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By Adam Gorley | < 1 Minutes Read April 16, 2014

FATCA agreement signed, implementation Bill to come

The federal government has signed an agreement to help the United States catch tax-evading "US persons" living outside the US, including those with dual US-Canada citizenship.

Article by Adam Gorley / Business, Finance and Accounting, Payroll / banks, Canada Revenue Agency, Canada-U.S. Tax Convention, Citizenship, CRA, credit unions, disclosure of financial information, dpsp, extraterritorial implications, FATCA, financial institutions, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, intergovernmental agreement, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, PPRP, privacy legislation, RDSP, RESP, RRIF, RRSP, small business, tax law, taxes, TFSA, United States

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read February 12, 2014

Changes to the membership of the board of federally regulated financial institutions

The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions of Canada has proposed changes that would allow it to review new board members or top executives of banks, insurers and other federally regulated financial institutions.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Business, Finance and Accounting / background checks, banks, changes to board membership or senior management, Chief Actuary, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Internal Auditor, Chief Risk Officer, cooperative credit and retail associations, Corporate Governance Guideline, draft advisory, emerging international best practices, federally regulated financial institutions, Insurance Core Principles, Insurers, loan companies, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions of Canada, resumé qualifications, trust companies

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read April 8, 2011

Women in the workplace – another take

The gap between men and women is still very significant when it comes to employees in the top ranks of the financial sector. That is, there are still very few women in senior executive roles in Canada’s financial institutions. Worse yet, there are currently no women in line for a CEO position at a big bank.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Human Rights / appointment process, banks, CEO position, employment law, few women in senior executive positions, Financial sector, gap between men and women, gender equality, male-dominated industries, pay equity, recruiting, status quo, succession, women in the workplace

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