The budget plan document includes a number of proposals that will impact
the Canadian financial sector.
It will eventually raise financing costs for Canadian issuers and will likely reduce the profitability of
the Canadian financial sector.
«The CRA continues to work very closely with the financial institutions to ensure that CRA information related to TFSA is well understood and known by
the Canadian financial sector.»
«Just as financial institutions in California were at the forefront of the development of oenological financial products,» he writes, «so should
the Canadian financial sector develop specialty products designed for the country's energy and natural resources industries.»
People aren't as worried about a Canadian housing crash as they used to be, and
the Canadian financial sector — our other big industry — continues to be a well - run oligopoly.
Not exact matches
It's good to have a powerful
financial sector in Canada to deal with foreign competition but
Canadians need protection from excessive use of market power.
No major
Canadian institutions toppled, but
sector stocks were hammered as national governments collectively spent trillions to save the
financial system from itself.
Bottom line: My recommendation for
Canadian issues is to concentrate in the banks and other
financials, utilities and telecoms at the expense of other
sectors such as consumer staples and consumer discretionary stocks.
His comments come after the IMF in October said that Canada's high debt levels, and higher - than - average pressure on
Canadian households» ability to pay down that debt in the private non-
financial sector, leaves its economy more sensitive to tighter
financial conditions and weaker economic activity.
Resources may drive the
Canadian economy, but when it comes to profit in dollars, the winners are predominantly from the
financial sector.
Doing that would help grow smaller industries and, as a result, diversify the market beyond
sectors like
financial services and resources, which dominate the
Canadian stock landscape.
An analysis of the
Canadian online banking
sector in Q1 2011 showed that there were 13.3 million online banking customers across the top
Canadian financial institutions who manage checking or savings accounts online.
A monthly survey, conducted in association with Markit, a leading global
financial information services company, and the Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA), the RBC PMI offers a comprehensive and early indicator of trends in the
Canadian manufacturing
sector.
The annual economic output of the
financial sector in these jurisdictions represents represents two - thirds of the
Canadian total.
Canadian businesses, especially in the
financial services
sector, are having to revise deferred tax assets now worth less under a reduced U.S. corporate tax rate
It's amazing how resilient the
Canadian banking
sector remains with nothing but negative
financial news surrounding them which is why I continue to nibble on the
sector.
We should be enhancing the ability of
Canadian companies - including our
financial sector - to compete effectively in the global marketplace.
However, an assessment of the vulnerability of the
Canadian financial system should, among other factors, account for the ability of
Canadian financial institutions to withstand losses from the household
sector.
The Bank of Canada will continue to focus on what it does best: supporting the economic and
financial well - being of Canada by achieving low, stable and predictable inflation; by keeping core
financial market infrastructure safe; and by giving sound advice on
financial sector policies so that vulnerabilities do not get in the way of sustainable, productive growth for all
Canadians.
There is also an opportunity to connect
Canadian businesses with new and like - minded partners in APEC economies such as Vietnam, where
Canadian companies will find opportunities in
sectors such as agri - food, education and training, information and communication technologies (ICT), clean tech and
financial technology, as well as other services.
As a profitable Crown corporation that operates on commercial principles, EDC works together with private - and public -
sector financial institutions to create greater capacity for
Canadian companies to engage in trade and investment.
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Canadians jump - start their careers Toronto region's
financial services employers are increasing their investment in young Canadians through a ground - breaking, sector - wide initiative to create 10,000 new work - integrated learning opportunities for post-secondary students by the end o
financial services employers are increasing their investment in young
Canadians through a ground - breaking,
sector - wide initiative to create 10,000 new work - integrated learning opportunities for post-secondary students by the end of 2020...
Toronto region's
financial services employers are increasing their investment in young
Canadians through a ground - breaking,
sector - wide initiative to create 10,000 new work - integrated learning opportunities for post-secondary students by the end of 2020...
While we currently favour global exposure to the technology
sector and selected opportunities within healthcare, we're also positive on
financials — another giant within the
Canadian market cap that we believe registers as fairly valued with the potential for decent earnings growth amid a synchronized and sustained global economic expansion.
