontario jostles for a place on the international stage

UBS defends its DOCU product: Letter to the editor

Market dominance and the currency needs of clients make it attractive, UBS says

  • June 2, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 08:44

Is Jean asleep at the wheel?

Some say Charest is coasting, but his hold on power remains secure

Great expectations

In a sea of gloom, New Brunswick has good reasons for optimism

Some modest proposals

A new method of structuring choices could help restore confidence in investment research

  • By: Ed Waitzer
  • May 5, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 09:12

Rites of spring

Scooping up the dog poop isn’t pretty, but it’s better than getting out the chainsaw

  • By: Paul Rush
  • May 5, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 09:12

A real home on the range

Alberta needs to work harder at retaining laid-off workers

Now is not the time to compromise on compliance

Editorial

  • By: IE Staff
  • May 5, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 09:12

Membership fees, regulation rankle: Letters to the editor

Clarification on MFDA dues and the right degree of oversight are issues for small firms

  • May 5, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 09:12

The true value of a lottery ticket

Editor's letter

Not all commercial paper is alike

Responding to the new CSA proposals for asset-backed commercial paper

Short on cash, not on community

The 1930s may have been tough, but relationships provided another kind of wealth

  • By: Paul Rush
  • March 31, 2009 October 29, 2019
  • 15:09

Beware of the lure of the “fiduciary “ label

The industry needs to rethink how it uses this powerful term