Industry

Reuters to snap up brand protection firm

Thomson Reuters has signed a deal to purchase MarkMonitor, a company that provides online brand protection. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals. Terms of the transaction were undisclosed. “We’ll be able to deliver advanced technologies to keep customers one step ahead of brandjackers and reduce the enormous risk posed to brands online,” says David […]

By Staff |July 26, 2012

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Are your clients itching to leave?

Markets are tough and you're struggling to meet your bottom line, so the last thing you want to worry about is your book shrinking. But, a new survey says more than half of wealthy clients are looking to fire their advisor this year.

July 26, 2012

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Macquarie Group constrained by weak markets

Macquarie Group’s securities business is set for a second consecutive annual loss if market conditions don’t improve.

By Melissa Shin |July 25, 2012

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Housing prices won’t freefall: Laurentian

Following the release of BoC’s gloomy Monetary Policy Report last week, Laurentian Bank and its research team downgraded their provincial and national growth forecasts for Canada in 2012. It expects the country to grow only 2% over the next two years, and has released a new edition of the Provincial Monitor, a report highlighting the […]

July 25, 2012

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