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FINANCE AND M&A

Small businesses cite taxes as an obstacle to greater investment: business federation report
Less investment could cause Canada to lag behind international competitors
KPMG urges organizations to prepare for mandatory ESG reporting
Audit committees can help management address ESG reporting requirements, KPMG says
RBC and Cohere to develop genAI solution for financial services together
Through partnership, these organizations hope to focus on risk and security features
Canada Revenue Agency implements pitched capital gains inclusion rate law
Despite political uncertainty, a new inclusion rate will be applied, the CRA wrote in a tax update
Sustainable finance gets serious: How the OSC plans to curb the fluff
Jo-Anne Matear, head of sustainable finance at the OSC, on its climate-first strategy

LEADING LAWYERS IN FINANCE AND M&A

Asif Abdulla
Vancouver, British Columbia
David M.A. Amato
Year called to bar: 2000
Toronto, Ontario
Paul Amirault
Year called to bar: 1995
Ottawa, Ontario
Kendall E. Andersen
Year called to bar: 2001
Vancouver, British Columbia
Jennifer A. Archer
Year called to bar: 2005
Vancouver, British Columbia
Marcus W. Archer
Year called to bar: 1999
Calgary, Alberta