Analyst Webinars
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March 26, 2021
REITS: The Reopening Play
With Howard Leung
Howard’s STREIT Smarts webinar discussed:
• Interest Rate Risk: With higher bond yields and whispers of inflation, which REITs have the highest exposure to rising rates?
• (Un)fair Values? COVID disrupted rent collections and growth. Did any trusts try to get around that by changing methodologies or messing with cap rates?
• The Fate of Offices: The economy is set to reopen but may not include office tenants. What does that mean to landlords?
March 26, 2021
What the Street is missing on bank earnings
With Nigel D'Souza
Nigel and Anthony discuss:
• How the run-off in excess deposits supports net interest income and top-line revenue
• How reversals of credit loss provisions are a tailwind for earnings
• Why BMO is our favourite ban
• How will OSFI follow the FED’s decision to remove restrictions on dividends and buybacks for US banks
March 24, 2021
Railways: Golden Age for Freight Stocks
With Dan Fong
In this 10-minute video conference, Anthony and Dan discuss Canadian Pacific’s $29-billion merger with Kansas City Southern and why Dan is positive about it despite the stocks taking a hit yesterday after the companies announced the deal.
Highlights:
• They discuss the re-opening and ongoing re-stocking of the North American economy.
• Why the deal makes strategic sense. What are investors missing?
• What other deals do you see in the North American rail space?
February 1, 2021
Telus International: Agents of Change
With Desmond Lau
Desmond’s pre-IPO webinar covered:
• Can TI’s strong culture be considered a moat?
• How does a compensation scorecard similar to Telus’ lead to high employee engagement and low attrition?
• What logical adjustment to FCF does TI need to make that would reduce this metric?
• Is a “material weakness” in internal controls cause for concern?
• Should investors be concerned about TI’s net debt?
January 31, 2021
Manulife Financial: Mispriced and Misunderstood
With Nigel D'Souza
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Nigel discusses MFC’s strong capital position, limited COVID impact on its insurance business and a return of core investment gains. MFC’s invested assets are also well-diversified with high-quality holdings.
January 28, 2021
2021: Investment Themes and Ideas Webinar
With Anthony Scilipoti and Darryl McCoubrey
Anthony and Darryl provided an overview of some of the macro indicators that we’re watching closely as well as the firm's TOP PICKS.
2020
December 16, 2020
Canadian Banks Webinar: Looking ahead to 2021
With Nigel D'Souza
A review of 2020 for the banks and what to look for in 2021, including what we see coming for loan growth, credit losses and capital markets, as well which banks we think will have the highest earnings volatility and earnings growth.
December 11, 2020
Airbnb's IPO Webinar: Know Before You Travel
With Howard Leung & Jeffrey Craig
Howard and Jeff dove into the S-1. They discussed:
• A new way to think about Airbnb’s edge when comparing it with online travel competitors.
• Accounting policies to watch out for, including peer comparisons.
• Management compensation