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Here are the top reads on deals and financial services over the last 24 hours,

Real estate trust: Just two weeks after entering the Canadian market for exchange-traded funds, leading portfolio manager Dennis Mitchell is adding to his new investment firm’s lineup with the introduction of a real estate trust for retail investors. Story (Clare O’Hara, for subscribers)

ScaleUP Ventures general partner Kent Thexton leaves to lead Sierra Wireless: Sierra Wireless Inc. chairman Kent Thexton will become the Vancouver firm’s full-time CEO, taking the helm of a global supplier of technology for the burgeoning internet-of-things market at a pivotal time for the 25-year-old company. It’s a move with broader repercussions for Canada’s teeming tech sector. Story (Sean Silcoff, for subscribers)

CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank facing fallout from debt restructuring in Barbados: A trio of Canadian banks is facing the fallout from a debt restructuring in Barbados that will slash the value of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of government paper they collectively own. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Nova Scotia are the largest lenders in the Caribbean, and each has direct exposure to Barbados. Story (Tim Kiladze and James Bradshaw, for subscribers)

Second mortgage brokerage firm tied to real estate developer Fortress Real Developments shuts down: A second mortgage brokerage firm that raised money to finance projects for Fortress Real Developments Inc. has closed its doors, marking another setback for the troubled real estate developer. FDS Broker Services Inc. filed for bankruptcy effective Sept. 17, according to licensing information filed with the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the province’s mortgage industry regulator. Story (Janet McFarland, for subscribers)

Recent oil-industry takeover bids are not a sign of renewed investor enthusiasm: An uptick in oil-patch takeover bidding has so far failed to unleash a rush of investors elbowing each other out of the way to get back into the sector. A recent series of bids, both friendly and hostile, should be drumming up all kinds of excitement as investors wager on which companies may pushed into play next. Story (Jeffrey Jones, for subscribers)

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Cryptocurriencies: Fidelity Investments has launched a new company for its institutional clients that will trade and store digital assets such as bitcoin, the asset manager said on Monday. Story

Earnings: Bank of America Corp’s loan growth lagged rivals and fees from advising on deals and underwriting bonds fell in the third quarter, sending its share price 1.7 lower even as profit beat expectations. Story (for subscribers)

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Cannabis sector: Canopy Growth Corp. has signed a deal to buy Ebbu Inc., a Colorado-based hemp researcher, in a stock-and-cash deal worth more than $425-million. Under the agreement, Canopy will pay $25-million in cash and issue 6,221,210 shares to Ebbu. Story

Oil sector: Spain’s Cepsa postponed what would have been the largest oil company listing in a decade on Monday, the latest IPO to succumb to a global sell-off in equity markets. Story

Activist investor: Activist investor Carl Icahn reported an increased 8.3 per cent stake in Dell tracking stock on Monday, as he looks to block a proposed plan by the computer maker to return to the public market without an IPO. Story (for subscribers)

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