Eric Rosenfeld wants to sing it from the highest mountain: shareholder activism works. As president and CEO of Crescendo Partners, a New York investment firm, Rosenfeld has made a name for himself on both sides of the border as a tough-talking (but sweet-singing) shareholder activist. And yesterday, at a joint CFA Society–Goodman Institute event at the National Club in Toronto, Rosenfeld literally... 

Investors pummeled by poor returns as of late may find a “hidden opportunity” in Canada’s energy sector, according to Jeff Rubin, chief economist at CIBC World Markets. In a report released today, Rubin points out that while the pain of $100 US oil can be felt at the pumps, the high cost of crude hasn’t trickled down to the price of energy stocks. “The TSX oil and gas index should be...