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Surviving volatile markets

Six years ago, Stephanie Holmes-Winton, a Halifax-based author and financial adviser, developed a test to help her clients figure out just how much risk they are willing to take on.

By Bryan Borzykowski, Canadian Business |May 15, 2012

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Laurentian VP awarded Aces of Finance prize

Stéfanie Pelletier, vice-president of Finance for Laurentian Bank, was honoured recently with an Aces of Finance Award in the Emerging Financial Executive category.

By Staff |May 14, 2012

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CFA: Investors shouldn’t blindly trust Wall Street

Investors face substantial risk by blindly trusting Wall Street traders, says Kurt Schacht, managing director of the Standards and Financial Market Integrity division of CFA Institute.

May 14, 2012

2 min read

Dormant shell companies ripe for fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading in the securities of 379 dormant companies—the most in a single day. The suspensions were done as part of SEC's efforts to ramp up a crackdown against fraud involving microcap shell companies.

May 14, 2012

2 min read