Industry

Eurozone companies tap bond market for funding

Businesses across the Eurozone are compensating for the slack in the banking sector by piling into the bond market. Debt issuance has seen a record start to the year as businesses cut back their reliance on ailing banks for loans, reports FT.com. Weak bank lending to the region’s businesses and households has been fuelling concern […]

By Staff |February 13, 2013

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Plenty of gas left for U.S. equities

U.S. equities have been on fire, but there’s still plenty left in the tank for investors looking for strong returns, Jim Morrow, portfolio manager, Fidelity U.S. Dividend Fund, and John Roth, portfolio manager, Fidelity U.S. All Cap Fund, said at an event today in Toronto.

By Dean DiSpalatro |February 13, 2013

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FBI and IRS differ on U.S. citizenship data

An increasing number of U.S. nationals are giving up their citizenship, causing confusion due to a discrepancy in official records of national agencies. While the FBI says 3,000 U.S. citizens turned in their passports in the last quarter of 2012, bringing the year’s tally to 4,385, the IRS pegs it at 45, reports The Isaac […]

By Staff |February 13, 2013

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MFDA revises rep’s terms of settlement

A settlement hearing in the matter of Peiqing (Anna) He was held January 22, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario before a Hearing Panel of the MFDA’s Central Regional Council. The hearing panel accepted the settlement agreement between MFDA staff and He, and approved certain terms of settlement, namely the imposition of sanctions and costs on her. […]

By Staff |February 13, 2013

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