Investor Economics Insight April 2017

The investment fund sales engine began the year firing on all cylinders, aided as it was by an unrelenting bull market and persistently low interest rates. However, while a positive RRSP season on the sales front usually portends an equally encouraging rest of the year, the current states of global markets and political circumstances are sources of uncertainty about the future trends in demand for fund products. The April issue of Insight provides an in-depth look at investment fund sales during the first quarter, putting the current year in historical perspective and examining the factors driving sales activity. The Trendlines article examines the growth of deposits at the beginning of 2017 relative to the experience of the past few years.