Shareholder activism: A Canadian perspective By Curt S. Cumming, President and Chief Financial Officer, Goodwood Inc. Canadians are typically considered to be polite, apologetic and affable, and the fact is, shareholder activism is widely perceived as not very Canadian-like.  Shareholder activism entails engaging management and the Board of an undervalued company with company-specific recommendations which …

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Dacha Strategic Minerals heads toward wind up – Financial Post Dacha – which started life as a company that bought and owned rare earth metals — will distribute its Merus shares to its own shareholders on a pro-rata basis Dacha Strategic Minerals Inc., an investment company “whose objective is to enhance shareholder value over the long …

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Curt Cumming speaks at the World Alternative Investment Summit Conference

Chris Currie joins Goodwood as Portfolio Manager of the Goodwood Milford Fund Goodwood Inc. Update FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, December 31, 2012 – Peter Puccetti, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Goodwood Inc. (“Goodwood”), the manager of several investment funds including the Goodwood Capital Fund (+9.7% year-to-date return as of December 28, 2012, versus +5.0% …

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Longford Energy’s new team takes over – Financial Post In the end, the proxy battle at cash rich Longford Energy Inc., was remarkable for its speed and efficiency. Indeed, the battle was over, with no shots being fired, before both sides, the dissidents led by major shareholder, Goodwood Inc. and the incumbents, led by Stan …

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Intact takes a risk with $530-million Jevco takeover Intact Financial Corp. , Canada’s largest property and casualty insurer, is delving into riskier business with its $530-million takeover of Jevco Insurance Company. Jevco specializes in corners of the market that most bigger players shy away from. It insures drivers who don’t qualify for standard auto insurance …

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Westaim to buy Jevco stake from Kingsway – The Globe and Mail. Kingsway Financial Services Inc. says it has agreed to sell its shares of Jevco Insurance Co. to Westaim Corp. of Calgary. The total estimated dollar-value of the transaction wasn’t disclosed in Monday’s announcement but Kingsway said it would receive 94.5 per cent of …

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