The Globe and Mail, Tim Kiladze, 10 April 2019

When Steve Eisman warns about a downturn, investors listen – so his recent bet against Canadian banks is getting a lot of attention.
Famous for his prescient call against the United States housing market before the 2008 global financial crisis, one of the fantastically profitable wagers profiled in The Big Short, Mr. Eisman, a fund manager, is now

 

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The Globe and Mail, David Berman, 1 February 2019

Canadian bank stocks have rebounded over the past six weeks after touching their lowest valuations since the financial crisis. But an enduring recovery rests on profit and revenue growth over the year ahead, and the outlook here is murky at best.

For sure, the stocks are enjoying some momentum right now. The Big Six have risen 11.4 per cent

The Globe and Mail, James Bradshaw, 9 January 2019

The chief executives of Canada’s largest banks are shrugging off tougher capital requirements introduced by the banking regulator, saying the change will have no impact on plans for acquisitions, dividend hikes or share buybacks.

Last June, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) revealed for the first time that the

The Globe and Mail, Tim Kiladze, 29 November 2018

Toronto-Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce can thank a hot U.S. economy for higher profits. But the banks’ sizable American operations aren’t expected to deliver as much growth in 2019 because of rising competition.

TD and CIBC, which both released year-end earnings on Thursday, have a lot of exposure to the United States

The Globe and Mail, Tim Kiladze, 12 September 2018

After a stunning run of acquisitions, Bank of Nova Scotia is feeling the heat. Shares of Canada’s third-largest lender are suffering relative to rival Big Six banks, and the pressure is on management to prove its recent spate of deals was worth it.

In the past 10 months, Scotiabank has spent nearly $7-billion on acquisitions, including $

The Globe and Mail, Tim Kiladze, 9 September 2018

The extended bull market and booming economy is the stuff investors used to dream of. But for some, it’s just not enough.

Coming off a quarter in which they collectively earned an eye-watering $11.6-billion, Canada’s largest banks participated in a Bay Street conference last week where the main focus was, of all things, cost control.

It has

The Globe and Mail, James Bradshaw, 30 August 2018

At TD, earnings from Canadian retail banking rose 7 per cent in the third quarter, to $1.85-billion. But profit from its extensive U.S. footprint rose 27 per cent, to $1.14-billion.

Toronto-Dominion Bank reported a 12-per-cent bump in third-quarter profit to cap off another smooth earnings season for Canada’s big banks, as higher international

The Globe and Mail, David Berman, 19 August 2018

Concerns about the Canadian housing market have been weighing on bank stocks this year, and it’s likely that these concerns will be a focal point for investors as the big banks roll out their fiscal third-quarter results starting this week.

Royal Bank of Canada will kick things off on Wednesday morning, followed by Canadian Imperial Bank of

The Globe and Mail, Christina Pellegrini and Niall McGee, 24 September 2017

When word got out in July that Hydro One Ltd. had retained Moelis & Co. to advise on its $4.4-billion deal for Spokane, Wash.-based utility Avista Corp., the reaction from many on Bay Street was: Hydro One hired who?

The transaction showed just how fierce the competition is for this kind of work and how Canadian

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The Globe and Mail, James Bradshaw, 31 August 2017

Toronto-Dominion Bank put an exclamation point on a strong third quarter for Canadian banks with a 17-per-cent leap in profit fuelled by strong results in Canada and the United States.

All six of Canada’s biggest banks surpassed analysts’ expectations for the quarter that ended July 31, riding a surging domestic economy to better results.

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Agency cites home prices, high household debt