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Insider trading

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 March 22. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.

Federal budget 2012: Conservative innovation and austerity from the Axeman

Let the cutting begin. Or is that just trimming? Or is it merely applying brakes to spending increases?
Pension fund buys Parkbridge

Pension fund buys Parkbridge

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation sees potential in retirement homes
Vancouver man arrested for fraud and illegal sale of securities

Vancouver man arrested for fraud and illegal sale of securities

The British Columbia Securities Commission ’s (BCSC) Criminal Investigations Team and the Vancouver Police Department have arrested a Vancouver man and charged him with eight counts that include fraud, selling securities without being registere
Dealing for growth

Dealing for growth

Total value of megadeals in B.C. dropped in 2011, but the volume remains high as financially fit companies grow through M

Mayor, Deal, Louie top council spending

Vancouver’s mayor and 10 councillors outspent Toronto’s mayor and 44 councillors last year on conference attendance
Canadian IPO market suffers in first quarter

Canadian IPO market suffers in first quarter

One of the poorest quarters for initial public offering (IPO) activity in recent history has left the outlook for the rest of 2012 uncertain, according to a PwC survey.
B.C. wages climb in January: StatsCan

B.C. wages climb in January: StatsCan

B.C. residents’ average weekly pre-tax earnings were up 3.2% year over year in January to $859.54, according to a Statistics Canada report released Friday. However, although B.C.
Board of Trade gives federal budget an “A”

Board of Trade gives federal budget an “A”

The Vancouver Board of Trade has given the government top marks for its just-released budget, giving it an “A” grade overall.
Vancouver to create rent bank to prevent homelessness

Vancouver to create rent bank to prevent homelessness

Low-income Vancouverites facing eviction due to an inability to pay their rent will soon be able to get a loan from a new rent bank.