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How your business’s transfer pricing set-up can trigger CRA audits

Smaller and mid-sized Canadian businesses may think transfer pricing is not a concern for them. ‘This is the furthest from the truth’

August 9, 2022
Family Business, Wealth

Northpine Foundation’s unconventional investing approach

Venture philanthropy takes a page from venture capital to invest in social purpose organizations

June 23, 2022
Philanthropy

Fed budget could affect foundation spending, but some raise questions about ESG

Budget may address proposals about quota of assets allotted to charities but some see opportunity to require impact investing in return for tax breaks

March 28, 2022
Philanthropy

War, inflation upping volatility and risk of leveraged positions going south

Family offices that use hedge-fund tactics, mainly in the U.S., flirt with collapse from Western financial and economic strains

March 8, 2022
Commentary

Our future in space is bright, if you ignore the growing cloud of debris overhead

Curious investors should check out these five companies trying to declutter the path forward

February 1, 2022
Wealth

Are the benefits of private equity a mirage?

While recent research finds that the touted benefits of PE fall short of their billing, investors can still benefit from exposure

December 22, 2021
Wealth

Ten ways the imminent cancellation of LIBOR could impact wealthy families

The shift from the London benchmark to alternative reference rates could most affect the sophisticated financial instruments in many HNW portfolios

November 30, 2021
Wealth

Consider merger arbitrage for high risk-adjusted returns for portfolios

Low correlation, low volatility make this strategy a useful way to diversify a portfolio, though it comes with execution risks

November 9, 2021
Wealth

Chip shortages and the investment opportunity in semiconductor stocks

While demand is outstripping supply now, investors should be warned: The industry is cyclical. The big uncertainty for the current cycle is when the peak will occur

November 2, 2021
Wealth

Evergrande and the ripple effects of Chinese deleveraging policy

High-net-worth investors have benefited from China’s real estate and commodities boom. This double play may come to an end

October 1, 2021
Wealth

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