Income trusts are an investment vehicle that distributes cash generated by a set of operating assets in a tax efficient manner. The market capitalization of income trusts listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange has grown rapidly over the past two years, reaching $45 billion by year end 2002. The...

The widening of a foreign firm's U.S. investor base and the improved information environment associated with cross-listing on a U.S. exchange are distinct effects. Valuations of Canadian firms peak in the year of cross-listing and fall monotonically thereafter, irregardless of the level of U.S....

The equity of Canadian-listed firms trades at a discount to U.S.-listed firms. This discount may be due to weaker corporate governance in Canada relative to the United States. Canadian firms may mitigate this discount by cross listing on a U.S. stock exchange. Results show that Canadian firms...

The Bank of Canada is one of very few central banks that has made records of the intraday timing of its intervention operations available to researchers. This paper investigates the effectiveness of sterilized intervention in the Canadian dollar exchange rate market over the period January 1995...

This paper analyzes official, high-frequency Bank of Canada intervention and exchange rate data (the latter quoted at the end of every 5-minute interval over every 24-hour period) over the January 1995 to September 1998 time-period. The data is of particular interest as it spans over two...

The authors describe a new view of cross-listing that links the impact on firm valuation to the firm's ability to develop an active secondary market for its shares in the U.S. markets. Contrary to previous research, cross-listing may not provide benefits for all firms, even when those firms meet...

The authors examine how the valuation multiples assigned to the equity of Canadian-listed firms compare with the equity of comparable firms listed in the United States. They find that Canadian-listed firms trade at a discount to U.S.-listed firms across a range of valuation measures. Differences...

We review key characteristics of the hedge fund industry, and identify conditions under which this sector can pose a threat to financial stability. Direct regulation of hedge funds that increases transparency does not appear feasible, may create a moral-hazard problem, and may reduce market...

The Chinese TechFins Ant Financial and Tencent's WePay are harnessing technology to redefine financial services and increase financial inclusion. TechFins purport to use technology to create a world where customers have access to financial services just like tap water – you open the tap and...

The financial industry is being transformed by a combination of structural forces: heightened regulation, technological disruption, and changing demographics. These forces are lowering barriers to entry and increasing competition from within and outside the industry. A diversity of new entrants...