Investors Resist Stock Plan at Parts Maker Magna
Some of Canada’s largest investors are resisting a controversial proposal by Magna International, the auto parts maker, to eliminate the dual class share structure that allows its chairman and founder...
View ArticleAuthorities Say Ponzi Had Ties to Christian Chat Show
The Ontario Securities Commission has named two sons of the founder of Canadian Christian talk show, "100 Huntley Street," in a case involving a $15 million Ponzi scheme, The Globe and Mail reported.
View ArticleCanadian Takeover Rules Weigh on Potash
The Deal Professor examines how Potash may find itself with dwindling options in fending off a hostile takeover bid from BHP Billiton because of Canadian restrictions on defensive maneuvers.
View ArticleCanada Halts Trading in Sino-Forest of China
Trading in Sino-Forest shares was halted after an investigation found that the company might have exaggerated its revenue and the extent of its timber holdings in China.
View ArticleSino-Forest’s Chief Executive Resigns
The Sino-Forest Corporation, a Chinese company that is the focus of a Canadian securities investigation, said on Sunday that its chairman and chief executive, Allen T.Y. Chan, had resigned, The New...
View ArticleCanada Extends Trading Ban on Sino-Forest
The Ontario Securities Commission said it needed more time to investigate allegations that the Chinese company overstated its assets and revenues.
View ArticleTMX Group’s Quarterly Earnings Decline 10%
The parent company of the Toronto Stock Exchange reported lower first-quarter earnings as it continued to wait for regulators to approve its takeover by a consortium of Canadian financial institutions.
View ArticleSino-Forest and Executives Charged With Fraud in Canada
The Ontario Securities Commission on Tuesday filed charges against the Sino-Forest Corporation, a Chinese company that once traded in Toronto, and five of its former executives, saying the company had...
View ArticleDeductive Reasoning Can Be a Dangerous Thing
Two insider trading cases involving a Canadian investment banker who used his own deductions – rather than directly obtained confidential information – to speculate on a merger deal adds an interesting...
View ArticleInvestors Resist Stock Plan at Parts Maker Magna
Some of Canada’s largest investors are resisting a controversial proposal by Magna International, the auto parts maker, to eliminate the dual class share structure that allows its chairman and founder...
View ArticleAuthorities Say Ponzi Had Ties to Christian Chat Show
The Ontario Securities Commission has named two sons of the founder of Canadian Christian talk show, "100 Huntley Street," in a case involving a $15 million Ponzi scheme, The Globe and Mail reported.
View ArticleCanadian Takeover Rules Weigh on Potash
The Deal Professor examines how Potash may find itself with dwindling options in fending off a hostile takeover bid from BHP Billiton because of Canadian restrictions on defensive maneuvers.
View ArticleCanada Halts Trading in Sino-Forest of China
Trading in Sino-Forest shares was halted after an investigation found that the company might have exaggerated its revenue and the extent of its timber holdings in China.
View ArticleCanada Extends Trading Ban on Sino-Forest
The Ontario Securities Commission said it needed more time to investigate allegations that the Chinese company overstated its assets and revenues.
View ArticleTMX Group’s Quarterly Earnings Decline 10%
The parent company of the Toronto Stock Exchange reported lower first-quarter earnings as it continued to wait for regulators to approve its takeover by a consortium of Canadian financial institutions.
View ArticleSino-Forest and Executives Charged With Fraud in Canada
The Ontario Securities Commission on Tuesday filed charges against the Sino-Forest Corporation, a Chinese company that once traded in Toronto, and five of its former executives, saying the company had...
View ArticleDeductive Reasoning Can Be a Dangerous Thing
Two insider trading cases involving a Canadian investment banker who used his own deductions – rather than directly obtained confidential information – to speculate on a merger deal adds an interesting...
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