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Canaccord COO resigns

Canaccord Financial has announced the resignation of chief operating office Mark Maybank, effective immediately. Maybank has also resigned as president of Canaccord Genuity Corp.

By Staff |October 18, 2011

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Only structural change can heal global system

There is something fundamentally amiss with the global economy and it will take structural change to set things right.

By Vikram Barhat |October 18, 2011

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Global co-operation key to financial stability

World leaders need to co-operate on building a sustainable global financial framework, even if it means setting aside some of their national priorities in the process. The stakes are simply too high for larger economic players to chart their own course, according to a Canadian with some recent experience on the international stage.

By Staff |October 17, 2011

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UBS broker fights to clear record

Back in 2009, Robert Bickham, a broker for UBS, found himself in a bit of a pickle: he was identified in a client complaint against UBS, but had never uttered a word of investment or other financial advice to the client who made the complaint. Despite this, Bickham wound up with a blot on his record—the customer arbitration against UBS found its way onto his previously squeaky clean Central Registration Depository record (CRD).

By Staff |October 17, 2011

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