Analysis Longtime director of enforcement Tom Atkinson is leaving the Ontario Securities Commission, the securities regulator revealed Wednesday. While the move was not surprising given that rumours of Atkinson’s move to the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong has been on offer in regulatory and legal circles, his departure is raising another issue that’s been hanging within the OSC ...

It may be a record for any takeover: the expense of closing the deal – defined within the circular as the per share estimated transaction cost – amount to about 25 per cent of the items shareholders will get. But this is the state of affairs at Opta Minerals, which is set to become put out of its misery at ...

The government is upgrading efforts to hack down on tax cheats, according to Budget 2016. In its first federal budget, the brand new Liberal government said it will give you $444.4 million to the Canada Revenue Agency within the next five years so it can crack down on tax evasion and combat tax avoidance.  The government says it expects these ...

Regulators are warning Canadians in regards to a spike in websites promoting “binary trading options platforms” accustomed to bet on how a stock or currency will work on the short time. “No business is currently registered or authorized to promote or sell options in Canada,” the Canadian Securities Administrators warned Tuesday, adding that while investors may see virtual gains around ...

The Liberal government claims its new two-phase infrastructure spending program will boost Canada’s GDP by 0.2 percent this year and 0.4 per cent the coming year. Phase one consists of $11.9 billion for a mixture of “green,” social and transit projects within the next 2 yrs. Phase two will concentrate on the construction of projects within the next eight years ...

OTTAWA – The Liberal government revealed Tuesday that it will ‘t be fulfilling its election promise to reduce the little business tax rate, proposing that the rate should remain unchanged at 10.5 per cent for the foreseeable future. The original platform required the speed to become brought down in tranches to nine percent by 2019. It had been already lowered ...

OTTAWA – Writing a federal finances are one thing, selling it can be quite a different matter. Bill Morneau sets Canada on path for near-record deficits, growing to a lot more than $29B over next fiscal year The Trudeau government has confirmed what a lot of private-sector analysts have predicted for months: Canada is headed for a string of near-record deficits ...

TransCanada Corp.is working with JPMorgan Chase & Co. to find buyers in excess of US$7 billion in assets to help finance its acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group Inc., individuals with understanding of the matter said. The people asked to not be identified since the information is private. Assets on the market incorporate a portfolio of U.S. Northeast merchant power plants ...