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COVID-19 upended the law industry. Will it ever go back to the way it was – and should it?
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Young lawyers are increasingly saying no to big law firms because of the gruelling hours. Inside the efforts to woo them back
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How a bond fund manager and an occupational therapist harnessed the power of Bay Street to fund research into a rare illness
Paul and Cheryl Marcogliese play with their two sons James, 3, and Daniel, 5, at their home in Pickering, Ontario on Monday March 2, 2020. Both James and Daniel have a rare and fatal disease called Niemann Pick.
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Evolve applies to launch index ETFs that offset the carbon footprint of stocks
Toronto downtown building - King & Bay street, Looking up
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Where are all the female analysts on Bay Street?
Cherilyn Radbourne, a research analyst with TD Securities, poses for a portrait in Toronto's financial district, Sunday, January 17, 2021. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
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Beacon Hall Golf Club members vote on developer’s $250-million offer to buy course
A course of the Beacon Hall Golf Club is seen in Aurora, Ontario on November 25, 2020. Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Globe and Mail
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Bay Street firms move to shrink their office footprints
Office towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the average amount paid to the country's top chief executives in 2019 was down from 2018, but was still more than 200 times the average worker compensation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
opinion
GameStop is a great David vs. Goliath story, but no blueprint for investing success
Rob Carrick
first person
I wrote my own destiny on Bay Street - till my kidney failed
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canada
Are the Walwyns change leaders or exceptions in the legal world?
Donna and Frank Walwyn, brother and sister, move in a world in which few Black Canadians have gained entry. He is a partner in a Bay Street law firm – the only one in its 160-year history – and she was a Bay Street partner at another law firm until two years ago when she left to launch an international real-estate business.
opinion
Recent rally is driven by confidence, not fundamentals
David Parkinson
indigenous leaders
Pause, think, listen: National Bank Financial’s Sean St. John on using Indigenous approaches to leadership
Main image to accompany Sean St. John interview Q&A. Illustration by Chief Lady Bird
technology
RBC claims small piece of Shopify’s underwriting bounty as Wall Street banks dominate
The Shopify office in Toronto on February 12, 2020. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
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Streetwise newsletter: Best reads of the week
A branch of Scotiabank is pictured in downtown Toronto on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Scotiabank's 1832 Asset Management LP will pay a fine after improper lavish spending on promotional activities for financial advisers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Investment dealer GMP Capital reworks wealth management takeover to reflect pandemic impact
Bank buildings are photographed in Toronto's financial district on June 27, 2018. The province has appointed a taskforce to review Ontario's capital markets regulations and advise on how they can be modernized. The ministry of finance says in a statement that executives with experience at Aimia Inc., Sun Life Financial Inc., GMP Securities LP, Norton Rose Fulbright and Kingsdale Advisors will form the taskforce. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
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Streetwise newsletter: Best reads of the week
Peter Brown, CEO of Canaccord Capital, speaks to shareholders during the annual general meeting in Vancouver, BC, August 5, 2005. Lyle Stafford/The Globe and Mail
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Loonie watch: Vanguard sees 4 reasons to worry
A Canadian dollar coin is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto January 23, 2015.
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Streetwise newsletter: Bay Street will remain quiet this fall as companies move slowly to bring back workers
People walk through the financial district in Toronto, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Bay Street will remain quiet this fall as companies move slowly to bring back workers
***please use large on the page***. People walk through the financial district in Toronto, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
inside the market
The market rally is grounded. Just look at banks
Bank buildings are photographed in Toronto's financial district on June 27, 2018. A coalition of Canadian business leaders have announced a strategic partnership for a program to support Black professionals on Bay Street and elsewhere. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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Stephen Poloz joins Bay Street law firm as special adviser
Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz arrives for a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz has been appointed to the board of directors at Enbridge Inc. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Dutch developers propose 87-storey Toronto tower that would be the tallest building in Canada
Architects Herzog & de Meuron are proposing a double glass skin for the building, with operable windows on the inside façade that open onto an air space between the two layers of glass.
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CI Financial buys minority stake in U.S.-based wealth manager Congress as international expansion continues
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Analysts say mortgage and loan deferral programs banks rolled out amid COVID-19 are bound to contribute to drops in revenue and spikes in provisions for credit losses in their second quarters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
obituary
Globe columnist Michael Babad could ‘breathe life’ into bland economic statistics
Michael Babad, the author of a popular Globe and Mail business column and a witty, affable editor who directed business reporters at major Canadian newspapers during a 43-year career, died Thursday following complications from lung cancer. He was 66.
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The scene on Bay Street amid this week’s market turmoil
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
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TSX halt leaves traders, investors in limbo
A TSX tote board is pictured in Toronto, on Dec. 31, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Bay Street’s wish for 2020: A flurry of share sales, to match scorching markets
Bay Street’s wish for 2020: A flurry of share sales, to match scorching markets
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Paramount Financial receiver sues Toronto-area developer, claiming he took $18.8-million for his ‘personal benefit’
Osgoode Hall is seen in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. The building is home to Ontario’s Court of Appeal and also hears cases from Divisional Court and civil litigation before the Superior Court of Justice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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Streetwise newsletter: Canada’s Big Six banks are all on a roll, but National Bank is the sole big winner
Pedestrians walk past the head office of the National Bank Financial Group, in Montreal, March 30, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY)