And what investors should consider
The introduction of the Comply or Explain disclosure guideline in 2014 has yielded very limited progress over the last three years.
There were 1,879 M&A deals across Canada in Q3 2017, according to PwC Canada’s first deals report. That’s up from 1,522 during the same period in 2016. The U.S. remained the largest outbound destination with deal volume growing 27% (from 245 to 310). Read: When to keep and let go of investments The overall M&A […]
And what's unknown
Your business-owner clients need to figure out how to harness technology as well as leverage Canada’s shifting labour demographics, suggests a BDC study. (Registration is required to download the study.) One reason for this, the study reveals, is businesses that have embraced digital tech have not only improved their customer experience (49%) but also boosted […]
Help business-owning clients when times are tough
35% say technology is also the key to improve productivity.
Since the end of the third quarter of 2014, business investment in Canada has declined a staggering 18%.
The comment period for Finance’s proposed tax changes for businesses is officially closed, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he’s open to making changes to the proposal. Read: Urgent: Talk to business clients ahead of income sprinkling measures While critics contend the proposal hurts middle-class business owners, it could also overturn decades of settled law. […]
Former Enron exec speaks from experience