Economy, Law & Politics

Competition remains fierce for investment advisers in Canada’s gateway to Asia.

The multimillion-dollar trial between feuding BC Place Stadium renovation contractors has already been extended to 100 days instead of 85, amid rows between the various parties over documentation and co-operation.

In value for money of provincial health-care systems, British Columbia falls in the middle of the pack, providing “low-cost, low-value” services, according to a Fraser Institute study released this morning.

Cash has been king in the business world since the financial crisis. Analysts and economists the world over effectively evoke Carl Sagan in noting the billions and billions of dollars in cash sitting in corporate bank accounts instead of being used to expand and stimulate overall employment.

Mayor Gregor Robertson's directive to city manager Penny Ballem to bring a report to council tomorrow to discuss ways to protect the Waldorf Hotel lacks teeth because of B.C.'s weak Heritage Conservation Act, former Vancouver chief planner Brent Toderian told Business in Vancouver January 11.

Retirees in British Columbia are the most likely in Canada to say they are afraid of running out of money for their retirement, according to the results of a CIBC poll released this morning.

The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) has permanently banned two directors of a B.C. company and fined them $6.9 million for breaching securities laws.

A BC Supreme Court judge this week ordered a Vancouver yoga teachers' school to stop offering courses until it meets provincial requirements.

Production companies Network Entertainment Inc. and Network Pictures Twelve Inc. have filed suit after a film deal for the companies to produce a television pilot was allegedly breached.

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 December 31. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.