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How TMX Group’s CEO plans to make Canada’s capital markets great again
When John Mackenzie took over TMX group in early 2020, his first job was to repair a broken culture. Now he's got a new mission: making Canada's capital markets great again.
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ESG’s legal showdown: ‘There’s nothing to suggest DWS is a one-off’
FILE PHOTO: The new logo of Deutsche Bank's DWS asset management business is pictured at its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
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China pension reforms lure international investors
This photo taken on December 5, 2018 shows residents taking a dance class at the Yanyuan community for senior citizens, on the outskirts of Beijing. - As China's population ages rapidly and the one-child policy left parents with only a single child to help them in their old age, the upper crust of Chinese society are spending the last years of their lives in luxury. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) / TO GO WITH China healthcare elderly,FEATURE by Eva XiaoGREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images
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Not all DIY investors are ‘jumping in and out’ of the market, some are investing long-term
Millennials woman working in coffeeshop
advisor stocks
Canadian home bias prevails despite pandemic foreign investing spree
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Aman Patel works on the floor, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Stocks fell following a volatile day for major indexes as investors tried to measure how the Ukraine conflict will impact the global economy. (Courtney Crow/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
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Investors struggle to trade Russian assets as sanctions hit market plumbing
The Russian central bank in Moscow, Feb. 28, 2022. The ruble cratered, the stock market froze and the public rushed to withdraw cash on Monday as Western sanctions kicked in and Russia awoke to uncertainty and fear over the rapidly spreading repercussions of President Vladimir PutinÕs invasion of Ukraine. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)
opinion
How the investment industry can tackle its failure on the great intergenerational wealth transfer
Jason Pereira
advisor stocks
Bargain hunters need to tread carefully when considering Chinese stocks
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Alibaba Group is seen at its office in Beijing, China Jan. 5, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
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Bid to create national securities regulator on hold, staff laid off
Toronto downtown building - King & Bay street, Looking up
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Digital payments provider Mogo set to become second Canadian company offering no-commission stock trading
Mogo office in Toronto.
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Startup founded by ex-Deloitte AI head Shelby Austin nets first venture funding to fuel expansion
TORONTO, ONTARIO (September 13, 2018) - Shelby Austin, head of Omnia (Artificial Intelligence) at Deloitte Canada poses for a photo at Deloitte Greenhouse in Toronto, Ontario on September 13, 2018. (Photo by Marta Iwanek/ The Globe and Mail)
inside the market
More evidence that crowd-sourced delusion is a timeless affliction
William Bernstein
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Laurentian Bank beats profit expectations, boosted by strength in capital markets
The Banque Laurentienne or Laurentian Bank logo is pictured Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Trading frenzy expected to continue driving bank profits, executives say
The National Bank of Canada logo is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
opinion
Institutional investors should be market-shapers, not market-takers
Edward Waitzer and Toby Heaps
u.s. business
U.S. SEC to review public companies’ climate-risk disclosures
FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2009, file photo, a flock of geese fly past a smokestack at a coal power plant near Emmitt, Kan. The Trump administration is moving to scale back criminal enforcement of a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species. The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told AP billions of birds could die if the government doesn't hold companies liable for accidental bird deaths. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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RBC, National Bank report higher first-quarter profit on surging trading fees, lower loan-loss provisions
FILE PHOTO: A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) logo is seen on Bay Street in the heart of the financial district in Toronto, January 22, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo
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TMX Group reports higher fourth-quarter profit
A man works in the broadcast centre at the TMX Group Ltd. in Toronto, on May 9, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
investment ideas
Soaring valuations, low borrowing costs fuel January fundraising bonanza
Pedestrians pass the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 27.
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Ontario task force recommends sweeping overhaul for OSC
The doors to the Ontario Securities Commission hearing rooms in Toronto on December 12, 2019. (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
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OMERS restructures management team
Toronto, Canada - August 26, 2014: Financial District at Bay Street, Toronto. Bank towers overlook the traffic at Wellington and Bay Streets. Summer morning in Canada's largest city.
analysis
Intact’s next big play could be a shot at Aviva’s Canadian business
Andrew Willis
opinion
Growing mainstream appetite for green investing highlights perilous holes in our regulatory framework
Rita Trichur
report on business
Bank CEOs warn of slower growth ahead
A person walks by the Royal Bank of Canada building on Bay Street during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Three promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates may have politicians and investors brimming with hope for an economic rebound, but experts say banks are still going to be playing it safe as they cap off their fiscal years at the start of December. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Scotiabank, BMO report higher than expected fourth quarter earnings
Pedestrians walking on Bay St. in Toronto's Financial District, on Nov. 10, 2020.
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Echelon Wealth bets on Alberta with new investment banking office for Western Canada
Pumpjacks draw oil out of the ground near Olds, Alta., Thursday, July 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
To reinvigorate our capital markets, Ontario must act boldly
Walied Soliman
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New OSC office to focus on innovative financing tools for start-ups
The doors to the Ontario Securities Commission hearing rooms in Toronto on Dec. 12, 2019.
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Topaz IPO comes in at bottom of expected price range, raising $217.5-million
Nal Resources pump jacks in a farmers field north of Calgary, on Oct. 24, 2019.
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Pandemic presents a ‘terrific opportunity’ for BMO executive’s plans to digitize
Cameron Fowler, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer at BMO Financial Group, poses for a portrait, in Toronto, on Friday, Oct., 16, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
opinion
COVID-19 and deglobalization have created new opportunities in emerging markets
Regina Chi
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Equity financings surge amid spate of mining, technology deals
Lightspeed POS, Inc. Rings The Opening Bell® The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Lightspeed POS, Inc. (NYSE: LSPD), today, Friday, September 11th, 2020, in celebration of its IPO. To honor the occasion, Dax Dasilva, CEO, joined by NYSE President Stacey Cunningham, rings the NYSE Opening Bell®.
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Richardson GMP advisers exit for other firms ahead of restructuring vote
A Bay street sign is seen in Toronto’s financial district.