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The new long-term private capital

(January 2008) With recent stock turmoil pushing BCE shares to well below the takeover price negotiated by a consortium led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, speculation has been that Teachers’ will walk away from the deal. But Teachers’ incoming chief, Jim Leech, says simply, “I look forward to the time when Bell is out […]

By Scot Blythe |January 25, 2008

3 min read

Market ripe for distressed investing

(December 2007) “Buy low, sell high” is pretty much the mantra for everyone in the financial industry, but that doesn’t mean people should scoop up companies that are about to go bankrupt. Or does it? In today’s financial climate — with a number of businesses taking heavy losses, especially in the housing industry — some […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |December 14, 2007

4 min read

Crocus board deserves no protection: receiver

Directors and officers of the Crocus Investment Fund “abdicated their responsibilities” to more than 33,000 shareholders, according to a new report released by the court-appointed receiver, and that has convinced Russ Holmes to push for an end to their indemnification from a class-action lawsuit. Holmes, a partner at the Winnipeg office of Deloitte, spent more […]

By Renée Alexander |November 26, 2007

6 min read

Canada finally gets the go-head to issue covered bonds

(July 2007) Just when you thought you knew everything there was to know about North America’s financial markets, along comes a brand new product that could have lasting effects on Canada’s financial industry. In late June the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions gave the go-ahead for Canadian banks to start issuing covered bonds […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |July 18, 2007

5 min read