The province will follow in the footsteps of Nova Scotia, where the CEDIF model has been successful
THE NOVA SCOTIA GOVERNMENT is loosening its purse strings. In an effort to reduce red tape, streamline services to business and enhance efficiency, Business Minister Mark Furey has announced that the province’s business development agency, Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI), now has greater power to sign off on deals. Specifically, NSBI can ink agreements up […]
The financial services sector now comprises more than 3,600 offices employing approximately 19,000 people in Nova Scotia’s capital city
New, larger institution would be able to take on the banks
Brian Himmelman helps clients weigh cost and value in their planning decisions
The Halifax-based firm will turn its attention toward to its institutional operations, fixed-income and equity capital markets
Major capital projects with heavy government support are boosting the local ecnonomy and creating hundreds of jobs - for now
The Nova Scotia government has promised to balance its books, and its budget unveils how this remarkable feat is supposed to happen: by pinching pennies. According to Finance Minister Diana Whalen, there’s no gain without pain when it comes to eliminating the province’s $98-million deficit. Among the steps the government announced in its $10-billion budget […]
Glen Rankin believes in client contact, honesty and hard work. Since he began selling insurance at the age of 19, Rankin has known the value of continuing education for himself - and the importance of educating his clients about markets
New research suggests that Canadian investors need help putting together and understanding their retirement portfolios