Outlook 2019 – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:42:48 +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 Outlook 2019 – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Recession fears, market highs are cause for caution https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/recession-fears-market-highs-are-cause-for-caution/ Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:04:52 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=384469 Reports from PwC, Manulife and Purpose address the uncertainty

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]]> Uncertainty reigns https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/news-newspaper/uncertainty-reigns/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:18:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=373116 Escalation of the U.S./China trade war is the biggest risk

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]]> Headwinds approaching https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/headwinds-approaching/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:12:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=373128 The financial services industry faces many challenges this year, including slowing growth, rising interest rates and changes to the regulatory framework

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]]> A disruptive force https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/a-disruptive-force/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:11:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=373111 The Ontario government, elected last June, has a policy of deregulation in general, but also is willing to interfere with policy-making directly

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]]> Gradual shifts in the fund industry https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/gradual-shifts-in-the-fund-industry/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:10:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=373118 As ETFs' explosive growth in AUM continues, expect more actively managed ETFs and lower fees. While mutual funds' massive AUM dominates - for now - both types of investments have a place in client portfolios

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]]> Consolidation on the horizon https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/consolidation-on-the-horizon/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:09:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=373129 Squeezed by rising operations costs, heavier compliance burdens, shifting client expectations and tougher competition, independent asset-management firms increasingly are open to fielding attractive offers of sale or merger

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]]> Interest rates point to bleak outlook https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/interest-rates-point-to-bleak-outlook/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:08:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=373123 A flat yield curve — or, worse, an inverted one — will make business for banks, life insurance companies and utilities more difficult. Either curvature also is a sign of poor business conditions ahead

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]]> Don’t expect major tax reform https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/dont-expect-major-tax-reform/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:07:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=373114 Tax specialists anticipate narrowly targeted changes, as opposed to broad-based tax cuts, in the upcoming federal budget as the Liberals prepare for an election

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]]> Will clients embrace alternatives? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/will-clients-embrace-alternatives/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:06:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=373130 New class of mutual funds gives investors access to defensive strategies such as short selling, leveraging and use of derivatives

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]]> Financial planning’s persistent rise https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/building-your-business-newspaper/financial-plannings-persistent-rise/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 05:05:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=373115 As retiring baby boomers need help with their increasingly complex finances, planning becomes more critical

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