Rating activity skewed to downside in early 2025, but outlook is more balanced
Curbs on foreign workers will hurt in short run, but represent a return to pre-pandemic levels
Full implementation of post-crisis reforms in peril amid competitive concerns
Advocate's shutdown would ease legal and compliance costs, DBRS says
Transition risks ease in short-term, but longer term threats loom
Economic fallout would weigh on banks' credit quality, driving loan losses
Solid results in 2024 expected to improve further, despite downside risks
Competition may get a boost, but Big Six will remain dominant
Exercise will examine turmoil driven by geopolitics, trade uncertainty
Investment banking pipeline looks healthy, trading activity should benefit too