November  27, 2006 - Results from the fourth Report on Business C-Suite Survey, sponsored by Davies and KPMG, were announced today.  This quarterly survey of CEOs, CFOs and COOs reports on the views of executives from some of Canada's largest companies.

A report on the survey findings appears in the November 27, 2006 Report on Business.

Click here to view the Globe & Mail's online coverage of the survey findings.

Jay Swartz, from Davies' Toronto office, will appear on an ROB-TV special presentation at 8.30 p.m. this evening as part of an expert panel to discuss the findings.

The special will be available online tomorrow morning (Tuesday, November 28).

Click here to be directed to the ROB-TV website and view the panel discussion.

Click here for a full report on the survey findings.

 This fourth survey, focusing on income trusts, seeks the views of C-Suite executives on issues including:

• support for recently announced tax changes on income trusts
• support for the Federal Government's reasoning behind the Oct. 31 announced changes
• impact of government changes on existing trusts, potential conversions and the Canadian economy
• impact of this and other government decisions on voting intention

This survey also continues to track their views on:

• expectations for the Canadian and U.S. economies in the next 12 months
• impressions and confidence in Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
• Canadian productivity challenges and concerns

Through our support of this survey series, Davies hopes to provide a better understanding of the views of Canadian business leaders on a range of public policy, management and strategic issues.  The surveys are conducted by the Gandalf Group, led by David Herle.

Click here for archived results from the first survey in this series, seeking opinions on federal priorities.

Click here for archived results from the second survey in this series, seeking opinions on the federal budget and productivity.

Click here for archived results from the third survey in this series, seeking opinions on foreign ownership and the Canadian economy.

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