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Startup accelerator MaRS launches climate program backed by KPMG
Ontario’s MaRS Discovery District has named Toronto-based technology entrepreneur Yung Wu as its new chief executive officer.
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Global miners rank ESG as their top concern. Really?
A bucket excavator undergoes repairs and maintenance in the Garzweiler II open-cast lignite coal mine on April 21, 2022 near Erkelenz, Germany.
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Budget closes loophole for financial institutions trading in dividend stocks
A Bank of Montreal sign is shown in the financial district in Toronto on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, ESG considerations are having a greater impact on the bottom line. How firms can begin the journey
Doron Telem and Katie Dunphy
toronto
Pride Toronto commits to ‘rectifying the harm’ after findings of independent review
Participants take part in the 2019 Pride Parade in Toronto, Sunday, June 23, 2019. Pride Toronto is apologizing after an independent, third-party review found that the organization was not transparent and could not prove that it completed several proposed projects for which it received $1.85 million in federal grants.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
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Changes advisors should watch out for this tax season
A sign outside the Canada Revenue Agency is seen Monday May 10, 2021 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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How to bridge the disconnect between awareness by firms of anti-Black racism and real change
Rob Davis and Elio Luongo
golf
Phil Mickelson apologizes for comments, ends deal with KPMG
FILE - Phil Mickelson greets spectators as he walks onto the 16th tee in the first round of play at the Northern Trust golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, at Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City, N.J. Whether his true intentions were chasing Saudi Arabian money or gaining more control over how he thinks the PGA Tour should be run, Mickelson has been exposed for manipulating people to get what he wants. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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Workplace inclusion efforts yield ambivalent results, according to survey of Black Canadians
FILE PHOTO: The KPMG logo is seen at their offices at Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/File Photo
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Top tips to trim your tax bill and beef up your returns before the end of 2021
Tax forms are shown in Toronto on Thursday April 5, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
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Britain-based litigation firm to finance lawsuit against Canadian advisers of failed payday lender
Saturday, June 19, 2010, - Calgary, AB - A Cash Store in Calgary, AB on Saturday, June 19, 2010. The chain is one of Canada's leading provider of alternative financial products and services, The Cash Store Financial Services Inc. (Cash Store Financial) boasts a growing network of more than 521 branches in over 200 communities nationwide. The company operates two of the most recognizable brands in Canada's expanding payday loan services market - The Cash Store and Instaloans - offering customers an option to traditional lending institutions. Photo by CHRIS BOLIN for The Globe and Mail
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Explosion in demand for sustainable finance talent shows no signs of slowing
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Bridging Finance’s receiver eyes lawsuit against KPMG, the private lender’s auditor
FILE - David and Natasha Sharpe, of Bridging Finance Inc. are photographed in the company's downtown Toronto offices on April 11 2019. Bridging Finance provided financing for the purchase of the MV Sivulliq (in the painting behind the couple) a shrimp trawler.
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How to attract leaders to your organization – and keep them there
Aaron Gillespie
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Most small businesses have positive outlook thanks to tech opportunities, survey finds
People shop and wait in long lines to enter stores along Queen Street West during the COVID-19 pandemic in downtown Toronto on Friday, June 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Cognizant, Aon share wealth in golf sponsorship
FILE - Karrie Webb, right, of Australia, poses with LPGA Founder Marilynn Smith, left, LPGA "Pioneer" Renee Powell, second from left, and LPGA Founder Shirley Spork, second from right, as Webb arrives for ceremonies after winning the LPGA Founders Cup golf tournament in Phoenix, in this Sunday, March 23, 2014, file photo. The tournament now is sponsored by New Jersey-based Cognizant, which chose to invest in men's and women's golf. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Canadian businesses struggling to find workers with digital skills, survey finds
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Alberta’s financial aid for businesses went underused in first wave, report finds
A pedestrian wearing a mask walks through an empty downtown Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Alberta's COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb ahead of a further shutdown of some businesses and services. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
international business
U.K. accounting regulator fines KPMG in Silentnight case
FILE PHOTO: The KPMG logo is seen at their offices at Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
property report
Technology in construction sector is slow to grow, new report says
The job: There are a number of jobs on a construction site, from swinging a hammer to operating a backhoe or working at a desk examining a set of blueprints. Each requires a different set of skills. “There is a job for everybody in the industry,” said Jessica Steffler, director of career promotions at the Ontario Civil Construction Careers Institute.