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Looking more fit than most of the brokers plungers - his age - Bill Townsend, 65 retired this week as a key executive of the Toronto Stock Exchange, where he started as a youngster in the boom year of 1928
Looking more fit than most of the brokers plungers - his age - Bill Townsend, 65 retired this week as a key executive of the Toronto Stock Exchange, where he started as a youngster in the boom year of 1928

Looking more fit than most of the brokers plungers - his age - Bill Townsend, 65 retired this week as a key executive of the Toronto Stock Exchange, where he started as a youngster in the boom year of 1928

Date5/29/1975
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W. H. Thornburn, chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange board of governors, sees a small revival of confidence by Canadian investors, but much less than I had expected by this time. He forecasts continued sluggishness in trading until corporate earnings improve. Thornburn thinks there could be new speculation in oil and gas stocks when results of winter drilling become available. Cost-cutting and other controls have prepared brokers for any new storms, he says.
W. H. Thornburn, chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange board of governors, sees a small revival of confidence by Canadian investors, but much less than I had expected by this time. He forecasts continued sluggishness in trading until corporate earnings improve. Thornburn thinks there could be new speculation in oil and gas stocks when results of winter drilling become available. Cost-cutting and other controls have prepared brokers for any new storms, he says.
12/31/1970
Stock salesman Doug Neal is still catering to small investor at a time when many brokers find it more profitable to deal with institutions
Stock salesman Doug Neal is still catering to small investor at a time when many brokers find it more profitable to deal with institutions
6/27/1973
A reassuring calm is one of the tools of the trade for Ted Curtis, Ontario mortgage supervisor for IAC Ltd, Curtis is the new president of the Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, which has proposed a mechanism wherby mortgages could be bought and sold as securities in a manner similar to stock and bond trading. Payment to investors would be guaranteed under scheme, similar to one in U.S.
A reassuring calm is one of the tools of the trade for Ted Curtis, Ontario mortgage supervisor for IAC Ltd, Curtis is the new president of the Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, which has proposed a mechanism wherby mortgages could be bought and sold as securities in a manner similar to stock and bond trading. Payment to investors would be guaranteed under scheme, similar to one in U.S.
6/23/1977
Banker Willliam C. Duncan retired this week after 65 years in the banking industry. Duncan, 84, started working in a bank at Huntsville in 1906. For the past 20 years he's been manager of the Toronto Clearing House. He hopes to travel.
Banker Willliam C. Duncan retired this week after 65 years in the banking industry. Duncan, 84, started working in a bank at Huntsville in 1906. For the past 20 years he's been manager of the Toronto Clearing House. He hopes to travel.
3/30/1971
Back to B.C.: Harold Fargey, at 65, is retiring to British Columbia after more than 40 years with Cominco Ltd. where he became executive vice-president.
Back to B.C.: Harold Fargey, at 65, is retiring to British Columbia after more than 40 years with Cominco Ltd. where he became executive vice-president.
3/26/1984
Challenged: I started motorcycling 12 years ago when my son, Robert, 17 at the time, bought a motorcycle, says semi-retired real estate broker John Ryan, 74
Challenged: I started motorcycling 12 years ago when my son, Robert, 17 at the time, bought a motorcycle, says semi-retired real estate broker John Ryan, 74
11/7/1989
He rates: Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association president Ken Somers scored 11 out of 15 on our quiz.
He rates: Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association president Ken Somers scored 11 out of 15 on our quiz.
12/3/1980
Ron Malezis, president of CBN Financial Group, one of the city's largest mortgage brokers, suggests leasing with an option to buy is a safe way to find a home
Ron Malezis, president of CBN Financial Group, one of the city's largest mortgage brokers, suggests leasing with an option to buy is a safe way to find a home
2/6/1990
Power brokers
Power brokers
11/16/1982
Biggest tip: Brokers, including Dwight Potter, shown on the TSE trading floor, Tim Morton, left, Toby Condliffe and miriam Varadl, advise how to work best with your dealer
Biggest tip: Brokers, including Dwight Potter, shown on the TSE trading floor, Tim Morton, left, Toby Condliffe and miriam Varadl, advise how to work best with your dealer
11/30/1989
Help back: Gravel truck drivers are stopped by OPP officers yesterday as they try to break into the Legislature to protest everything from high diesel fuel taxes to a new law licensing brokers
Help back: Gravel truck drivers are stopped by OPP officers yesterday as they try to break into the Legislature to protest everything from high diesel fuel taxes to a new law licensing brokers
3/10/1992
Left, William M. Dunne, president of the Ontario Food Brokers Association and chairman of Gala '88, greets Las Vegas singer Glenn Smith, his wife Linda and son Jason, 9.
Left, William M. Dunne, president of the Ontario Food Brokers Association and chairman of Gala '88, greets Las Vegas singer Glenn Smith, his wife Linda and son Jason, 9.
1/30/1988