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AGF’s claims are offensive: Perez-Coutts

Patricia Perez-Coutts has denied any involvement in Westwood Holdings’ alleged lift out of an entire team of AGF investment managers. Only days after AGF launched a lawsuit against her and the company for “their [alleged] orchestration of an unlawful conspiracy”, the Globe and Mail caught up with her to get comment. She is both offended […]

By Wire services |August 10, 2012

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Should LIBOR be scrapped?

Britain’s financial regulator on Friday launched a quick review of the London interbank offered rate, which has been the subject of a global scandal. Martin Wheatley, managing director of the Financial Services Authority, said Friday he was calling for industry responses by Sept. 7. The proposals submitted will be included in legislation now pending in […]

By Wire services |August 10, 2012

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Progress for responsible finance

More than 1,000 institutions make commitments to socially aware investing

By Doug Watt |August 10, 2012

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PRPP regulatory proposals published

The Harper Government has pre-published regulatory proposals to address provisions of the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act (Bill C-25), says Ted Menzies, Minister of State (Finance). “These proposed regulations take us one step closer to a new large-scale and low-cost defined contribution pension option for millions of Canadians currently without access to a workplace pension […]

By Staff |August 10, 2012

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