Financial Post Magazine

14/06/2021

The annual FP500 is out, ranking Canada's public, private and Crown corporations for the 57th time, and the 11th, I believe, that I've worked on. Great cover by our art director, one that nods back to some of our older issues. https://financialpost.com/financial-post-magazine/fp500/fp500-the-premier-ranking-of-corporate-canada-2

02/02/2021

The FP500 issue last year was cancelled due to COVID-19, but we persevered to find a way to present at least some of it online. It took some doing, but we finally made it. Consider it a slice of pre-pandemic corporate Canada. http://fp500.financialpost.com/p/1

Welcome to FP Magazine’s latest ranking for Canada’s largest corporations by revenue. Our research includes public firms, private companies, subsidiaries and crown corporations

15/10/2020

I love sports business stories, and we don't do them often enough. Here's a great take by on reopening the NHL for regular business in the pandemic age, one that stars Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk.

NHL must buckle up and get creative with sponsors, advertisers and fans to bring hockey back to its financial happy place

24/02/2020

ICYMI on the weekend, Jake Edmiston's three-part Are we really ...? series takes a look at whether we're eating less meat. Maybe we are, but it's not for the reason you think.

A decades-long slump in consumption is much more complicated than the swirl of headlines about pea-protein burgers causing the death of meat

18/02/2020

ICYMI Jake Edmiston has started a three-part series we're calling: "Are we really … ? A three-part reality check on whether we’re living better." First up, what's with the explosion of gyms all over the place? Are we really that interested in fitness?

Boutique fitness franchises are luring people away from traditional big-box chains and forcing a sector-wide shift toward a more hands-on approach

14/02/2020

As someone who rides Bombardier-made transit every weekday, I can't say I would be sad to see the company and its crappy subways and streetcars disappear, but FP columnist Kevin Carmichael gave me pause. Yes, Bombardier failed, but at least it tried, which is more than a lot of companies do.

Kevin Carmichael: A humbling time for one of Canada’s great enterprises

10/02/2020

ICYMI FP Weekend had Geoffrey Morgan take a look at the changing fortunes of the pipeline industry in Canada. Could 2020 be the year of the pipeline?

Legal wins and investor interest breathing new life into projects that have been on hold for years

31/01/2020

In FP Weekend, we sent Geoff Zochodne to Chile to find out why Brian Porter is doubling down on Scotiabank's Latin American expansion. Also, papier-mâché eyeballs.

Social unrest, low oil prices, a bribery scandal and U.S. trade policies have taken a toll on the region, but Scotiabank remains confident

27/01/2020

Is there anything good at Bombardier? Well, sort of. Emily Jackson takes a look at its spinoff BRP, which is now bigger than its one-time parent by market cap. Innovative? Check. Revenue growth? Check. Profitable? Check.

BRP, whose valuation has bested Bombardier’s since 2019, is selling a lifestyle of outdoor adventure with shared meals at the end of the day

27/01/2020

ICYMI Financial Post on the weekend took a look at the good and the bad at Bombardier. The bad, of course, is its ability to make and deliver trains and planes in good order on time. Reporter Victor Ferreira finds out if there is a path for the company's survival without another massive government bailout.

‘What it needs to do is retrench and focus on making its existing contracts successful … and take itself out of the public eye’

17/01/2020

Sneak peak at FP Weekend: We had a Massey fellow for a couple of months and one of the features he wrote was an examination of Canada's place in space and whether a relaunch, including a greater role for private business, was in the offing.

Expertise in robotics, space medicine and artificial intelligence promises bold new business frontier

13/01/2020

What with all the excitement lately, we missed a few magazine stories, like this one by James McLeod on the future of sports: Laid-back mascots, rap music and watching others play video games.

Or, how to built a brand for an esports team that keeps it fun while tapping into the US$1.1 billion market

13/01/2020

ICYMI turned his fine profile-writing skills on Mirko Bibic, Bell's new, likeable, blue-collar, hockey-loving sports nut CEO.

It is a pinch-me, look-at-me-now situation for Mirko Bibic, who woke up his first day on the job with an admitted case of the butterflies

20/12/2019

Finally (for today), we got a little cheeky and came up with some cocktail pairings for Canadian businesses, from the classic Martini to Death in the Afternoon. Please drink responsibly!

The Financial Post offers a few sassy drink recipes for companies that have made the headlines this year.

20/12/2019

And a sneak preview of Tuesday's paper as continue our ones to watch series, Vanmala Subramaniam finds out why an Aurora Cannabis facility that was beacon of hope for an ailing Alberta town now faces uncertainty amid pot oversupply woes.

