Brian Porter joins us to reflect on the amazing economic and financial performance that Canada has been experiencing over the last few years, including back to back years of record growth and will conclude with his thoughts on what must be done to ensure that we sustain this kind of performance for the longer term.
Mr. Porter will address the following topics
1) The macro-economic factors which contributed to these results, including mega-low interest rates, the strong Canadian dollar and red-hot resources.
2) The role that mergers and acquisitions and the record activity in debt and equity financing have played in producing these results.
3) The potential storm clouds on the horizon, including our lagging productivity growth, deteriorations in relations with the United States and impediments to the efficiency of our financial markets.
4) The heightened scrutiny and concerns over hedge funds.
As Deputy Chairman and Head of Canadian Capital Structuring for Scotia Capital, Brian Porter oversees the execution and delivery of products and services in Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Institutional Equity Sales and Trading, Equity Research and Equity Capital Markets. Brian joined McLeod Young Weir, a predecessor firm of Scotia Capital, in 1981, and has held a variety of management positions over the years. He serves as a director on the boards of Scotia Capital Inc. and Scotia Merchant Capital Inc., and is a member of several key internal committees.
Brian holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University. He is also a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School.
