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Lara Zink

Making diversity a priority

The new leader of Women in Capital Markets says the organization will increase support to marginalized groups

  • By: Leah Golob
  • April 19, 2021 June 14, 2021
  • 00:13
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Record quarter for financial firms

Net income rose by 23.2% on average among the companies in the Profit Survey

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Canadian asset managers targeting ESG boutiques

A number of firms have made investments in the ESG space over the past six months

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How asset managers are tackling modern slavery

Companies that don’t understand their supply chains face substantial risks

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ESG funds pass their first major test

Responsible investing funds outperformed their peers during a tumultuous year

  • By: Katie Keir
  • April 19, 2021 October 12, 2021
  • 00:09
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Should shareholders have a say on pay?

Critics argue mandatory say-on-pay votes would be onerous for small companies

  • By: Leah Golob
  • April 19, 2021 June 14, 2021
  • 00:08
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Sustainable fund AUM topped $10-billion mark in 2020

Despite steady growth, sustainable funds still account for less than 1% of total fund AUM in Canada, according to Morningstar

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Meme stocks loom large in the CSA’s short-selling review

Drawing a line between legitimate and abusive discourse isn’t easy

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Anonymous comments prove costly

Online chatter about a public company was defamatory, an Ontario court has ruled

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Pandemic hasn’t slowed down enforcement

Investigations and hearings are moving forward virtually

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Canadians’ fondness for TFSAs grows

Total fair market value of plan assets increased 16.5-fold over the first decade

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Seg funds with diverse styles thrived in 2020

Fund managers are eyeing rising inflation and the rotation to value as they adjust strategies after a challenging pandemic year

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Return-to-work programs can smooth over career gaps

In the wake of the “she-cession,” initiatives like Return to Bay Street can help women re-enter the workforce after an absence

  • By: Leah Golob
  • March 22, 2021 March 1, 2022
  • 00:10
Janine ADAM BLASBERGGuenther

A lasting impression

After a chance meeting with the firm’s founder 20 years ago, Janine Guenther is now at the helm of Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel

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Another record year for the investment industry

Strong revenue growth prompted industry profits to surge in 2020

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Ontario proposal would open life insurance to secondary market

Industry is pushing back against the private member’s bill

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CSA concerned by certain task force proposals

What the government intends to do with the proposals remains unclear

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Report targets abusive short-sellers

Proposals include prohibitions on misleading statements

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Pandemic revealed benefits of stock-picking

Mutual fund families that bought bargains performed well in 2020

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New direction for Richardson Wealth

Firm hopes to leave behind the upheaval of the past few years

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Time to speed up policymaking?

Regulators’ quick response to the pandemic has ramped up expectations

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Investor complaints spike in 2020

Regulators say market turmoil and industry disruption are to blame

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Financial companies make gains despite pandemic

Only two out of 42 firms reported a loss in the third quarter

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Are you the keymaster?

New regulations will amplify investment dealers’ roles as product gatekeepers

Joseph Bakish

Newsmaker: An independent alternative for doctors

Winner of Top Under 40 guided physicians’ portfolios safely through the pandemic