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Maclean’s: TMX-LSE — merger impossible?

In case you missed it, Maclean’s Magazine interviewed Wellington Financial’s Mark McQueen regarding the proposed TMX/LSE merger. Here is the link to the article. LFC

 
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CPPIB Q3 2010 General Partner performance numbers

I missed the initial release of the results, but lo and behold, they are out. Here are the stats for some of the high profile GPs that count the CPP Investment Board as a direct limited partner (as at Sept. ‘10). Some of the more notable large moves between Q2 2008, Q1 2009 and Q3

 
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4th Annual Wellington Financial Charitable Golf Tournament – Monday June 6, 2011

Last year was a great success! Together we raised $35,000 for three local charities!  This year we plan to do the same or more for Sunnybrook (www.sunnybrookfoundation.ca), Jean Tweed (www.jeantweed.com) and Ronald McDonald House (www.rmhc.ca). Please note that Monday, June 6th, 2011 is the golf date and to find out about sponsorship opportunities, you can

 
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Facebook valuation rises 49.6% in two months

According to a bid on SharesPost, someone will buy 10,000 shares of Facebook at $33.00 per share, implying a US$74.8 billion valuation on the social media entity. Sellers are demanding between $31.00 and $39.00, so that trade may well be contracted shortly. And here I thought investing in Google or Apple had more liquidity, and

 
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La Presse jumps on TMX share sales

TSX/LSE Merger Part 9 If you’re Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan or PC Leader Tim Hudak, your list of tough questions for the TMX just got longer. Thanks to the research of La Presse newspaper, Ontario’s pending all-Party TSX/LSE review committee will undoubtedly be asking TSX executives why, if they are so strongly recommending the

 
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