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The article discusses enhanced scrutiny by Canada's Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Of concern to OSFI are the bank's computer models that it claims underestimate risk. OSFI has told the bank it won't receive approval for certain kinds of acquisitions unless it can demonstrate better risk-determining capability.

The article reports that Canadian securities regulators including the Ontario Securities Commission are looking into whether measures are needed to prevent the routing of stock orders in Canada to exchanges in the U.S. The regulators say that Canadian stock markets are jeopardized when the brokerages of banks such as Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal use U.S. exchanges instead of Canadian ones. TMX Group Ltd., owner of the Toronto stock exchange, has taken action to protect its market.

The article discusses profits earned by the capital-markets business of the Royal Bank of Canada, with a focus on the bank’s risk strategy. Topics include the impact of a limit to investments on capital-markets, the opinions of chief executive Dave McKay on the ability of capital markets to benefit bank profits, and mention of how shareholders allegedly prefer the bank's historically conservative investment strategy.

The article discusses actions taken by U.S. and Canadian regulators against auditors of Chinese companies on December 3, 2012. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued five accounting firms including KPMG for the refusal of their Chinese affiliates to turn over documents requested in connection with investigations into alleged accounting fraud at several Chinese firms. Canada's securities regulator sued accounting firm Ernst & Young for shoddy auditing of timber company Sino-Forest Corp.

The article discusses TMX Group Inc., the top stock exchange operator in Canada, and its efforts to acquire the U.S. exchange group Direct Edge Holdings LLC. Topics include obstacles to the negotiations including obtaining shareholder approval, TMX's plans for global expansion, and investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissions regarding ties between Direct Edge and high-frequency traders.

The article discusses a struggle to control the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). TMX Group Inc., which owns the exchange, is seeking to conclude a merger with the London Stock Exchange Group PLC. The Maple Acquisition Group Corp., a consortium formed by several large Canadian banks, has submitted its own bid for TSE.

The article reports that a consortium of Canadian banks and pension funds including Toronto-Dominion Bank and Bank of Nova Scotia have made a $3.72 billion bid for TMX Group Inc., which runs the Toronto Stock Exchange. Previously, TMX and the London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE) had agreed to merge. The consortium says it is offering a better deal than LSE.

This section offers news briefs on the financial market as of December 2014 including the decline in Canadian stocks as energy shares led widespread selling and the increase in the earnings of Dominion Bank.

The article discusses the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s (CBC's) explanation for why it fired radio personality Jian Ghomeshi who hosted the "Q" radio program, focusing on the claim that CBC executives viewed graphic evidence of physical injuries to women which were allegedly caused by Ghomeshi.

The article reports that Canada has raised $1.36 billion in an issue of government securities which mature after 50 years.

The article discusses a deal as of April 2014 in which Canadian gold producers Yamana Gold Inc. and Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. have agreed to purchase the Canadian-based mining company Osisko Mining Corporation.

The article states the initial public offering for the energy-efficient lighting manufacturer Lumenpulse Inc. raised 100 million Canadian dollars, which was 33 percent higher than it had targeted, and mentions Lumenpulse is an early-stage company that is not yet profitable but has growing revenue.

The article looks at Canada-based smartphone company BlackBerry Ltd. as of October 2013, reporting on a possible effort to buy the company by China-based computer company Lenovo Group Ltd. and discussing Canadian policies toward foreign acquisitions of Canadian firms.

The article focuses on Canadian financier Prem Watsa, considering his effort to take high technology industries firm BlackBerry Ltd. private as one of a long series of contrarian investments in his career.

The article gives information about TransCanada Corp.'s proposed Energy East Pipeline project in Alberta province that will carry crude oil to Quebec and New Brunswick provinces.

The article reports that Canadian Judge Frank Marrocco has acquitted former executives of telecommunications company Nortel Networks Corp. Frank Dunn, Douglas Beatty, and Michael Gollogly of fraud charges stemming from allegations they misstated Nortel's financial results from 2000-2004.

An interview is presented with Montreal, Canada, pharmaceutical company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. chief executive J. Michael Pearson. He discusses his company's takeover bids in 2011, the importance of acquisitions in the company's growth strategy, and how European debt influenced Valeant's growth efforts.

The article announces that Canadian telecommunications company BCE Inc. agreed to purchase Astral Media Inc. in March 2012.

The article discusses a 2012 announcement by the Canadian government would lift foreign ownership restrictions for small telecommunications companies.

The article reports on several Canadian pension funds that are playing an outsized role in several deals, including CPP Investment Board, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, and British Columbia Investment Management.

The article reports on the contrasting rules on foreign investments implemented by the federal government of Canada and its 13 autonomous provincial and territorial governments.

The article reports a 13 percent increase in the earnings of Canadian stock and derivatives exchange TMX Group Inc. in the first quarter of 2011 driven by higher trading volumes and revenue across its main businesses.

