Author Archives: Danielle Park

Big banks still reaping profits from ‘astounding’ legal violations

Better Markets (BM) describes itself as a “non-profit, non-partisan, and independent organization founded in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to promote the public interest in the financial markets, support the financial reform of Wall Street and make our … Continue reading

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‘The Big Short’ Eisman betting on losses in Canadian bank shares

Canadian financial shares make up 38% of the market cap of dividend-paying stocks in the broader TSX composite which most Canadian equity funds, managers and pensions are benchmarking. Lower credit-cycle exposure in the last two bear markets resulted in 40% … Continue reading

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Crime proceeds helped inflate Canada’s property prices and debt

About those world-famous-sky-high Canadian home prices that have helped drive record debt enslavement for Canadian households that will cost our economy for years to come…there’s an even darker side to some of the price-indiscriminant buying–money laundering proceeds of crime.  That’s … Continue reading

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