Investor Economics Insight September 2020

As the world continues to adapt to the realities of a pandemic outbreak while a second wave of COVID-19 hits Canada and other global markets, asset managers, advisors and investors try to navigate the uncertainty and volatility in capital markets.

The research feature in the September issue of Insight looks at how the crisis evolved from an asset allocation and product demand point of view, with an emphasis on the investment funds and retail deposit businesses; key trends in distribution channels are also discussed. The Trendlines article at the end of the report dives into the shifting preferences for ETF mandates in the full-service (FSB) and online-discount brokerages (ODBs) in the second quarter of 2020.