This article reveals that the Finance Ministry and the Treasury Board of Canada have been attacked by hackers on February 17, 2011 in what the government described as a growing global threat.

The article reports on the concerns on the slowdown of Canada in the field of high-technology following the approval of courts and the government on the shutdown of Nortel Networks Corp. in September 2009. The sale of Nortel Networks to Avaya Inc. has been approved by Canadian and U.S. courts. Marc Garneau, science and technology policy expert of Liberal Party, attributes such problem to the dependence of country's wealth on natural resources and manufacturing. The lack of expenditures on the areas of technology and innovation in the country is noted.

The article reports on the approval received by Avaya Inc. from U.S. and Canadian courts for its deal to acquire Nortel Networks Corp.'s operations to sell communications gear to businesses. It relates that the deal will make Avaya the largest enterprise-phone equipment maker in the North American market. It cites the argument presented by Verizon Communications Inc. concerning the sale. It reveals the plan of Nortel to auction off its business selling optical hear for metropolitan networks.

The article reports that the acquisition deal between TSX Group and Bourse de Montreal or Montreal Exchange for 428 million Canadian dollars signifies that it plans to take advantage of the growing derivatives and options market. Bourse de Montreal is Canada's main derivatives exchange firm, while TSX operates the Toronto Stock Exchange and Venture Exchange. TSX hopes to create an exchange that deals with derivatives to options to bonds. The two companies will form TMX Group Inc. which will be headed by TSM Chief Executive Richard Nesbitt.

Looks at a competition between real estate developers Donald Trump and Harry Stinson to build high-rise complexes in Toronto, Canada. Description of Trump's plans for the Trump International Hotel & Tower; Plans of Stinson for the Sapphire Tower; Elements of each project, including luxury living space and hotel accommodations; Projection for growth in the housing market in Toronto; Potential success of each development project.

Focuses on the efforts of Canadian ski resorts to entice American customers by offering aggressive promotions. Strength of the Canadian dollar, which has rebounded from record lows in 2002; Comparison of the Canadian and U.S. dollars; Free lift tickets to Alberta's Banff-Lake Louise area that are offered to U.S. visitors by Mark Travel Corp.; Efforts to stop the decline in the Canadian ski industry. INSET: Skiing the Great White North.

Reports on the initial public offering launched by the Toronto Stock Exchange on November 6, 2002.

Reports the increase in Canadian corporate profits in the third quarter of 1997, propelled higher by the country's strong economy. Results of a survey on the income of 134 major Canadian companies; Sector pacing the overall Canadian economy; Forecast on Canadian economic growth in 1997 and 1998.

Reports that United States (U.S.) investment banks are scrambling for business opportunities in Canada. Reference to Canada being America's largest trading partner; What U.S. dealers are doing to gain edge; Canada's reputation as a leading financial center for the mining industry; When the true measure of the U.S. dealers' success will come about.

The article reports that Canadian citizen Martin Rouleau, who was killed during a police chase after running over two soldiers and killing one, had previously been investigated by authorities regarding his possible connections to Islamist militant groups.

The article reports that the Canadian government imposed new restrictions on mortgage-financing on June 21, 2012 in response to a vigorous housing market that saw Canadian household debt reach a record 152% of disposable income for the first quarter of 2012.

The article reports on the defensive stance taken by Sino-Forest Corp. against accounting fraud allegations as it faces investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The article offers information on the plan of U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) and Canadian pension funds Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board to purchase Canadian telecommunication firm BCE Inc. KKR is negotiating with BCE since August 2006. KKR is likely to win the bid due to its stake in the yellow-page business formerly owned by BCE.

The article discusses the rising popularity of bonds with maturities in excess of 30 years. Through August 5 sales of such corporate and government securities in 2014 were 22% higher than in the year-ago period. Financial economist Chris Rupkey says issuers are seeking to lock in historically low interest rates. In April of 2014 Canada sold a 50-year bond, and the previous month Mexico issued a 100-year security.

The article discusses uncertainty surrounding an oil-sands project in Canada involving Chinese oil company China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) stemming from a Chinese government investigation into graft that has resulted in the recall to China of one CNPC official, Li Zhiming, and the removal of CNPC's top official in Canada, Margaret Jia. CNPC announced Chen Shudong would be in charge of the company's operations in Canada.

The article reports on the decision by the Canadian government to reject the Malaysian state-owned energy company Petroliam Energy Resources Bhd.'s (Petronas') bid to purchase the Canadian natural-gas producer Progress Energy Resources Corp.

The article reports that the decision of Canaccord Capital Inc. to repurchase the nonbank, asset-backed commercial-paper (ABCP) holdings of most of its retail clients may aid the planned overall structuring of the frozen 33 billion Canadian dollars nonbank ABCP market. It states that the offer of Canaccord to buy out more than 1,400 investors at par means that the restructuring, which was advanced by the Pan-Canadian Investors Committee, of short-term ABCP notes into longer-dated floating-rate notes will likely to proceed.