In the present finance landscape, staying ahead of the game requires more than just traditional market surveillance and analysis methods. With technological advancements, a new player has emerged on the scene – the Legal Entity Identifier. This unique identifier is not just another acronym in the financial realm; it holds the key to unlocking unprecedented insights and enhancing regulatory oversight. This article dives into how leveraging LEI can revolutionize market surveillance and analysis, shaping the future of finance. The Importance of This Identifier in Modern Finance The Legal Entity I ..read more

The City of Montreal announced this week that an eighth sponge park will be built in the city — the largest one yet, covering 4,300 m² of space, the size of approximately 10 basketball courts. The absorption capacity of this green space at the corner of Joseph and Dupuis streets in Verdun, which also feature play and leisure areas, will be one million litres. Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante explained the functionality of the sponge parks. “The City of Montreal wants to reduce the risk of flooding in homes in the area in the event of heavy downpours. “When there are torrential rains, a sponge par ..read more

Justice, Hyperdrama (Ed Banger/Because/Universal) After making an instant-classic debut in 2007 with Cross, Justice have spent years struggling to build on that momentum. Follow-ups Audio, Video, Disco and Woman both failed to show more than just occasional flashes of brilliance. Luckily, the French duo’s new effort is easily their most consistently enjoyable project since Cross. Part of that is down to their tasteful usage of guests: Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Thundercat, Miguel and Dutch singer Rimon all add their own touch to Justice’s energizing, bass-slappy musical universe. The fact tha ..read more

Emptiness, the psychological horror film directed by Onur Karaman, aims for dread. It’s a low-budget horror that the filmmaker has imagined as a kind of “visual puzzle.” It’s often narratively confounding but emotionally potent in its approach to the subjective and horrifying reality that Suzanne (Stéphanie Breton) finds herself in: her husband has disappeared and she’s stuck in an old house with Linda (Julie Trépanier) and Nicole (Anana Rydvald). Her days are confusing and increasingly horrifying, as the two other women won’t leave her alone. A presence seems to be preventing her from searchi ..read more

Justice, Hyperdrama (Ed Banger/Because) After making an instant-classic debut in 2007 with Cross, Justice have spent years struggling to build on that momentum. Follow-ups Audio, Video, Disco and Woman both failed to show more than just occasional flashes of brilliance. Luckily, the French duo’s new effort is easily their most consistently enjoyable project since Cross. Part of that is down to their tasteful usage of guests: Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Thundercat, Miguel and Dutch singer Rimon all add their own touch to Justice’s energizing, bass-slappy musical universe. The fact that Justice ..read more

This city is never short of cool events. Here’s what to do this weekend in Montreal. What to do this weekend in Montreal Friday, April 26 Annie-Claude Deschênes album launch at PHI Centre View this post on Instagram A post shared by ?????-?????? ??????̂??? (@duchesssays) The Harlem Globetrotters at the Bell Centre & at Place Bell on April 27 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Harlem Globetrotters (@harlemglobetrotters) Bright Lights Bright Lights and Mint Simon plays Théâtre Fairmount View this post on Instagram A post shared by ??????? (@caveboymusic) Saturday ..read more

Some artists never stop challenging themselves with each new release. Annie-Claude Deschênes has done it this time by combining her love of music and gastronomy into a uniquely thrilling body of work. After years of becoming a force to be reckoned with on wax and especially during live shows with her bands Duchess Says and PyPy (pronounced “pie pie”), Deschênes has delivered her debut solo LP, Les manières de table (“table manners” en français). Released digitally on April 5 via Bonsound and Italians Do It Better, with physical editions to follow this Friday (accompanied by a launch show at PH ..read more

A new study by the Angus Reid Institute has assessed Canadians’ perceptions of measures announced in the 2024 Federal Budget. When asked specifically about the government’s change to the capital gains tax, which increases the taxable income component from 50% to 67%, a plurality of Canadians support the change, agreeing that “wealthy Canadians do not pay their fair share of taxes.” 1 in Canadians (34%) instead think the new capital gains tax is a bad idea, because “taxing capital gains hurts economic growth.” “To keep the budget deficit to the $40-billion projected in the fall economic stateme ..read more

Streaming guide JustWatch has revealed the top 10 TV shows streaming right now. Topping the charts in Canada, the U.S. and globally for the second week in a row is post-apocalyptic drama series Fallout starring Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan and Walton Goggins, among others, which is streaming on Prime Video. “Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, a peaceful denizen from a cozy fallout shelter is forced to return to the ..read more

As voted by our readers in the Best of MTL readers poll, these are the best Chinese restaurants in Montreal. For more results from the Best of MTL, please click here. Best Chinese Restaurants in Montreal 1. Dobe & Andy View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tastet Guide (@tastet.ca) 1071 St-Urbain2. Mon Nan View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mon Nan 萬年樓 (@restaurantmonnan) 43 de la Gauchetière E.3. Aunt Dai View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cuisine AuntDai (戴阿姨) (@auntdai) 1448 St-Mathieu4. Maison VIP View this post on Instagram A post s ..read more