The TSX has published a staff notice addressing the practice of public companies announcing concurrently a material acquisition and the pricing of a financing being used to fund that acquisition.
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Innovative investor relations tool gauges the influence of a news release on an issuer's stock market performance
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Are activists good for business? 80% of U.S. corporate directors seem to think so, even if they appear somewhat reluctant to come to that conclusion. The spotlight on the boardroom is getting even brighter with institutional investors and shareholder activists gaining more access and exerting more influence, says a report just out.
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Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") staff is providing (i) guidance with respect to pricing a prospectus offering or private placement where there is undisclosed material information, and (ii) an update with respect to the effective date of trading of four letter symbols.
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On September 28, 2016, the federal government introduced Bill C-25 in Parliament, proposing significant amendments to the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) (the Proposed Amendments). If adopted, the Proposed Amendments will impose obligations on reporting issuers (and other distributing and prescribed corporations, defined in the CBCA) in line with current governance best practices.
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The Canadian Securities Administrators recently released the results of its second review of compliance with the new gender diversity disclosure rules.
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Study finds that women often supply skills that were missing.
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The Canadian Securities Administrators recently released the results of its second review of compliance with the new gender diversity disclosure rules.
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Non-standard accounting practices have been gaining in popularity among Canadian publicly traded companies. Issuers that rely solely on standard accounting metrics now make up a small minority of the companies listed in the S&P 500 and S&P/TSX 60.
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Investors can no longer ignore climate change. Some may question the science behind it, but all are faced with a swelling tide of climate-related regulations and technological disruption.
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