Desjardins Securities makes major inroads into fixed income market
Brokerage promoted to management group of Quebec debt syndicate
- By: IE Staff
- June 14, 2006 June 14, 2006
- 13:35
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LOMA Canada hands out education awards
AEGON Canada, Assumption Life win for practices in learning and development
- By: IE Staff
- June 14, 2006 June 14, 2006
- 13:10
Life Insurance Institute of Canada officially LOMA Canada
Name change reinforces resources and breadth of knowledge available to help all Canadian financial services organizations
- By: IE Staff
- June 14, 2006 June 14, 2006
- 12:30
Credit Suisse to sell Winterthur to Axa
Deal worth US$9.93 billion
- By: James Langton
- June 14, 2006 June 14, 2006
- 08:25
U.S. securities industry sees profitable start for 2006
The U.S. Securities Industry Association released industry profit reports for 2005 and data for the first quarter of 2006, which suggested the new year started…
- By: James Langton
- June 13, 2006 June 13, 2006
- 16:30
AIMA Canada research award winner earns $10,000 prize
Foerster recognized for paper on hedge fund returns
- By: IE Staff
- June 13, 2006 June 13, 2006
- 11:10
Moody’s affirms Scotiabank ratings
Ratings agency warns of increased regional exposure
- By: James Langton
- June 13, 2006 June 13, 2006
- 10:45
Canadian financial institutions rank among world’s best for information security
World’s largest banks face surge in security attacks, reveals Deloitte global study
- By: IE Staff
- June 13, 2006 June 13, 2006
- 09:50
Goldman Sachs revenues double in Q2
Another record quarter for fixed income, currency and commodities trading
- By: IE Staff
- June 13, 2006 June 13, 2006
- 08:35
Scotiabank expands in Latin America
Acquires largest private bank in Costa Rica for $330 million
- By: IE Staff
- June 13, 2006 June 13, 2006
- 08:10
Nasdaq to acquire newswire and multimedia service provider
Primezone acquisition furthers strategy to enhance the value of a stock market listing
- By: James Langton
- June 12, 2006 June 12, 2006
- 14:45
New trade matching rule discussed at ISITC conference in Toronto
ISITC recommends measures for impending rule
- By: IE Staff
- June 12, 2006 June 12, 2006
- 12:50
Banking industry borrowing lessons from manufacturing for substantial cost and growth benefits: survey
Banking institutions around the world are borrowing techniques from the manufacturing sector that are enabling them to simultaneously cut costs and boost growth, according to…
- By: IE Staff
- June 12, 2006 June 12, 2006
- 09:45
Lehman Bros. profit jumps 47% in Q2
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. today reported net income of US$1 billion for the second quarter ended May 31, up 47% from the second quarter of…
- By: James Langton
- June 12, 2006 June 12, 2006
- 08:30
New legislative regime recommended to modernize commodity futures regulation
Committee says the Commodity Futures Act may not have kept pace with market innovation and evolution
- By: James Langton
- June 12, 2006 June 12, 2006
- 07:10
Farm advisors association receives continued support from provincial financial institution
ATB Financial “committed” to assisting farm businesses
- By: IE Staff
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 15:51
BMO to reimburse customers for mortgage penalty overpayments
Almost 28,000 customers will be refunded about $7.1 million including interest
- By: IE Staff
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 10:26
Cervus files for CCAA protection
Company enters into transaction with Macquarie Bank
- By: IE Staff
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 09:55
Western Financial Group announces $10 million equity financing
Shares will be redeemable after the third anniversary of issuance, but mature five years plus one day after being issued
- By: IE Staff
- June 9, 2006 June 9, 2006
- 09:37
IFB decreases E&O rate for second year in a row
Rates in Ontario set to fall by almost 10%
- By: IE Staff
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 15:48
Société Générale will advise NYSE on its proposed merger with Euronext N.V.
- By: James Langton
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 10:28
IOSCO encourages members to examine legal frameworks
Organization also elects members to its executive committee
- By: James Langton
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 10:09
Scotiabank wins technology of the year award
Cost-saving computer application management technology deemed the “Return on Investment of the Year”
- By: IE Staff
- June 8, 2006 June 8, 2006
- 09:04
Senate committee issues customer service recommendations for financial services industry
Creation of a single national securities regulator tops the list
- By: James Langton
- June 7, 2006 June 7, 2006
- 15:07