Canada Market Review, April 2020: Scotiabank slashes issuance, introduces new ESG index

Issuance in the same month last year was 309. Some 151 products matured this month releasing C$1.8 billion back onto the market. The total number of growth products stood was 129; income products registered at 132. Excludes: Private Banking, Leverage, Flow & Others © Copyright StructuredRetailProducts.com 2020 April was marked by a significant issuance drop from all of the ‘Big Six’ Canadian Banks. Scotiabank took the lead with highest drop (- 80%), followed by Toronto