The large pool of long - term
Canadian dollar investment capital will still be managed by those with experience and expertise in the Canadian dollar debt markets.
Even though these investments are denominated in U.S. dollars, they're technically
Canadian dollar investments.
Not exact matches
Investors who were underweight on the
Canadian market because of negative outlooks on the
Canadian dollar, oil and other commodities are returning, says Lesley Marks, senior vice-president and chief
investment officer, Fundamental
Canadian Equities, at BMO Asset Management.
The
Canadian economy as a whole would see 100 billion fewer
dollars coming in, and resource - based provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan would see a rapid pullback in
investment and a spike in unemployment.
Look for more money to be given to the Canada Revenue Agency to fight offshore tax evasion, an
investment that has so far helped the CRA reap millions in extra tax
dollars while at the same time achieving the aim of discouraging tax evasion by
Canadians.
Wekerle, probably best known to
Canadians for his role on Dragons» Den, raised $ 185 million to launch Difference Capital to capitalize on a shift of
investment dollars from the resource industry to the country's burgeoning tech sector.
With presentations from five private companies and five public companies in the technology sector, this event attracts
Canadian and U.S. investors with the goal of raising institutional and VC
investment dollars, and enhancing the capital ecosystem for technology companies in Canada.
Of course, rock - bottom rates and a strong
Canadian dollar, he added, are the opposite of what the
Canadian economy needs right now in order to kick its current addiction to household debt and condos and switch to a more sustainable growth model fuelled by exports and business
investment.
If you're talking about a new project with no significant
investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold in the long term is a tough call — a 50 - year oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 % rate of return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower
Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.
The underlying factors driving the strength of the loonie have implications on how the BoC responds; the BoC is more forgiving if a stronger
dollar is driven by fundamentals (i.e. greater foreign demand for
Canadian goods / services) rather than
investment flows.
I also think owning anything too
Canadian - centric represents a risk for
Canadians who want to retire and spend money in another currency, so I do have
investments in U.S.
dollars, euros and
Canadian dollars.
SAINT ANDREWS, N.B. — Even with the
Canadian dollar and energy prices at rock - bottom levels, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remains convinced that his long - promised, big - budget infrastructure
investment will be the answer to all short - and long - term ills.
If you're talking about a new project with no significant
investment already deployed, building a new mine if you expect today's prices to hold in the long term is a tough call — a 50 year oil sands project is a lot of risk for less than a 10 per cent rate of return — but even there, you can see the impact of the lower
Canadian dollar and the hedge provided by a royalty regime which lowers rates when prices are low.
U.S.
investment in
Canadian technology startups reached 1.06 billion
Canadian dollars (US$ 842 million) last year, more than triple what was spent in 2010, according to Thomson Reuters.
Reflecting the sour mood over
Canadian investment opportunities, the loonie is one of the worst - performing major currencies versus the US
dollar over the past year.
For firms based in Canada, there are clearly two sides to the lower loonie, as the Bank referenced in its recent Business Outlook Survey: The lower
Canadian dollar is having an impact on firms»
investment intentions.
While market demand should improve as the U.S. economy continues to strengthen, the remaining factors — government policies, a shortage of qualified staff, and the depreciation of the
Canadian dollar — will likely continue to hold back
investment.
OTTAWA — A five - year $ 50 - billion public infrastructure spending initiative would generate a return on
investment to
Canadians over the long term as high as $ 3.83 per
dollar spent, trigger significant private sector
investment and stimulate wage increases, according to a new study by an independent economic modelling firm.
The low
Canadian dollar has meant more than American businesses purchasing an increased quantity of goods, it's been leading to
investment, the most well - known of which being the automotive industry
investments.
In that case it would be worthwhile making sure a lot of your
investments are in
Canadian dollars as well — perhaps by concentrating on
Canadian bonds.
BOSTON, April 27, 2018 / PRNewswire / — FinMason, a rapidly growing FinTech company, today announced that they are rolling out a
Canadian Dollar version of their acclaimed
investment analytics as a service platform.
Securing more
Canadian investment dollars has been a top economic development strategy of both Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
With a $ 40 million (
Canadian dollars)
investment from GE and the government of Ontario, CCRM and GE are building a center for advanced therapeutic cell technologies.
For instance, the RBC Target 2020 Corporate Bond ETF will replicate the performance of a portfolio of
Canadian dollar - denominated
investment grade corporate bonds that effectively mature in 2020.
The Mutual Fund Market in Canada is worth near 700 billion
dollars in
Canadian hard earned
investment dollars up for grabs.
Buying VTI also exposes you to the fat foreign exchange fees charged by brokers when you use your
Canadian dollars to buy or sell
investments priced in U.S.
dollars.
