Industry News

Key to Wall Street success? Bad ethics

A recent survey of Wall Street executives paints a bleak picture of the moral tone of a central part of our economic system.

By Chris MacDonald, Canadian Business |July 16, 2012

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REITs outperform the market in Q2

U.S. REITs significantly outperformed the broader equity market in the first half of 2012, says the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), with And all but one sector of the market producing double-digit total returns.

By Staff |July 16, 2012

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Canadian CFAs are well paid

Have you earned your CFA designation?

By Staff |July 14, 2012

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Peregrine founder behind bars

Russell Wasendorf Sr, chief executive of Peregrine Financial Group, was arrested by U.S. authorities today and faces criminal charges, reports Financial Times. The Peregrine founder allegedly created and used false statements to deceive federal regulators. His arrest comes days after he attempted suicide; regulators had discovered Peregrine had a shortfall of $215m in its customer […]

By Wire services |July 13, 2012

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