Canadian Technology Stocks and Startups
Shares of COM DEV (TSX:CDV) have been on the rise for the better part of a year, but some of the people who know the company best think the party’s not over. Mike Williams. President, COM DEV International Products has been buying the stock in the open market. On April 26th, Williams bought 2600 shares [...]
Canadian-made tech legend Sir Terry Matthews was the first billionaire in the history of his home country of Wales, but he is no longer the richest man there. This is according to the The Sunday Times Rich List, which has been published as a supplement in the British newspaper The Sunday Times since 1989, and [...]
Veteran tech analyst Tom Astle has left Byron Capital Partners and joined Bay Street legend Mike Wekerle at Difference Capital (TSXV:DCF). In a press release issued today, Difference said Astle would evaluate companies, produce thought pieces on investment themes and technology sectors, and periodically update the company’s shareholders on its investee companies. “Tom is a [...]
For years, we have been hoping for, if not predicting, a resurgence of technology in the Canadian public markets. In 2012, we had that wish fulfilled, at least in part. The technology sector was the top performer of all sectors on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The story of 2012, at least for the first half [...]
On February 21st, former President Jimmy Carter appeared on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight to talk about the film that would win the Oscar for Best Picture three days later; Argo. The British-born Morgan queried Carter on how accurate he felt the picture was. Carter replied: “Well, let me say, first of all, it’s a great [...]
A new study confirms what many who watch their kids with their heads buried in a smartphone or tablet might have suspected: younger Canadians are watching more of their television online. The report from Toronto-based Fusion Retail Analytics says 40% of Canadians between the ages of 17 and 24 now mainly watch TV online, compared [...]
On Friday, Sandvine (TSX:SVC) announced that, on March 15th, it would delist its shares from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. The decision, said management, was “based on several factors, including low trading volumes on AIM and the cost and management resources involved in maintaining the AIM listing.” The news comes [...]
Over the past several weeks, we have spent a lot of time looking back. 2012 was quietly the turnaround year we had hoped for in Canadian tech, the sector ended the year tops on the TSX. Of course the story of 2012, at least for the first half of the year, was the continuation of [...]
Is it the weather? The Canadian Internet Registration Authority has released its 2013 Factbook, which reveals that Canadians are the world’s top users of the Internet. The average Canadian, says the report, spends 45 hours a month online, nearly double the global average. The report, which is meant to promote .ca addresses, says it took [...]
The TMX Group (TSX:X) today announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange were first in the world for new listings amongst all global exchanges last year. This was the fourth consecutive year the TMX topped the list, which is compiled by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). The TMX welcomed 293 [...]
