Economy, Law & Politics

>Workers being stuck with investment and financial risks as executives eagerly off-load company pension obligations

The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed by the week ending November 17. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

A dry cleaner is suing Joey Restaurant Group for failing to prevent sewage and water from seeping from the chain’s Bentall Centre restaurant into the dry cleaner’s premises.

New NPA councillors say they’ll push for pro-business tax reform, job creation and P3s for infrastructure projects, even though the duo’s influence on Vancouver’s Vision-dominated council will be minimal

Preparation vital to ensure maximum value and so that a deal does not go sour, advisers say

A numbered company is suing one of Vancouver’s most prolific developers and seeking an injunction to keep that developer and its contracted workers from trespassing and using a crane in the airspace above the plaintiff’s property.

Rags to riches: from a shared phone and table in a back office to $93 million sale

When Google announced its acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion recently, commentators reported on the typical deal metrics – premium (Google?s offer represents over a 63% premium), and multiples. However, Google?s offer of a $2.5 billion reverse break fee, an unprecedented amount, also caught people?s attention.

The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed by the week ending November 3. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.