One to watch: The prospect of 650 promised new jobs not materializing at Aurora Sun in the near future is crushing for Medicine Hat

20/12/2019

But wait, there's more! In FP weekend tomorrow, Gabe Friedman profiles billionaire Eric Sprott, who dishes on his golden investment spree: 'It’s like being at a table with a winning run.'

One to watch: Sprott is eager to believe junior gold miners are on the verge of striking the motherlode, but skeptical of nearly everything else in the industry

20/12/2019

We've been busy this holiday season, so, first up, ICYMI, Geoffrey Morgan took a look at why Alberta ranchers, farmers are so furious over oil and gas companies' failure to clean up their geriatric wells.

And they’re concerned an extra 93,805 wells could become orphaned given Alberta’s economic outlook, completely overwhelming clean-up efforts

12/12/2019

Sneak peek at FP Weekend: in part 3 of our Rural Alberta (dis)Advantage series Geoff Morgan looks at why Alberta's farmers, ranchers and counties are feeling the pinch as energy companies struggle to pay their bills.

Oil companies’ late or delinquent payments on land leases and municipal taxes are exposing fissures in Alberta’s rural communities

11/12/2019

ICYMI We sent Vanmala Subramaniam to Grande Prairie and Medicine Hat to see what the former, and any other boom town in Alberta, can learn from the latter, which is struggling as natural gas prices plummet. Part 2 of our Rural Alberta (dis)Advantage series.

Grande Prairie is thriving now, but it has to look no further than Medicine Hat to grasp the urgency of diversifying from oil and gas

05/12/2019

A sneak peek at FP Weekend: kicks off a four-part series on how small-town Alberta is suffering from energy and climate policies and the province's dicey economy. We call this one: The Rural Alberta (dis)Advantage.

The challenges facing this coal town encapsulate the economic pressures playing out across rural Alberta

27/11/2019

Sneak peek at FP Weekend: looks at why Facebook is the trigger for a currency revolution that’s long overdue — like it, or not.

Terence Corcoran: The list of vested interests objecting to Libra is a global directory of the financial power structure

26/11/2019

ICYMI reveals the inconvenient truth about responsible investing in FP Weekend.

FP finds 45 per cent of active responsible investing funds listed on the RIA’s website still have exposure to at least one stock connected to fossil fuels

22/11/2019

Sneak peek at FP Weekend: takes a look at Scotiabank's strategic foray into Latin America, which has hit a bit of a bump with all the unrest in Chile.

Scotiabank has been buying businesses in the region while its peers have invested in the more familiar — and safer — environs of the United States

14/11/2019

From the latest FP Magazine: Think investing in hedge funds is expensive? Our columnist Arthur Salzer has an alternative take.

It takes some keen understanding of accounting and financial reporting to compare the true costs of investing

13/11/2019

We all know the insures Canadian banking deposits (right?), but finds out that now the regulator is going to take an active role in countering fake news in the sector.

CDIC is investing in technology and stepping up its game on social media in a world where false information can go viral and create a run on deposits

13/11/2019

Sneak peek at FP Weekend: goes west of the oilsands to find another sector suffering its own ’existential crisis,’ but this one has largely been in silence.

Like oil and gas in Alberta, forestry is experiencing an intense bust cycle that is killing small town B.C. and further fuelling the sense of discord in the West

08/11/2019

In FP Weekend: If you ride bikes, chances are, one has been stolen. Avid cyclist Joe O'Connor finds out why a former Microsoft exec, who was behind the success of Xbox, believes he has the solution to bike theft and how Canada is helping him.

J Allard, tech guru, former Microsoft mega-star and creator of the Xbox, wants your bike. Not to steal it, but to protect it from thieves

31/10/2019

Sneak peek at FP Weekend: we look at why retraining Alberta's oil and gas workers sounds like an easy solution (especially since companies are leaving even though the province is doubling down on the industry), but the reality is much more complex.

Renewables and cleantech aren’t growing at a pace to absorb the hundreds of jobs the oilpatch sheds monthly. And then there’s the question of skill sets

30/10/2019

Hey Torontonians and visitors, ever wonder why you can't make a mobile call on the subway? Find out here, plus why the company that built the network wants to do so much more (including getting the telcos to play ball).

BAI collecting data to serve ads, send notifications and count passengers and wants to offer cell service to everyone, if only Big Three would play ball

24/10/2019

From the magazine's October issue: spoke with the Canadian milliner head-hunted by aristocrats and commoners alike. We called this one: Hat Couture.

The big secret about being a fancy hat maker is that you are not allowed to gossip about the fancy people who wear your fancy hats — or else