Canadian Banks
What are the "Big 5" Canadian Banks?
RBC, TD, BMO, CIBC, and Scotiabank.
What is the largest US bank?
JPMorgan Chase
What firm has the most AUM in the world?
BlackRock
What type of insurance provides income to beneficiaries after death?
Life insurance
What is the term for computer programs and other technology used to support or enable banking and financial services?
What is the largest Canadian bank (by market cap)?
RBC
What are the 4 biggest US banks?
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo.
What are the 3 biggest investment firms?
BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street
What is the largest Canadian insurance company? (by assets)
Manulife
Credit Unions
What is the "sixth Canadian bank" and large in Quebec.
National Bank
Which US bank is known for its extensive community-based banking and mortgage lending?
Wells Fargo
Venture Capital Firm
Manulife, Sun Life, iA, Desjardins, Canada Life, Intact Financial, etc.
What was the cause of the 2008 financial crisis?
Banks gave mortgages to customers who couldn't pay them back causing a housing bubble. When people started defaulting on their mortgages, the bubble popped and trillions of dollars of wealth evaporated overnight.
What bank is renowned as Canada's most international bank?
Scotiabank
Which of the "Big 4" US Banks has a female CEO?
Citigroup (Jane Fraser)
Which investment firms owns the most real estate?
Blackstone
Which US car insurance has a gecko mascot and the famous slogan: "Fifteen minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance"?
GEICO
What is the largest online payment platform?
PayPal
What Canadian bank has a strong US presence and is known for being convenient.
TD
Which US bank collapsed and triggered the 2008 Financial Crisis?
Lehman Brothers
Which investment firm is known for its massive mutual fund lineup?
What is the largest US health insurance company? (market cap)
UnitedHealth Group
What are subprime lenders?
Financial companies that provide loans to high-risk borrowers with poor credit.