Archive for July, 2009
Scotiabank: “Many Canadians are reviewing their financial plans”
31 July 2009Wellington Financial Fund III portfolio co. Vision Critical has teamed up with Scotiabank (BNS:TSX) to take the pulse of Canadian retail investors. Here is an excerpt from a report released earlier this week:
“The current economic and market environment is prompting many investors to review their financial portfolios to address changes in their circumstances and/or [...]
Top Three Twitter Mistakes
30 July 2009After a few months of watching the evolution (or is it regression?) of Twitter, it is definitely here to stay. But there are some clear mistakes being made. Here is a first crack at the top three things NOT to do on Twitter:
3. Complain about how many followers you have, as Lindsay [...]
Bank business lending down again in June
30 July 2009The trend in weak Canadian commercial bank lending continues (see prior post “Bank business lending down for 5th consecutive month” June 30-09). I’m a week late with June’s figures, but the excitement around Nortel / Ericsson / RIM is to blame.
The category is “Business loans to Canadian residents for business purposes”, and the data [...]
Nortel’s deft sleight of hand
29 July 2009As the Ericsson / Nortel / Research In Motion saga continued yesterday, one new bit of relevant information emerged from the Bankruptcy Court hearing. It telegraphed a couple of points: first that Nortel anticipated some public fallout might arise from the sale of its crown LTE jewel to a foreign bidder, and second, that [...]
BNN Television interview on “The Close”
29 July 2009For those who missed it, Mark McQueen was interviewed by Kim Parlee on “The Close” on the BNN Business News Network at 3:45 p.m. yesterday afternoon.
They discussed yesterday’s blog regarding the proposed Ericsson / Nortel transaction as well as our press release on the matter. The interview link is here.
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