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2012

TFSA’s Janet Ecker speaks to Schulich MBA Class at Day on Bay

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TFSA ’s good practices in talent mobility to be featured at World Economic Forum in Davos

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2011

TFSA Update December 2011

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TFSA “extremely disappointed” by Supreme Court of Canada decision to reject Ottawa’s bid for national regulator

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Learn why Toronto, Ontario is a strategic place to do business as shared at Toronto Financial Services Day in New York 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_7SRNtSNJ8&feature=youtu.be&hd=1

Janet Ecker ranked 200th on list of most influential people in financial centers worldwide

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Ottawa launches pooled pension plan

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TFSA jointly sponsors the Toronto Financial Services Day in New York November 28 and 29, 2011

http://www.investinontario.com/newyork2011/

Janet Ecker interviewed by Wall Street Journal

 Ex-Canada Minister Says Maple Market Share "An Issue"

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BNN Inverview: TFSA reaction to LSE withdrawl of bid for TMX

http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip493605

Upcoming Event: International Insurance Society 47th Annual Seminar in Toronto

http://www.iisonline.org/toronto/index.htm

TFSA Update: Toronto continues climb in global rankings of financial centres

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Canadian Banks Dominate Bloomberg Markets Ranking

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-09/ocbc-world-s-strongest-bank-in-singapore-with-canadians-dominating-ranking.html

Toronto Identified as Number 2 Global Capital of Finance

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TMX/LSE Report Reaction on BNN Featuring Janet Ecker, President TFSA - Part 1

http://watch.bnn.ca/headline/april-2011/headline-april-20-2011/#clip453486

TMX/LSE Report Reaction on BNN Featuring Janet Ecker, President TFSA - Part 2

http://watch.bnn.ca/headline/april-2011/headline-april-20-2011/#clip453491

Toronto Financial Services: Sustaining our Global Advantage

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Need to Continue to Reduce Business Costs: Toronto Financial Services Alliance

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Toronto Listed Among Top Ten Global Financial Centres for First Time

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BNN speaks to Janet Ecker

http://watch.bnn.ca/business-day/february-2011/business-day-february-15-2011/#clip418236

TMX Group in merger talks with London Stock Exchange

http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110208/tmx-lse-merger-deal-110208/

Proposed Exchanges Merger Recognizes Toronto’s Place as Global Financial Hub: Toronto Financial Services Alliance

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Toronto’s Tax Advantage

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/935324--toronto-s-tax-advantage

BACON: Go north, young man, go north

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/4/go-north-young-man-go-north/

2010

TFSA Update: TFSA aligns to its new mission

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Why Bay Street is selling itself in New York

http://www.thestar.com/business/bank/article/896996--selling-bay-street-on-wall-street

Blame Canada no more

http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/11/09/blame-canada-no-more/#more-5757

TFSA Update: It’s full speed ahead for Global Risk Institute

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Low risk, highly attractive

http://www.thebanker.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/7550/Low_risk,_highly_attractive.html

Launch of Global Institute in Risk Management Will Boost Canada’s Financial Sector Reputation

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Centennial College launches Islamic finance course

http://www.investmentexecutive.com/client/en/News/DetailNews.asp?Id=54683&cat=147&IdSection=147&PageMem=&nbNews=#Links

Islamic finance: A new interest in no interest. Canada is finally seeing Islamic finance as an opportunity, not an obstacle.

Canada is finally seeing Islamic finance as an opportunity, not an obstacle. Featured in Canadian Business
Online.

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/managing/strategy/article.jsp?content=20100816_10007_10007&utm_source=business&utm_medium=rss

Toronto the pragmatic choice for national securities regulator: Toronto Financial Services Alliance

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TFSA’s perspective on some of the issues before world leaders at the G-20 Summit

http://www.tfsa.ca/g20/

Toronto Rising

http://www.financialpost.com/Toronto+rising/3173264/story.html

Country Profile – Canada

http://www.director.co.uk/magazine/2010/6_June/canada_country_profile_63_10.html

M&T Bank Approved to Open Canadian Commercial Banking Branch

http://mtb.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=246

Toronto Financial Services Alliance supports federal efforts to create Canadian Securities Regulator

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What Toronto can teach New York and London

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/db2b340a-0a1b-11df-8b23-00144feabdc0.html

Ontario Budget embraces plans to grow Toronto as Financial Services Hub: Toronto Financial Services Alliance ready to move forward with its partners

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2010 Federal Budget Highlights

http://www.kpmg.ca/en/services/tax/tnf/tnfc1012.html

Centennial College to offer Islamic finance course

http://bit.ly/ax7fpi

“Good and Boring”

We can learn from Canada’s regulatory habit of limiting the risk and leverage banks can accept, which helped protect that country from recessionary fallout.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/opinion/01krugman.html

New Models for Engagement – Connecting People, Employers and Jobs

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Toronto Financial Services Alliance welcomes CMHC report on Islamic financing

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TFSA President Janet Ecker interview on TVO’s “The Agenda”

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“10 Emerging Financial Centers That Will Blindside New York and London”

http://www.businessinsider.com/top-emerging-financial-centers-2010-1

2009

Centre of Excellence in Financial Services Education Appoints First Executive Director

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Text of an article published in The Toronto Star, December 8, 2009

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Financial Services Leadership Council to promote jobs

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Plan to Make Toronto a Top Financial Centre Focuses on Creation of World-Leading Hubs of Expertise

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Quietly Prospering: Canadian financial services

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Panel Discussion: A Comparison of Developments in Islamic Finance between London, UK and Toronto

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Canada’s Next Big Export—Banking

http://www.conferenceboard.ca/economics/hot_eco_topics/default/09-02-24/Canada_s_Next_Big_Export_Banking.aspx

Canadian Banks Prove Envy Of The World

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/55654d74-fec3-11dd-b19a-000077b07658.html

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative

http://www.newsweek.com/id/183670

Toronto Life Magazine Article: The Good News About the Bad Times

http://www.torontolife.com/features/good-news-about-bad-times/

2008

Pension Measures and Economic Advisory Panel Address Market Uncertainty

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The Financial Times and Canada 2020 present "View from the Top: From Crisis to Opportunity in the North American Economy"

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Agenda for Prosperity – City of Toronto Economic CompetitivenesToronto Seen As Canadian Hub For The Financial Services Industry

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Ontario Banking On Bay Street

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Toronto-New York Financial Services Day

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