Using detailed data from two large
Canadian mutual fund dealers (accounting for about 5 % of their
sector) for 3,276
Canadian financial advisors and their 488,263 clients, and returns and fees for 3,023 associated mutual funds, during January 1999 through December 2013, they find that:
The modest outperformance in growth in the
Canadian economy is arguably reflective of the relative damage that the
financial crisis brought to the US housing and
financial sectors, and also is reflected in the higher current level of policy rates in Canada (the
Canadian overnight lending rate is currently 1 per cent, compared to the US Fed Funds target rate of 0 to 0.25 % per cent).
Similarly, National Bank
Financial analysts published a report this week that suggested there were reasons to be optimistic about a handful of oil and gas producers even though «regulatory and fiscal headwinds continue to challenge the
Canadian sector, creating a difficult investment environment.»
RBC is the only
Canadian financial institution with a national team of industry specialists serving clients in the manufacturing, wholesaling, and logistics
sectors, helping to meet the challenges of an increasingly global and competitive business environment.
This is particularly relevant for
Canadian investors, where the domestic market that is heavily concentrated in just three
sectors:
financials, energy and materials.
As a profitable Crown corporation that operates on commercial principles, EDC works together with private and public -
sector financial institutions to create greater capacity for
Canadian companies to engage in trade and investment.
Any plans on adding to your
financial sector holdings in 2016, more specifically the
Canadian banks?
The
Canadian stock markets are overwhelmingly concentrated in the
financial sector.
If you buy a cap - weighted
Canadian equity index fund, you're investing 30 % of your money in the
financial sector and just 3 % in consumer staples.
On a
sector basis, we see value in the consistently growing and high dividends from
Canadian financials.
The top
Canadian finance stocks have sound prospects, but if you invest in this and several other blue chip ETFs, be sure to adjust the rest of your portfolio so it won't be overly concentrated in the
financial sector.
Beyond this, you must also consider their
sector representation (some of the
Canadian equity ETFs, for instance, have large
financial sector exposure) as well as whether a CAD currency hedge (aimed at removing their foreign currency risk) is something for you or not.
While we currently favour global exposure to the technology
sector and selected opportunities within healthcare, we're also positive on
financials — another giant within the
Canadian market cap that we believe registers as fairly valued with the potential for decent earnings growth amid a synchronized and sustained global economic expansion.
In Canada the
Canadian mutual fund industry was the fastest growing segment of the
financial services
sector since the 1990s and continues evolving to lead the
financial services industry today.
Much of the
Canadian stock market is based in three key
sectors — energy, mining and
financials.
Under Tamara's direction, Vancity achieved the highest profits in the organization's 70 - year history and became the first
Canadian financial institution (FI) invited to the Global Alliance for Banking on Values; the first carbon - neutral FI in North America; the largest
Canadian private -
sector living wage employer, and one of the first to create an alternative product to high - interest payday loans.
Any plans on adding to your
financial sector holdings in 2016, more specifically the
Canadian banks?
The top
Canadian finance stocks have sound prospects, but if you invest in this ETF, be sure to adjust the rest of your portfolio so it won't be overly concentrated in the
financial sector.
As a reflection of the
Canadian market, the
financials sector holds 63 % weight in the index.
Since most
Canadians invested in the
Canadian markets already will have a large allocation to the
financial sector, using this ETF provides some diversification as compared to using iShares» low volatility ETF for the
Canadian market.
Horizons HEF will invest primarily in a portfolio of equity and equity related securities of
Canadian companies that are primarily exposed to
Canadian banking, finance and
financial services
sectors and that, as at the Constituent Reset Date, are amongst the largest and most liquid issuers listed on the TSX in their
sector.
«If you pursue foreign stocks, you'll start to see more health - care and consumer discretionary options and this will help balance out that disproportionate exposure
Canadian investors have to the
financial and resource
sector.»
It offers products that track the broad
Canadian, U.S. and international stock markets, plus other ETFs that go by
sector (real estate,
financials), style (growth, value), and company size.
One final point in favor of
Canadian stocks is that our
financial sector remains sound.
Using detailed data from two large
Canadian mutual fund dealers (accounting for about 5 % of their
sector) for 3,276
Canadian financial advisors and their 488,263 clients, and returns and fees for 3,023 associated mutual funds, during January 1999 through December 2013, they find that:
So investors using broad - based
Canadian ETFs may need to watch how much exposure they have to
financials and resource
sectors, but they needn't worry about overexposure to tech stocks.