Laura Lau on bank sector layoffs, rate hikes, & economic uncertainty

On BNN Bloomberg, CIO Laura Lau goes over the latest news on Scotia workforce reductions, why Canadian rate hikes may stall out, and what to watch for during the upcoming earnings season.

Watch: Scotia workforce reduction not a surprise

Laura Lau has over 25 years of investment experience and is the Chief Investment Officer with Brompton Funds. Ms. Lau leads Brompton’s portfolio management team that oversees assets in primarily global and Canadian covered call mandates designed to generate income and lower volatility of returns.

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