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Shares of Canopy Growth begin trading on NYSE

Shares of Smiths Falls, Ont.-based cannabis company Canopy Growth Corporation began trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. Canopy’s shares will trade on the NYSE under the ticker “CGC,” said the company in a release. Its shares will continue to trade on the TSX under the ticker “WEED”. Canopy is the first publicly traded, […]

By Staff |May 24, 2018

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Canada Infrastructure Bank taps CPPIB exec as CEO

Canada Infrastructure Bank has named former Canada Pension Plan Investment Board executive Pierre Lavallée as its first CEO. Lavallée most recently was senior managing director and global head of investment partnerships at the CPPIB, where he led a team managing $94 billion of assets. He previously worked as executive vice-president of Reitmans and was a […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |May 24, 2018

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CSA reviews regulatory burden for investment fund issuers

Proposed initiatives focus on streamlining information

By Staff |May 24, 2018

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MFDA fines, permanently bans rep for borrowing money from client

An MFDA hearing panel has fined and permanently banned a dealing representative for borrowing money from a client, misleading a member and failing to cooperate with an investigation. Jeremy William Travis was registered in Ontario and was working as a dealing representative in Owen Sound with Sun Life Financial Investment Services and Hub Capital at […]

By Staff |May 24, 2018

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