The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI), Canada's national association representing investor relations professionals, announced the election of Brian Ector as Chair of the CIRI Board of Directors for a two-year term. Mr. Ector is Senior Vice President, Capital Markets and Public Affairs at Baytex Energy Corp. He succeeds Meghan Brown who will remain on the Board as Past Chair.
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CIRI Announces 2016 Recipients for the Award for Excellence in Investor Relations and the Belle Mulligan Award for Leadership in Investor Relations.
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On June 3, the Department of Finance, Canada (Finance Canada) released a consultation paper entitled "Pension Plan Investment in Canada: The 30 Per Cent Rule." Among other investment rules, federally regulated pension plans and certain other persons are restricted under federal law from holding more than 30 per cent of the voting shares to elect directors of a corporation. The federal government is considering whether to eliminate the rule, is seeking stakeholder input on the usefulness of the rule, and has set out in the consultation paper considerations relating to prudential questions, investment performance effects and tax policy.
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On May 26, 2016, the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") published new proposed amendments to Part IV (Maintaining a Listing - General Requirements) and Part VI (Changes in Capital Structure of Listed Issuers) of the TSX Company Manual,
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The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has published proposed amendments to its Company Manual that are intended to increase accessibility to certain security holder information for the investing public and to streamline security based compensation arrangement disclosure requirements. The TSX is seeking public comment on the proposed amendments and has provided a 30-day comment period.
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In an earlier post we commented on the importance of improving a company's risk profile and performance by implementing methods and practices to ensure the success of gender diversification policies. Citing an academic study on management diversity entitled "Do Women Stay Out of Trouble," we pointed out that gender diversification has a financial benefit because, according to the study, women in management are usually more risk-averse and law abiding, thereby protecting firms from various types of lawsuits. But does this mean that all women are risk-averse, or that the presence of women ensure that boards make their decisions in a more comprehensive manner?
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