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CFA Institute launches ESG manual

Environmental, social and governance factors, once considered the “fringe issues” of finance, took another step into the mainstream this week when the CFA Institute’s Centre for Financial Market Integrity launched Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors at Listed Companies: A Manual for Investors. “The manual is to assist investors in understanding how a company deals with […]

By Romana King |July 8, 2008

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Briefly:

(July 7, 2008) In a test case for the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations, four Canadians injured in a Hezbollah rocket attack on northern Israel have filed a civil suit against the Lebanese-Canadian Bank (LCB). The suit alleges that the bank unlawfully provided financial services to the Yousser Company for Finance and Investment, and […]

By Staff |July 7, 2008

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Stagflation fears mount

As America’s economy tanks, Canada’s financial fortunes have remained relatively positive; until now, that is. One of Bay Street’s most vocal bulls is reassessing his outlook for the S&P/TSX Composite index, as stagflation becomes an increasingly greater threat. CIBC economist Jeff Rubin announced today that he expects the TSX to hit 14,300 this year, and […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |July 7, 2008

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On The Shelf:

(July 4, 2008) Hartford Investments Canada announced Friday that it was launching a new Global High-Income Fund, and T-unit options on eight of its other funds. Laurie Davis, Hartford’s president, says the new additions will “address the need for a predictable, tax-efficient cash stream for Canadians in their retirement years.” Investors who purchase the T-unit […]

By Staff |July 4, 2008

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