"A year ago, I was at an investor dinner with our CEO when our phones flashed at the same moment with the same Bloomberg app alert, and we both chuckled. I hadn’t known he used it," says Sonya Mehan, Senior Manager of IR at Open Text Corporation. Mehan relies on apps and other forms of social media to succeed at day-to-day professional tasks. "I honestly cannot live without my free Bloomberg app," she says. | Read Article |

Everybody loves to do peer comparisons, and there are all kinds of metrics from which to choose. Do not laugh, but the market is not at all surprised when you use the more favourable comparisons to your peers. We all like to put our best foot forward. But the market typically digests such things with a grain of salt. | Read Article |

Exchanges such as the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange have designated Market Makers, formerly known as "specialists", who act as official Market Makers for a given security. These Market Makers are selected by the exchange from an approved list; among the firms fulfilling this role for the TSX are BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Jitney Trade Inc. and Raymond James Ltd. | Read Article |

With the increasing use of social media by companies and their executives, Canadian reporting issuers should be mindful of applicable Canadian disclosure requirements when using social media. | Read Article |

It seems not a week goes by without another dire warning about sovereign debt. Ever since the global financial crisis (GFC) began to 'morph' into what became known as the Eurozone debt crisis, the world has been keenly focused on sovereign debt. | Read Article |