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December 05, 2017

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Canadian Securities Administrators 2017 Investor Index

According to a new survey conducted for the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), 53 per cent of Canadian investors are optimistic about achieving their investment targets over the next year, compared with 39 per cent of investors in 2012.

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Judgment Calls Stalk Revenue Recognition

Non-cash and financing components could become brain busters under the new, principles-based revenue recognition standard.

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Canadian Securities Regulators Release Detailed Data from Review of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions

The securities regulatory authorities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan and Yukon today published the underlying data used to prepare CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-309 Staff Review of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions - Compliance with NI 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices, which was published on October 5, 2017.

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2018 Proxy Paper Guidelines

An overview of the Glass Lewis approach to proxy advice.

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Do You Know Where Your Leases Are?

Complying with the new lease accounting standard will require collecting data from lease contracts across numerous locations and geographies.

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Creating Value - Benefits to Investors

Evidence shows that Integrated Reporting leads to improved forecasts of future cash flows and valuation. This is just one of a range of benefits set out in the IIRC's new Creating Value publication, which brings together the latest research and case studies.

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Blog: Responsible Investment - What's Next for Market Development?

There's no question that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors present risks and opportunities that all investors should know about. But the burgeoning industry is evolving quickly with stakeholders on all sides trying to firmly grasp the implications for the market.

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Companies Urged to Rethink Executive Pay Practices

Companies should give CEOs share units less often and stop paying them with stock options to motivate better long-term performance and minimize the role of luck in compensation payouts, a new report argues.

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Hedge Funds Face New Threat From Traditional Asset Managers

Bargain-hunting investors are starting to choose multi-asset strategies over hedge funds.

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Executive Summary Global Proxy Voting Guidelines Updates and Process

2018 ISS Benchmark Policy Changes

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