The Biz Pages » Business News Canada http://www.thebizpages.com Business Tips and Opportunities Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Group RESPs: reading the fine print http://www.thebizpages.com/group-resps-reading-the-fine-print/ http://www.thebizpages.com/group-resps-reading-the-fine-print/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:56:24 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/group-resps-reading-the-fine-print/ From CBC | Money News
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Group RESPs: reading the fine print

Group RESPs charge heavy penalties for early withdrawal – something that has led to a push for clearer disclosure of the plans’ risks, costs and benefits.

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Bank watchdog poised to ease restrictions on capital

Two-year directive ordered financial institutions to preserve cash

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]]> http://www.thebizpages.com/bank-watchdog-poised-to-ease-restrictions-on-capital/feed/ 0 Insurer blames East’s weather for rate hikes http://www.thebizpages.com/insurer-blames-easts-weather-for-rate-hikes/ http://www.thebizpages.com/insurer-blames-easts-weather-for-rate-hikes/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:41:20 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/insurer-blames-easts-weather-for-rate-hikes/ From CBC | Money News
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Insurer blames East’s weather for rate hikes

An insurance company is raising its home insurance rates in Atlantic Canada by nearly nine per cent, in part because of weather events like Hurricane Earl.

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Trailer parks a sweet spot in real estate business

Residents might pay off their homes, but they pay for the land underneath them in perpetuity. No wonder one proponent says the sector is ‘like the apartment business, only better’

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Bank of Canada rate hike seen before pause

The Bank of Canada should boost interest rates one more time on Wednesday and then could leave rates alone for as long as a year, according to many economists.

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Enbridge pipeline shutdown hammering producers of heavy crude

Resulting supply glut sends price of Canadian product down sharply

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]]> http://www.thebizpages.com/enbridge-pipeline-shutdown-hammering-producers-of-heavy-crude/feed/ 0 Scotiabank reorganizes with a global focus http://www.thebizpages.com/scotiabank-reorganizes-with-a-global-focus/ http://www.thebizpages.com/scotiabank-reorganizes-with-a-global-focus/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:38:00 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/scotiabank-reorganizes-with-a-global-focus/ From Report On Business – Report On Business RSS feed

Scotiabank reorganizes with a global focus

Plans to bolster wealth management and capital markets divisions

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]]> http://www.thebizpages.com/scotiabank-reorganizes-with-a-global-focus/feed/ 0 Republican academics praise Obama’s new proposals http://www.thebizpages.com/republican-academics-praise-obamas-new-proposals/ http://www.thebizpages.com/republican-academics-praise-obamas-new-proposals/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:32:00 +0000 admin http://www.thebizpages.com/republican-academics-praise-obamas-new-proposals/ From Report On Business – Report On Business RSS feed

Republican academics praise Obama’s new proposals

Former advisers to George W. Bush emerge as supporters but that’s unlikely to swing opposition in Congress

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Former CFLer takes the competitive edge into business

Farell Duclair’s background, and some grit, help him launch new school for young athletes

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Pension conversion fallout lands in court

Workers sue company after finding move to defined-contribution plan may leave them worse off

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