Household assets top $20 trillion, as financial assets climb
Bank repeatedly shared wrong information with credit reporting agencies, CFPB alleged
Both investment and speculative grade companies saw cash ratios drop
Households that face looming stress aren't the ones with extra savings, CIBC cautions
Credit card performance picks up, yet strains remain
Equities retirements outpace issuance for 10th straight quarter
Canadian investors jumped into U.S. stocks, while foreign investors dumped domestic equities
Refinancing activity drove new issue spike, even as defaults rise
Asset quality, capital expected to remain strong
Effects likely to be focused on weaker, low-rated issuers