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November 04, 2021
Banking regulator set to make announcement on capital distributions - Nigel D’Souza, our Financial Services Analyst, discussed how the regulator will likely allow banks to raise dividends again in this article by Canadian Press. He said banks would likely move to increase dividend payouts in the first quarter of 2022.

November 03, 2021
“I expect OSFI to announce banks can pursue dividend hikes and share buybacks” - Nigel D’Souza, our Financial Services Analyst, was a guest on BNN Bloomberg with Amanda Lang to discuss how the banking regulator will likely allow banks to raise dividends and participate in share buybacks again.

October 24, 2021
SNC-Lavalin suing government for damages over Montreal’s Champlain Bridge project - Veritas Special Situations Analyst Dimitry Khmelnitsky commented on the company’s lawsuit versus the Canadian government, noting that the lawsuit is another indication that SNC’s decision in 2019 to exit fixed-price construction was the right one.

Veritas Foundation

Gifts-in-kind have been an option for donors to Canadian charities and foundations for many years. How popular are they, what charities use them, what types of gift-in-kind are popular, and is this method of giving used across all charity types?  This report from the Veritas Foundation delves into the numbers to answer these and other questions.

Download the executive summary for more: November 2021: Charitable Gifts-in-Kind - Donations With Impact