Proof point: Rental housing construction picks up in Canada but will it be enough?

Proof point: Rental housing construction picks up in Canada but will it be enough?

July 03, 2024 |Rachel Battaglia
There hasn’t been this much rental housing under construction in Canada in a generation—which is encouraging news given the acute supply shortages across the country. But even more construction will be needed as rental demand continues to rise rapidly...
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Gen AI: Is Canada ready?

June 20, 2024 |Pascal Dessureault

Gen AI holds the potential to get Canada’s economy growing again through accelerated innovation and productivity. The big question is whether Canadian businesses and public sector organizations will seize the moment.

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Bank of Canada set to make the first interest rate cut of easing cycle

June 04, 2024 |Nathan Janzen and Claire Fan
Evidence has continued to build that the current high level of interest rates is no longer needed. All ducks appear to be in a row for the Bank of Canada (BoC) to kick-start the policy easing cycle and lower the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 4...
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Three key ESG themes for 2024

Three key ESG themes for 2024

May 10, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

RBC Capital Markets' Sustainable Finance Group provides an overview of three key environmental, social and governance themes that it believes will shape the sustainable finance market in 2024.

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Nuclear energy sector getting the push it needs

Nuclear energy sector getting the push it needs

May 08, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

The nuclear industry is experiencing a rebirth amid the global energy transition, a time of economic and energy security uncertainty and a generational shift of preferences.

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Biodiversity: Investing in the world’s most important asset

Biodiversity: Investing in the world’s most important asset

May 07, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Investments in solutions that fight nature and biodiversity loss are a vital step in curtailing climate change and nature-related risks.

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Does your family have a succession plan? Tips for maintaining harmony

May 01, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Why having ongoing multigenerational conversations with your loved ones is important when discussing the family business.

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You have a business plan. What’s your retirement plan?

May 01, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Planning options to consider in building a retirement nest egg as a business owner.

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Proof Point: A weaker Canadian dollar won’t necessarily derail BoC interest rate cuts

Proof Point: A weaker Canadian dollar won’t necessarily derail BoC interest rate cuts

May 01, 2024 |Nathan Janzen and Claire Fan
Proof point: The timing and magnitude of interest rate cuts from the Bank of Canada will be determined by domestic economic and inflation conditions and not the gap in monetary policy with the U.S. Federal Reserve or the value of the Canadian dollar....
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Video: The Wealthy Barber: Settling estates and being an executor is becoming more complicated

April 30, 2024 |RBC Wealth Management

Being an executor can be stressful. Are you ready for the job ahead?

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