Rate increases will be needed to tame surging inflation
Although financial services companies did well in the first quarter of 2006 over the same period a year earlier, they are facing some hurdles in the form of climbing interest rates, recent declines in equity markets and competitive pressures in property and casualty insurance.Bank loan-loss provisions remain low but could climb as higher rates bite. […]
But couple may be underestimating the cost of two homes and an active lifestyle
But next budget will presumably reveal more about how the new government is expected to proceed
More advisors need training in derivatives in order to meet the needs of an aging population, Montreal Exchange president argues
Can the canadian economy continue to grow if the loonie goes to par with the U.S. dollar?Montreal-based National Bank Financial Ltd. thinks so. It’s forecasting an even-steven exchange rate by the fall of 2007. But it does not think that will throw Canada into recession. Canadian growth will be a sluggish 2.4% in 2007, but […]
Some companies prefer rookies, while others want seasoned advisors
Keeping our borders open, reducing regulatory red tape and barriers to interprovincial trade and investing in education and research and development are key
Program spending up 5% in fiscal 2007
The first budget of Stephen Harper’s minority Conservative government features numerous visible tax breaks for individuals, both new and accelerated tax cuts for businesses and more money for the provinces.The result is a fiscal picture very like that of recent Liberal budgets. Projections show only small surpluses once contingency reserves — which are renamed “debt […]