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UK mortgage scheme could drive up home prices

Officials from Britain’s Office for Budget Responsibility say a newly announced mortgage guarantee scheme risks driving up home prices, reports ft.com. The Help to Buy scheme was proposed as part of last week’s Budget. Its goal is to decrease the shortage in housing, and increase the supply of low-deposit mortgages for creditworthy borrowers. Read more. […]

March 27, 2013

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TD snaps up Epoch Holding Corporation

TD Bank Group today completed the previously announced acquisition of Epoch Holding Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Epoch Investment Partners, Inc., significantly expanding TD's North American investment management footprint.

By Staff |March 27, 2013

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Emerging markets make credit rating gains

While advanced western economies’ credit ratings have taken it on the chin in recent years, emerging markets have enjoyed steady upgrades, reports the Financial Times.

By Staff |March 27, 2013

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Majority grades budget “C” or worse

Fifty-seven percent of the Canadian business community gave the budget a grade of “C” or worse, according to an Ernst & Young survey.

By Staff |March 27, 2013

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