Depending on your point of view, things are either going quickly or they’re not when it comes to the execution of the Federal government’s Venture Capital Action Plan. Announced formally in January 2013, the...
Timing can sometimes be everything in life, and there is little doubt that Bank of England Governor Mark Carney had the benefit of a modest economic tailwind in the United Kingdom when he took...
I’ve got to admit it: the slowdown is finally upon us. You don’t see it in the price of oil, gold or hotel rooms, but it’s there. Back in early August, the risk presented...
Everything was going along just rosy, until…. An analysis from RBC’s Europe Economic Research division this morning reminds us of the tightrope that Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is walking. Next week’s Federal budget...
Things continue to improve in the domestic economy, if you take this stat to mean something. As we try to do each month, here are the updated figures on corporate drawdowns. The category is...
Talk about great timing! BDC has reported its best financial results in history, just as MPs are about to consider renewing the Crown Corp.’s mandate. I have just started to pour through the 2011...
I wanted to pass along a unique opportunity to those of you looking for some medium term planning advice on the succession front and more. John Grant, an executive with RBC in Toronto, is...
TSX/LSE Merger Part 8 News item: TMX mulled Nasdaq deal before focusing on LSE You’ve got to credit the TSX management team: they quickly came to understand that they’d lost the opening round of...
TSX/LSE Merger Part 5 You’ve got to sympathize with the leadership at the Toronto Stock Exchange. They have a great idea, at least from their vantagepoint, and quickly find themselves tied up by nationalism...
As Pablo said in one of the better Backyardigans’ episodes: “it’s quiet, too quiet.” Isn’t the notional term of RBC (RY:TSX) CEO Gord Nixon due to end in 18 months or so? Who is...
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