Gloomy economic reports and concerns that the global economy could be taking a turn for the worse kept reporters busy last week. Still, there was room for several Equicom clients in some of Canada’s top tier publications.

IA Clarington garnered its fair share of media attention last week when it announced the hiring of award-winning portfolio manager Dan Bastasic.  Shirley Won of the Globe and Mail covered the high-profile move as did Advisor.ca and Pensions and Investments.

Also in the limelight from Clarington was Larry Sarbit of I.A. Clarington’s Sarbit U.S. Equity Fund. He appeared on CBC: The Lang & O’Leary Exchange (at 43:20) to talk about why he’s so keen on certain U.S. equities right now. He was also profiled in the National Post’s Buy and Sell column.

A deadly outbreak of e. coli in Europe that has sickened more 2,300 people and killed 22 there had reporters covering all angles of the story, including potential cures. Thallion CEO Allan Mandelyz appeared on both BNN and Bloomberg Television to talk about how Thallion’s Shigamabs product, currently in development, stops e. coli from preventing the onset of sometimes lethal complications.

Lastly, Karnalyte CEO Robin Phinney sat down with Mining Weekly reporter Matthew Hill to talk about production plans at its Wynward Project in Saskatchewan.