Conference Board of Canada – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:58:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Conference Board of Canada – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Subdued growth expected across Canada in 2024: Conference Board https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/subdued-growth-expected-across-canada-in-2024-conference-board/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:55:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482381 Newfoundland and Labrador pegged for GDP growth of 1.5%, the strongest in the country

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]]> Canadian housing market more stable than many believe: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-housing-market-more-stable-than-many-believe-report/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:12:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=441728 Monetary and tax policy could present risks to the housing market, however

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]]> A provincial outlook for Canada’s economic recovery https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/a-provincial-outlook-for-canadas-economic-recovery/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:24:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=406006 Financial sector employees working from home helped buoy Ontario and Quebec economies

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]]> Family enterprises account for half of private-sector GDP: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/family-enterprises-account-for-half-of-private-sector-gdp-report/ Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:03:33 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=386911 Research shows family businesses contributed 6.9 million jobs to Canada's economy in 2017

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]]> Canada’s fund industry fuels 1.7% of GDP, IFIC reports https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadas-fund-industry-fuels-1-7-of-gdp-ific-reports/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:37:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=385254 The fund industry employs as many people as the country's gas stations, report says

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]]> Conference Board of Canada lowers growth forecast for 2019 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/conference-board-of-canada-lowers-growth-forecast-for-2019/ Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:05:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=378817 But the research firm’s director of economics notes “reasons to be cautiously optimistic”

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]]> Success continues for Toronto’s financial sector https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/success-continues-for-torontos-financial-sector/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:00:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=359740 The concentration of financial services employment in Toronto ranks higher London and New York

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]]> Conference Board names new CEO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/people/conference-board-names-new-ceo/ Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:30:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=348101 Susan Black will succeed retiring Dan Muzyka

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]]> Slowdown in credit growth to impact Canadian banks’ prospects https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/slowdown-in-credit-growth-to-impact-canadian-banks-prospects/ Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:40:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/slowdown-in-credit-growth-to-impact-canadian-banks-prospects/ Banks will be focused on controlling costs in the year ahead to support their margins, new Conference Board report suggests

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]]> Canadian consumer confidence on the rise https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-consumer-confidence-on-the-rise/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:05:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/canadian-consumer-confidence-on-the-rise/ The Conference Board of Canada’s index of consumer confidence had the largest monthly increase in two years and sits at its highest level in more than seven years

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