So if you have a certain allocation to U.S. stocks in your portfolio and you sell a U.S. stock, I'd be inclined to settle in U.S.
dollars and likely repurchase new
investments in U.S.
dollars unless your rebalancing targets suggest you should be buying
Canadian dollars and securities.
The GIC Bonus Rate Offer is available for 1 - year Non-Redeemable and 1 - year Redeemable Guaranteed
Investment Certificates that are issued in respect of deposits made in
Canadian dollars for an amount between $ 1,000 CAD and $ 500,000 CAD; not held in any registered plan, such as Registered Retirement Savings Plan, RRIF or Tax Free Savings Account, and issued to one or more individuals who qualify for the HSBC RBWM Newcomers Program under s. 2 within 6 months of the opening of any sole or joint Eligible Account held or closed by such persons.
When one invests outside of Canada, no matter how diversified they think they are all non-
Canadian investments are exposed to a single risk factor — an appreciating
Canadian dollar.
Funds assigned to the
Canadian Money Market category must be designated as Money Market funds in accordance with National Instrument 81 - 102 and maintain a minimum weighting of 95 % in
Canadian dollar - denominated
investments.
If you want to pick your own non-core high - yield North American corporate bond fund, TD offers the TD High Yield Bond Fund, which focuses mainly on BB and B rated issues at the higher quality end of below -
investment grade and mostly hedges its U.S. currency exposure back to the
Canadian dollar.
And as a
Canadian, she likely measures her
investment returns in
Canadian dollars.
Researchers at the U.S.
investment firm expect the
Canadian dollar to hit 88 cents USD in 2014 as our trade deficit grows, according to media reports.
During any period when the
Canadian dollar rises in value (whether against the U.S.
dollar or some other foreign currency), using ETFs with currency hedging will lead to higher returns in your foreign equity
investments.
Prior to 2013, the rules provided that the cumulative cost (generally, the original purchase price) in
Canadian dollars of all specified foreign
investments had to be reported on the form, segregated by type, such as foreign shares or indebtedness, along with the total income reported from the
investments and the foreign source where the
investments were located.
The risk associated with an
investment in a foreign security or any
investment that pays in a denomination other than
Canadian dollars, the investor is subject to the risk that the foreign currency may depreciate in value.
For the practical and
investment policy reasons of liquidity and implementation, we think it is likely that pension plans and their
investment managers will invest in the
Canadian dollar issues of foreign issuers.
* The segregated funds invest substantially all their assets in
Canadian dollar hedged Class Z shares of the Standard Life
Investments Global SICAV Global Absolute Return Strategies Fund (the «GARS Fund»).
Brokers are graded here on their webpage for trading stocks, bonds and funds; on the range of
investment products clients can buy online; and the availability of registered accounts that can hold U.S.
dollars (many brokers force a conversion into
Canadian dollars when clients sell U.S. stocks or receive dividends from such stocks).
If the
Canadian dollar strengthens,
investment returns for
Canadian investors who own foreign equities will fall, which might make the investors wish they had hedged their currency exposure.
The dominant position of
Canadian investment banks in the
Canadian debt markets will be eroded by increased
investment by
Canadians in the bonds of foreign issuers and increased issuance by foreign entities in the
Canadian dollar debt markets.
The answer is that
Canadian fixed income investors will have a substantial pool of
investment capital seeking foreign issuers in
Canadian dollars.
For example, if the underlying
investments of the ETF are bought in U.S.
dollars (i.e., U.S. companies listed on a U.S. stock exchange), the appreciation or depreciation of the U.S.
dollar against the
Canadian dollar has the potential to either add or detract from the
investment return.
Global
investment dealers will propose
Canadian dollar issues to clients when it is tactically cheap funding for them.
Compare this to the annualized returns of the Toronto Stock Exchange (8.97 %) or the S&P 500 (10.84 % in
Canadian dollars), though
investment fees or a less than 100 % stock allocation no doubt mute these returns.
When the
Canadian dollar appreciates, your return on foreign
investments generally depreciates, and vice versa.
The lineup includes TD
Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF, which tracks an index that measures the
investment return of
Canadian dollar - denominated,
investment - grade, publicly issued debt.
You could also convert the money into U.S.
dollars and use some or all of it to buy U.S. -
dollar denominated
investments that represent
Canadian dollar - denominated assets, Margaret.
Look for more money to be given to the Canada Revenue Agency to fight offshore tax evasion, an
investment that has so far helped the CRA reap millions in extra tax
dollars while at the same time achieving the aim of discouraging tax evasion by
Canadians.
The CPP
Investment Board sees «no compelling reason to hedge equity - related currency exposure,» largely because «hedging would unduly tie Fund returns to the price of oil and other commodities as they drive the foreign exchange value of the
Canadian dollar.»