Viewpoints by Patrick Blais, CFA, FSA , at Manulife Investment Management
In his role, Patrick is responsible for Canadian core equity strategies. Previously, he was a member of the growth equity team. Prior to joining the firm, he was a portfolio manager and analyst at KBSH Capital Management, focusing on international equities and before that he was a global senior equity and corporate debt analyst at Sun Life Financial. Patrick holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.
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Bank on it: the state of Canadian financial institutions in the wake of bank failures abroad
The financial community was rocked by a string of bank failures in March. The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the United States could have been seen as isolated events, given their significant ties to the tech community that had seen a major downturn in recent months. But investors were rattled even further when Credit Suisse, one of the 30 global systemically important banks, was acquired by rival UBS to prevent the former’s collapse, followed weeks later by the collapse of First Republic Bank, which became the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. The banking community was put on notice, including in Canada, where banks play a huge role in our economy.
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Canadian equities: facts and future
The Canadian economy is changing, and the TSX needs to adapt. We examine which sectors will be helped or hindered by changing investor appetites, and what the TSX of the future may look like.
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Sustainable investing in the pandemic and beyond
Manulife Investment Management’s head of ESG, Canada, discusses ESG risk management in the wake of COVID-19 with our Canadian core equity portfolio manager and our global head of ESG.
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Navigating uncertainty: Assessing the three pillars of the Canadian equity market
The COVID-19 outbreak put an end to what was a strong start to 2020 for Canadian equities. Will the outlook for the asset class improve soon?
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