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China Evergrande’s auditor resigns over disagreement around 2021 audit-related matters
FILE PHOTO: The China Evergrande Centre building sign is seen in Hong Kong, China December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
world
PwC invests $140 million in China tourist hub for learning centre
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Price Waterhouse Coopers is seen at its Berlin office in Berlin, Germany, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
future of work
Four ways to entice employees back to the office
Three happy businesswomen walking through a modern office in the morning. Group of young businesswomen having a cheerful chat. Female entrepreneurs working together in a co-working space.
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Bridging Finance CEO had stake in Sam Mizrahi condo project that was secretly backstopped by investors, lawsuit alleges
Natasha Sharpe, of Bridging Finance Inc. photographed in the company's downtown Toronto offices on April 11 2019. Bridging Finance provided financing for the purchase of the MV Sivulliq, a shrimp trawler.
globe investor
Advice for investors waiting on stricter industry standards for ESG reporting
international business
Hong Kong audit watchdog expands probe into Evergrande’s unit
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 14, 2021 shows a construction site of an Evergrande housing complex in Zhumadian, central Chinas Henan province. - After years of explosive growth Chinese authorities launched a crackdown on excessive debt in 2020, squeezing financing options for property sector giants such as Evergrande as they struggled to make repayments and restructure mountains of debt. Now they are facing mortgage boycotts and government pressure to deliver pre-sold homes. (Photo by JADE GAO / AFP) / TO GO WITH CHINA-ECONOMY-PROPERTY-MORTGAGE,FOCUS BY BEIYI SEOW (Photo by JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Tools for ESG investing in mining are emerging but due diligence challenges remain
A heavy hauler trucks transports material from Suncor's North Steepbank Mine in the oilsands in Fort McMurray Alta, on Monday June 13, 2017. Oilsands companies are exploring the possibility of deploying small modular nuclear reactors to create the heat needed in oilsands mining. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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Ontario judge approves wind-down of Bridging Finance, investors estimated to lose $1.3-billion
David and Natasha Sharpe, of Bridging Finance Inc. are photographed in the company's downtown Toronto offices on April 11 2019. Bridging Finance provided financing for the purchase of the MV Sivulliq, a shrimp trawler.
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Bridging Finance receiver faces opposition to wind-up plan from unknown investor group
David and Natasha Sharpe, of Bridging Finance Inc. are photographed in the company's downtown Toronto offices on April 11 2019. Bridging Finance provided financing for the purchase of the MV Sivulliq, a shrimp trawler.
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Bridging Finance investors to lose $1.3-billion after sale process terminated because of unsatisfactory bids
David and Natasha Sharpe, of Bridging Finance Inc. are photographed in the company's downtown Toronto offices on April 11 2019. Bridging Finance provided financing for the purchase of the MV Sivulliq, a shrimp trawler.
taxes
The shaky tax foundation of Canada’s green-economy ambitions
The wind farm at East Point, Prince Edward Island, on Saturday, March 10, 2007. A proposed wind farm in northern Nova Scotia, a seemingly benign symbol of a green future that governments across the country are eagerly embracing, has come under fire from local residents who argue the project will affect their way of life and drive away the cottage dwellers that support the local economy. (CP PHOTO ARCHIVES/ Andrew Vaughan) Canada
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Bridging Finance’s receiver pegs investor losses at a minimum of $580-million
David and Natasha Sharpe, of Bridging Finance Inc. are photographed in the company's downtown Toronto offices on April 11 2019. Bridging Finance provided financing for the purchase of the MV Sivulliq, a shrimp trawler.
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Bridging Finance’s receiver eyes lawsuit against KPMG, the private lender’s auditor
FILE - David and Natasha Sharpe, of Bridging Finance Inc. are photographed in the company's downtown Toronto offices on April 11 2019. Bridging Finance provided financing for the purchase of the MV Sivulliq (in the painting behind the couple) a shrimp trawler.
u.s. business
Accounting and consulting firm PwC offers 40,000 U.S. employees full-time remote work
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Price Waterhouse Coopers is seen at its Berlin office in Berlin, Germany, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay//File Photo
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Bridging Finance failed to account for bad loans, potentially boosting its management fees: Receiver
David and Natasha Sharpe, of Bridging Finance Inc. are photographed in the company's downtown Toronto offices on April 11 2019. Bridging Finance provided financing for the purchase of the MV Sivulliq, a shrimp trawler.
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Bridging Finance’s largest borrower to file for creditor protection, owes $208-million to the private lender
During a fundraiser at Assiniboine Park's Leo Mol Sculpture Garden in Winnipeg, Sean McCoshen announced he would donate $2-million to help rejuvenate his hometown park.
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Bridging Finance’s receiver alleges 34,000 e-mails were deleted, cites major concerns about lender’s largest loan
David and Natasha Sharpe, of Bridging Finance Inc. are photographed in the company's downtown Toronto offices on April 11 2019. Bridging Finance provided financing for the purchase of the MV Sivulliq, a shrimp trawler.
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Bridging Finance leadership terminated by receiver amid OSC probe
David and Natasha Sharpe, of Bridging Finance Inc. are photographed in the company's downtown Toronto offices on April 11 2019. Bridging Finance provided financing for the purchase of the MV Sivulliq, a shrimp trawler.
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Building the future
Farrah Khimji
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Big oil patch names join legal battle over Sequoia Resources bankruptcy
Dave Marks of the Alberta Orphan Well Association checks out an abandoned well site they will decommission near High River, Alberta, August 12, 2020. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
technology
The electric Taiga Orca aims to make a (quiet) splash in the watercraft market
Protoype Taiga Orca electric jet ski