How do I find info on the financial services industry?
MarketLine Advantage: In the top navigation menu click Sectors > Financial Services. Use the limiters on the side to filter for specific geographic regions, content type, and dates as needed.
IBIS World: Search for industry keywords such as a commercial banking, finance and insurance, or use a NAICS code (e.g. 52*).
Frost & Sullivan: For in-depth market research and strategy reports. Click on the Browse icon in the menu on the left (graph icon). In the menu to the left click Business & Financial Services. Use additional filters at the top of the page as needed.
- Keyword search for statistics on financial services
- To find reports, click Reports in the top navigation menu and select Industry Reports. Search for financial sector or other relevant keywords. Refine by geography as needed.
Pitchbook (instructions for signing in here): Search financial services in the search box at the top of the page. Then select screeners and filter by Industries or Verticals. Double-click an industry to view a full overview. Includes companies to watch, top players, and reports if available.
- For reports, in the top navigation menu select Country Risk & Industry Research then click Industries and choose Banking & Financial Services.
- For data, select Data Tools in the top navigation menu. Choose the Interactive Charts option. Choose a country using the select entities/geographies option. For the data item select an indicator from Industries > Banking & Financial Services. Next, select a date range and finally a visualization option.
Factiva: For statistics, news, and analysis. Hover over Companies/Markets in the top navigation menu and select Industry. Browse for Financial Services.
First Research: Search for keywords (e.g. financial services, finance, etc.)
Canadian Industry Statistics: Search keywords or use NAICS code 52 for Finance & Insurance.
See the Bank of Canada Annual Financial System Review.
If you require further assistance, please contact the Business library

