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CIBC (CM.TO) says it expects higher interest rates and new regulatory measures to moderate that pace in the coming quarters, and says it’s comfortable with its exposure to the sector.

On the company’s third quarter earnings conference call, Chief Risk Officer Laura Dottori-Attanasio said the underlying economic strength in the domestic economy gives the bank confidence it’s made the right bet.

In an interview on BNN, Douglas Kee, Chief Investment Officer at Leon Frazer & Associates said he’s allocated 20 per cent of his portfolio to Canadian financials, as he expects mortgage growth to merely slow, not shift into reverse.