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| Playing field uneven for female MBA grads
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
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EDUCATION REPORTERMore than two decades after women began to show up in force at elite business schools, a new study of MBA graduates finds the road to the corner office is badly in need of repair.
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| Storied Cambridge turns to bond market
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PAUL WALDIE AND ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Monday, January 11, 2010
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University of Cambridge is renowned in many areas, but there is one thing the famous British school has never done in its 800-year history - issue bonds.Now, as the recession dries up donations and batters the university's investment funds, Cambridge is turning to the bond market to help make up the financial shortfall. It plans to raise as much as $600-million in an upcoming issue.
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| IT'S A NEW GAME
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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EDUCATION REPORTERWhen Amanda Minuk began business school in the fall of 2007 the economy was in high gear and the Toronto native had her sights set on a marketing job with a major corporation.
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| Ottawa won't bail out GM pension plan, Clement says
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SHAWN McCARTHY AND ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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Industry Minister Tony Clement said Ottawa will not provide assistance to the General Motors of Canada Ltd. pension plan, insisting any taxpayers' money to shore up the $7-billion shortfall will come from the government of Ontario.
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| U of T's co-chief investment officer leaving post
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Saturday, May 09, 2009
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EDUCATION REPORTER John Lyon, the man in charge of investments at University of Toronto Asset Management, is leaving his post following a year in which the funds he managed lost close to 30 per cent of their value.
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| HOW A GOOD PLAN WENT BAD
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ELIZABETH CHURCH AND JANET McFARLAND
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Thursday, May 07, 2009
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From the brick-and-beam boardroom of University of Toronto Asset Management, some of Canada's sharpest financial minds have a bird's eye view of the country's largest campus, a combination of sturdy old stone buildings and gleaming new facilities.
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| One-stop shopping for postsecondary students
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Monday, November 05, 2007
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A group of Canadian colleges are working to set themselves apart from their peers with an expanded mandate under the banner of polytechnics.The schools - five in Ontario, one in Alberta and one in British Columbia - are carving out a niche in postsecondary education, providing one-stop shopping for students for a range of qualifications from diplomas and certificates to apprenticeship programs to four-year applied degrees.
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| Mount Allison's eastern promise
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Elizabeth Church
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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Mount Allison University president Robert Campbell likes to tell a story to illustrate the way life works at the small red-brick campus in Sackville, N.B. After he arrived at his job last year, a group of students heard he used to run a reading group at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario. Less than a week later, about 25 students had read a selected novel, Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden, and were eager to discuss it-over dinner at his house.
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| Should I stay. . . or should I go?
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Elizabeth Church
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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This fall has been full of change for University of Alberta first-year student Tina Liang-a new school, new friends and new academic challenges.One thing that has not changed is the place she calls home. When it came to picking universities, Ms. Liang decided she wanted the support and home cooking that living with her family brings.
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| How Western stays on top
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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.When Nadine Ramrattan went looking for a university, she quickly narrowed down her choices to a handful of Canadian schools with top business programs. Then she picked the University of Western Ontario for one reason: student life.
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| Sunrise investors accept Ventas bid
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Friday, April 20, 2007
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The heated battle for Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust neared an end yesterday, with 78.1 per cent of unitholders endorsing a $1.1-billion takeover offer from Ventas Inc.
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| Aspen to build new Calgary office tower
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Friday, April 20, 2007
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The office development boom in Calgary is speeding ahead, with privately held Aspen Properties Ltd. set to build an 18-storey building at the eastern end of the downtown, south of the Calgary Tower.
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| Money managers rail at Ottawa's trust move
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
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The gloves came off over the government's income trust policy at a Bay Street real estate conference yesterday, when several prominent money managers expressed their outrage over the new tax policy, even as they enjoy windfall gains from the current flurry of takeover activity.
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| Small Toronto REIT deal opens door to U.S. market
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
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A small two-shopping-centre deal in Oregon could be the first step toward international expansion, say the leaders of Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust. The Toronto-based REIT announced a $10-million (U.S.) deal earlier this week that will give the retail landlord a toehold in the U.S. market. When development of the two centres is complete, Calloway said its total investment will be $35-million.
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| Calloway expands into U.S., buys two shopping centres
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Elizabeth Church
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
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Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust is expanding into the U.S. market, buying two shopping centres in Portland, Ore., in a deal worth $10-million (U.S.). The properties, owned by Toronto-based SmartCentres, are under development and will represent an investment of $35-million when they are completed in 2010, the REIT said. SmartCentres is a privately held company owned by Calloway's largest shareholder, Mitchell Goldhar. The REIT said the properties will be managed out of SmartCentre's offices in Richmond, B.C.
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| Alberta homeowners running back to Saskatoon
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
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Garth George knows all about how timing can pay off in Western Canada's hot real estate market.The 25-year-old commercial pilot recently sold his starter home in Edmonton for triple his buying price and took a job flying for a charter airline that services Saskatchewan's growing mining and energy sector. Last month, he paid over asking price for a move-up home in a nice Saskatoon neighbourhood. His competition on the deal? Eight other bidders from Alberta.
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| First-time buyers face tough time in Vancouver
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Elizabeth Church
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Friday, April 13, 2007
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The Vancouver housing market is one of the most expensive in the world for a first-time buyer who is working in the downtown core, a new survey says. The survey, done by Century 21, is based on the anecdotal reports of local brokers asked what the ''typical'' first-time buyer is looking for.
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| Filing errors in Canada flummox Morgan
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Thursday, April 12, 2007
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Morgan Stanley, the second-largest securities firm in the world, has had some trouble lately keeping track of its Canadian investments. The Wall Street investment bank disclosed this week that it has ''inadvertently'' failed to file notice with Canadian regulators that it holds more than a 10-per-cent interest in three Canadian companies, two of which are currently in play.
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| Morgan connection adds new spin to Sunrise battle
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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The unconventional battle for control of Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust has taken another twist with investment bank Morgan Stanley announcing that it holds almost 13 per cent of the company but has failed to declare it for close to one year.
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| Executive clawbacks for misconduct 'very tricky thing to do'
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ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Saturday, April 07, 2007
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A handful of Canadian companies are following a growing U.S. trend and giving their boards the power to claw back executive bonuses, options and even pensions if they discover after the fact that the executives have fiddled with financial results.
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| Sharp stares down opponents
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ELIZABETH CHURCH AND DEREK DeCLOET
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Friday, April 06, 2007
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Isadore Sharp, the entrepreneur who has fashioned an international luxury brand from a single Toronto hotel, managed -- but just barely -- to stare down investor opposition yesterday and secure approval for the only deal he was willing to back.
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| Battle for Sunrise REIT lands in Ontario court
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JACQUIE McNISH AND ELIZABETH CHURCH
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Friday, April 06, 2007
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The messy battle for control of Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust has erupted into a high-stakes legal dispute that could have a lasting effect on directors' conduct during takeovers.
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