Industry

Desjardins mails out takeover bid circulars

Desjardins Financial Corporation has mailed its formal offer and take-over bid circular to registered shareholders of Western Financial Group, which offers insurance and financial services in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In late December, Desjardins entered into a support agreement with Western Financial Group to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares […]

By April Scott-Clarke |January 21, 2011

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Book tackles lessons from school of hard knocks

Nineteen tales, two tellers and one tome. What I Have Learned So Far… And How It Can Help You illustrates how you can never count on life to unfold as expected. The collaborative work by Al Emid, a seasoned journalist and occasional Advisor.ca contributor, and Paul K. Bates, a financial services professional, is a tribute […]

By Vikram Barhat |January 21, 2011

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IIROC settles with National Bank Financial

A hearing panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) has accepted a settlement agreement, which includes sanctions, between IIROC staff and National Bank Financial Inc. In the agreement, NBF admits to violating the Universal Market Integrity Rules (UMIR) by failing to meet its trading supervision obligations and audit trail requirements. National Bank […]

By Staff |January 21, 2011

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IIROC settles with Paul Clarke, Todd O’Reilly

A hearing panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) has accepted settlement agreements between IIROC staff and Paul Clarke and Todd O’Reilly. In the agreements, Mr. Clarke and Mr. O’Reilly admit that they failed to transact business openly and fairly, and in accordance with just and equitable principles of trade, contrary to […]

By Staff |January 21, 2011

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