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Manulife sues Portus banker

A class action suit has been filed by Manulife Securities International against the French bank Société Générale over its role in the Portus fiasco. The suit names Société Générale, Société Générale (Canada), Lyxor Asset Management and Société Générale Securities Inc., with all Portus investors being represented in the class. Société Générale was named as the […]

By Steven Lamb |March 8, 2007

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(March 7, 2007) BMO Harris Private Banking is launching a value-added service to its personal banking for wealthy clients that will assist them with time-consuming tasks that range from transferring money to university-age children to helping with laundry and groceries. “From banking to investing to lifestyle services, enCircle EXEC is designed to simplify our clients’ […]

By Staff |March 7, 2007

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Canadian listings draw BMO to Britain

BMO Capital Markets joined a growing list of brokerages that are getting involved in underwriting Canadian companies listing on London’s Alternative Investment Market, a flexible sub-market within the London Stock Exchange. BMO has hired a team of professionals based in London, England, to broaden the firm’s capabilities in serving smaller listed companies, especially in the […]

By Mark Noble |March 7, 2007

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Torys offers guidance on registration reform

Few advisors have likely made it all the way through the 138-page tome that is National Instrument 31-103, better known as registration reform, but the Toronto law office of Torys is encouraging all advisors to do their homework on this one. “We were a little taken aback when we read this instrument,” Marlene Davidge, a […]

By Mark Brown |March 7, 2007

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