Worries about Greece hit world markets
Losses intensified on the Toronto stock market near midday as worries grew over whether Greece could be headed for a debt default.
- June 29, 2015 September 13, 2019
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Losses intensified on the Toronto stock market near midday as worries grew over whether Greece could be headed for a debt default.
A lockout at the Halifax Regional Water Commission continues after the latest round of talks ended without agreement between the utility and the union for 300 employees. Six days of negotiations broke off late Thursday night over changes to employee pensions. Read: Spending on total compensation for Ontario public workers rises Heather Corkum, president of […]
A new report shows job growth in Canada’s public sector far outpaced that of the private sector over a 10-year period. The study, released Thursday by the Fraser Institute, found employment in the public sector increased by 22.6% between 2003 and 2013, the latest year for which data is available. That’s compared with a 10.7% […]
Canadians are missing out on billions of dollars of potential retirement savings every year by not taking full advantage of matching contributions by their employers in group RRSP and DC retirement plans.
The private equity arm of Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has agreed to buy Ohio-based Kenan Advantage Group, which operates a trucking network that delivers fuel, chemicals and liquid food across North America. OMERS Private Equity didn’t disclose how much it will pay for Kenan, which has about 7,500 employees throughout its operating companies. […]
Sun Life Financial is acquiring real estate investment manager Bentall Kennedy Group for $560 million.
Some Quebecers may have to delay their retirement plans if the provincial government succeeds in a plan to push back the age at which they can collect pensions.
Hoping to fund your retirement by winning the lottery is an insane idea. Sure, someone has to win, but banking your future well-being on a cheap ticket, a handful of carefully chosen numbers and near-impossible odds isn’t financial planning — it’s wishful thinking. Read: Lottery winners would keep working But if you’re fond of daydreaming […]
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled unanimously that medical marijuana can be legally consumed in products such as cookies, brownies and teas, a decision that “outraged” the federal government but elated the baker at the centre of the case. Federal regulations had previously stipulated that authorized users of physician-prescribed cannabis could only consume dried […]
The still-uncertain fallout from the steep drop in oil prices has left the country’s financial system more vulnerable to any significant economic shocks to employment and incomes, the Bank of Canada said Thursday.