Industry

Manulife has urge to merge with Canada Life

(December 9, 2002) The ranks of Canadian life insurance firms could grow thinner through another blockbuster merger proposal. Manulife Financial Corporation is bidding more than $6.4 billion to acquire Canada Life Financial Corporation, less than a year after Sun Life bought Clarica. Manulife said today it wants to acquire all the outstanding common shares of […]

By Staff |December 9, 2002

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Advisors join debate about Romanow recommendations in Talvest Town Hall

(December 6, 2002) Financial advisors used Advisor.ca’s Talvest Town Hall chat forum to add their voices to the healthcare debate launched by the final report of a royal commission chaired by Roy Romanow. The Romanow commission said the federal government should spend an additional $15 billion on public healthcare over the next four years. The […]

By Jim MacDonald |December 6, 2002

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Costello not in the financial advice business, lawyer argues

(December 6, 2002) Brian Costello made his living as a seminar speaker and financial commentator and was not in the business of giving financial advice, his lawyer argued today before an Ontario Securities Commission panel. Joseph Groia conceded that Costello’s seminars could be construed as financial advice in a generic sense, but he insisted they […]

By Doug Watt |December 6, 2002

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Javasky and Mackenzie Financial win top honours at 2002 Canadian Investment Awards

Canadian Equity Fund: CI Harbour Fund Segregated Canadian Equity Fund: Mac Cundill Canadian Security Segregated U.S. Equity Fund: Templeton Mutual Beacon European Equity Fund: AGF European Equity Class International Equity Fund: Mawer World Investment Investors also voted in three award categories. Fidelity Investments was named fund company of the year. Fidelity also won the award […]

By Jim MacDonald |December 5, 2002

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