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加拿大豐業銀行檢視加拿大新的主權財富基金:在一個「非儲蓄國家」的國家

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-- 加拿大總理馬克卡尼領導的聯邦政府週一宣布計劃推出一項名為「加拿大強勁基金」(Canada Strong Fund)的主權財富基金。豐業銀行指出,政府將在今日收盤後發布的春季經濟和財政更新報告中公佈有關該基金的重要細節。 豐業銀行表示,更多細節將在未來幾個月內陸續公佈,並稱“如果能在宣佈時就提供所有細節會更好,但整個過程似乎過於倉促。” 值得注意的是,該基金規模僅250億加元,計劃在三年內實現,但考慮到加拿大名義國內生產總值(GDP)高達3.3萬億美元,截至2025年第四季度資產總額約為75萬億美元(其中非金融資產17.5萬億美元,金融資產57萬億美元),這筆資金「顯得微不足道」。豐業銀行補充道:“所謂‘微不足道’,是指這項宣布引發了過多的關注,無論是從利弊兩方面來看都是如此。” 加拿大豐業銀行指出,儘管在未來許多年裡,該基金的規模仍然較小,但就其作為特定金融機構提供的特定金融業產品的潛在競爭對手而言,其影響力卻不容小覷。 豐業銀行也指出,該基金採用債務融資。 “這在主權財富基金領域實屬罕見,因為主權財富基金通常由盈餘儲蓄融資。” 此外,加拿大在尋求與世界其他主權財富基金進行比較時,可謂從零開始,因為沒有可比較對象。像挪威、阿聯酋、新加坡、中國等儲蓄型國家的主權財富基金都不適合與加拿大比較,因為加拿大並沒有儲蓄。 “因此,”豐業銀行表示,“加拿大強勁基金是一個難得的機會,可以做一些獨具加拿大特色的事情。希望這種獨特性最終會帶來好的結果。” 但加拿大豐業銀行表示,關鍵在於,加拿大是一個債務融資的主權財富基金,而加拿大並非儲蓄型國家,經常帳持續赤字,依賴資本流入。豐業銀行補充說:“這意味著規模不大的加拿大強勁基金將直接與現有的儲蓄市場展開競爭。有人會贏,有人會輸。贏家將是資產管理行業,這也是他們歡欣鼓舞的原因。輸家可能是更傳統的金融機構。”

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