The Globe and Mail - Nobody's Business

A top-notch fundraiser for SickKids

pbest — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:08 EDT

At the end of January, the CEO of Toronto's SickKids Foundation departed unexpectedly after five years on the job; Michael O'Mahoney said he was leaving to study theology at the University of Toronto in September. On Tuesday the foundation named his successor – one of Canada's most successful and - Follow link to read full post

iPhone price wars

pbest — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:07 EDT

Tim Burgess, an institutional salesman for Haywood Securities in Toronto, had enjoyed his iPhone for about nine months when his son dropped it, cracking the screen. He investigated options, and says his service provider, Rogers Communications, told him it would cancel his contract and replace the unit - Follow link to read full post

$200,000 buys them the ride of their lives

Patricia Best — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:34 EDT

Six adventurous Canadians have booked themselves on one of Richard Branson's space trips, putting down $20,000 deposits for a ride on SpaceShipTwo. Virgin Galactic, the space travel arm of Mr. Branson's Virgin Group, plans to flight test the spaceliner later this year after launching its predecessor - Follow link to read full post

One job too many

Patricia Best — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:33 EDT

Thomson Reuters chairman David Thomson was given some interesting career advice at the company's annual meeting yesterday in London, England (simulcast in Toronto). The company is in a race with rival Bloomberg LP to supply financial information to banks and stockbrokers. One shareholder suggested that - Follow link to read full post

A gift for math

Patricia Best — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:32 EDT

BMO Nesbitt Burns has awarded the first of what will be an annual scholarship to a doctoral student working in the rarefied world of advanced pricing theory, advanced risk management techniques and the like. The scholarship's champion is BMO Nesbitt Burns' executive managing director Pat Cronin. "In - Follow link to read full post

Healthy Learners gets a helping hand

Patricia Best — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:22 EDT

The generous Calgary philanthropist Allan Markin is at it again. Chairman of Canadian Natural Resources and a part-owner of the Calgary Flames, Mr. Markin went public this week with a $1-million gift over four years to EducationMatters. The Calgary charity, which works in the city's public schools - Follow link to read full post

Nervy students

Patricia Best — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:21 EDT

Galen G. Weston is accustomed to fielding questions from students at Loblaw's annual meeting. Two years ago, at his first meeting as top boss of the grocer, he was asked by a 15-year-old what kind of car he drove. The question, aimed at testing his environmental allegiances, elicited a smile from - Follow link to read full post

'Extra special' message

Patricia Best — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:17 EDT

We guess it's one way of making a Top 50 employers list: An e-mail last Friday morning from Dennis Skulsky, CEO of publishing at CanWest, went out to "All Mothers and Grandmothers on Staff." The warm-and-fuzzy message sent to employees, on tenterhooks because of the precarious financial condition of - Follow link to read full post

Lawyers for BCE, creditors back in the ring

Patricia Best — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:32 EDT

The fight between BCE Inc.'s lawyers and those for the company's bondholders over the sale of the company has moved to another arena - the competition for honours at the Canadian General Counsel Awards. You'll recall that the back-and-forth battle between the company and the slighted bondholders kept - Follow link to read full post

Making the scene

Patricia Best — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:28 EDT

Former Liberal foreign affairs minister Pierre Pettigrew, whose post-politics title is executive adviser, international, at Deloitte [amp]amp; Touche LLP in Toronto, is proving a popular addition to the city's social scene. "He is very charming and very witty," enthused one Torontonian who encountered - Follow link to read full post