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Are you experienced? What you need to ask your prospective financial adviser

B.C. businesses treading water in rising tide of leadership change

Boomers are preparing to step aside, but the shift to a new generation of business leaders poses major corporate challenges

CIBC predicts healthy earnings for corporate Canada

According to a CIBC World Markets Inc. report released Friday, rising profit margins should help Canadian companies to continue to deliver healthy earnings.

Middle class to experience substantial income drop in retirement: study

Many of today’s middle-income earners will experience a substantial decline in their standard of living once they retire, according to a new study published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy.

Local architecture firm merges with Ontario practices

Vancouver-based Busby Perkins+Will , a leading green architecture firm, has joined forces with Ottawa and Hamilton-based Vermeulen Hind Architects , a health care architectural firm, and Shore Tilbe Perkins+Will , which specializes in civic and recre

Most Canadians will use tax refund to pay down debt: BMO

With taxes due to be filed today, BMO Harris Private Banking released the results of a survey revealing that more than half of Canadians will do the responsible thing this year and use their refunds either to invest or pay bills and credit card balan

Northern Dynasty gets cash from partner for Alaskan project

Vancouver-based Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd . announced today that the Pebble Limited Partnership board of directors has approved expenditures of US$91 million in 2011 in order to complete a feasibility study for the Pebble Project in 2012.

BCTIA announces tech award finalists

Today the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) announced the finalists for the 2011 Technology Impact Awards. The 2011 "B.C.’s Mark on the World” finalists reaffirm B.C.

B.C. minimum wage hike could cost jobs: Fraser Institute

B.C.’s 28.1% minimum wage increase, the first phase of which takes effect Sunday, could cost the province more than 52,000 jobs for young people aged 15 to 24, a new Fraser Institute report warns. The minimum wage will rise to $10.

Lack of social responsibility plans could pose problems

Fewer than 48% of Canadian private companies have a corporate social responsibility (CSR) plan in place, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.