Economy, Law & Politics

The director of a company that allegedly promised risk-free, high-return investments in renewable energy projects in developing countries via Craigslist has been handed a $50,000 fine and lifetime securities trading ban.

The volume of Canadian mergers and acquisitions in the third quarter of 2012 was down 17% from the previous quarter, with 599 transactions occurring from July to September, according to a report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP this morning.

Province seen as having above-average growth prospects

BC’s skills shortage is becoming more acute with each passing month, even though the province has yet to hit the impending tsunami of baby-boomer retirements.

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 October 3. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Uniglobe suit alleges former employee leaked information Uniglobe Geo Travel is suing former employee Robert Spencer for allegedly leaking confidential information to a competitor and keeping Uniglobe property after he was dismissed.

Washington sales up after private sector takes over

Watchdog group blames pre-election bureaucratic “malaise”

Heavily censored B.C. Ministry of Finance documents released this week indicate there was to be a third prong to the Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) privatization.

A Vancouver man who claims to be a film producer has been handed a $35,000 fine and a lifetime ban in securities trading by the BC Securities Commission (BCSC).