Québec Bourse concerns are shared by presidents of listed companies
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Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon addresses to members of Québec Bourse
The Economy and Innovation Minister, Pierre Fitzgibbon was the guest speaker at our February 22, 2019 luncheon. An event held in collaboration with Cercle finance et placement du Québec. In front of a full room, the Minister shared his vision of financing, and talked about the importance of having all the links of the financing…
Québec Bourse submits its recommendation within the Québec Finance Minister’s pre-budget consultations
Québec Bourse has submitted its recommendations within the Québec Finance Minister’s pre-budget conultations. Public financing and stock exchange listings are declining in the province. Québec has only 200 companies listed on Candian exchanges (87 on TSXX), representing 7% of total companies listed on Canadian exchanges (200 out of 2 929). The public financing ecosystem needs…
Luncheon – Pierre Fitzgibbon – February 22, 2019
Luncheon with Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon – A Québec Bourse and Cercle finance et placement du Québec event
Québec Bourse September cocktail. A true success!
Québec Bourse hosted last September 25th, its annual September cocktail. Guy Bourassa, president and chief executive officer of Nemaska Lithium Inc., shared with us his career path as well as the company’s evolution. Resiliance, discipline and tenacity are amongst the factors which have enabled Nemaska to evolve from the micro capitalization stage to the company…
September 6, 2018 breakfast – Sustainable investment and carbon footprint
The path has been set. Major funds have started to add pressure on portfolio managers. Portfolio managers place an increased emphasis on climat change in their allocation of capital. Companies must then react and adopt processes to allow them to identify, assess and reduce their carbon footprint. Not acting on this front could be harmfull…
Québec Bourse introduces its Board of Directors
At its annuel meeting held on May 23th, 2018, Québec Bourse members have elected the Board of Directors for the current year. The list of Québec Bourse 2018 Board of Directors, in alphabatical order: Frédéric Beausoleil, Director, Investment Banking, Desjardins Securities Inc.; Jean-Daniel Bélanger, Vice-President Legals Affairs & Corporate Secretary, Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.;…
Québec Bourse reacts to the Leitão budget and to CSA Staff Notice 51-353
Please find hreunder the translation of our March 28, 2018 press release: Montréal, March 28, 2018 – Québec Bourse inc. is disappointed with the budget. While it is pleased for all the businesses that will benefit from the measures and the significant amounts allocated to their financing, Québec Bourse deplores the fact that the current…
February 8, 2018 breakfast – Reducing the regulatory burden for public companies – at what stage are the regulatory authorities?
The Canadian Securities Adminsitrators (the “CSA”) held last summer a public consultation aiming at reducing the regulatory burden for reporting issuers. If you are wondering at what stage is the project, join us on February 8, 2018. Our speaker, Lucie Roy, Senior Director, Corporate Finance, at Autorité des marchés financiers will report on the status…
September reception – Listed companies governance and Québec institutions’ expectations
Thank you to all who attended last Monday September 25th reception. During our panel, Mchel Champagne and Réjean Nguyen provided insights on their respective institution’s approach towards the review of the governance of companies in their portfolio. They shared their expectations and reaffirmed the importance of aiming for best practices (in terms of board composition,…
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