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Back to the future

David Feather says his new job at Russell takes him back to his roots at Mackenzie

Canadian institutions resume U.S. shopping spree

They won’t be making any major U.S. acquisitions until revisions to global banking regulations are complete

Watching for headwinds in the housing market

Most economists are expecting prices to fall as buyers retreat in the face of rising interest rates

Second wave of financial crisis rears its head

When the initial turmoil hit, it was largely for financial services institutions; now, it’s focused on sovereign nations

New website aims to educate women

Golden Girl Finance’s board includes Wellington West CEO Charlie Spiring and tax expert Evelyn Jacks

Courting Islamic finance

Many hurdles remain

Reopening Pandora’s box

Regulators again touch a nerve in the debate on proprietary products

Alpha readies to take on TMX Group in listings

Already, the bank-owned alternative trading system has more than 20% of the volume of trades in Canada

WaterStreet adds Lee-Chin, experts

Firm touts business model as “way of the future for ultra-high net-worth families in Canada”

New “notice and assess” model proposed

The CSA’s proposed rule could weaken firms’ accountability to shareholders even further

More OSC reforms proposed

But will any be carried out? Previous attempts have largely proved futile

Nova Scotia adds financial services muscle

A big attraction to locating in the province is the large pool of skilled and flexible workers

Creditors pursuing listing life settlement companies

Two Ontario-based companies are underwater after failing to match premiums and death benefits

Recovery takes hold

Profit growth continues

Merger beneficial to both Meritas Financial and Qtrade

Qtrade can expand its fund selection; Meritas gets country-wide exposure for its SRI funds

Provinces face a long road to balanced budgets

But while some are raising taxes, most others hope that restraining expenditures will do the trick

New moves: From forestry to cleantech

Analyst Don Roberts took a year to do the research before pitching CIBC on a new venture

Industry pushes for equal treatment on telemarketing rules

Current regulations regard calls to existing insurance clients differently from calls to investment clients

Plans afoot to create credit union central in Prairie provinces

The Prairie Central — its working title — would have the financial clout to support the borrowing needs of its members

Saskatchewan credit unions to merge

A trio of Saskatchewan credit unions have announced plans to merge and create one of the biggest financial co-operatives in Canada.If approved by the memberships…

Canadian IPO activity on an upswing

Although the financial crisis brought much new activity to a halt, most signs now point to a rebound

Who’s on your wall?

Online social media have big benefits, risks

Insurers still dealing with lower ratings

But equities markets’ better performance has eased the pressure on these firms greatly

New firm proceeds with global ambition

Acquisition of global player will allow Pavilion Investment House to do business in 50 countries

B2B Trust rebounds with advisor-focused strategy

Although the Laurentian Bank subsidiary was struggling five years ago, it has now built an investment loan portfolio worth $3 billion