These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and
systemic risks and other risks discussed
in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory
change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental
policy and climate
change,
changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions
in the geographic regions
in which we operate, the effects of
changes in government fiscal, monetary and other
policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.
«While individuals can take actions
in their everyday lives to protect themselves from toxins, significant, long - lasting
change only will result from a
systemic approach that includes proactive
government policies.»