Financial System Review Article

• June 12, 2014

  Reforming Financial Benchmarks: An International Perspective

  Financial System Review - June 2014 Thomas Thorn, Harri Vikstedt

  Thomas Thorn and Harri Vikstedt examine the efforts being taken internationally and in Canada to enhance the governance and integrity of financial benchmarks. The report provides an overview of how interbank interest rate benchmarks are set and describes the weaknesses in the process that were exposed by the financial crisis. It also explains recent policy developments designed to make global and Canadian interbank benchmarks more robust.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles Topic(s): Financial markets, Financial system regulation and policies, Recent economic and financial developments JEL Code(s): G, G1, G11
• June 12, 2014

  Making Banks Safer: Implementing Basel III

  Financial System Review - June 2014 Éric Chouinard, Graydon Paulin

  Éric Chouinard and Graydon Paulin review the progress to date in implementing Basel III, the new framework of global regulatory standards for the banking sector developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The report highlights the expected net benefits of implementing Basel III, as well as the challenges in ensuring international consistency in measuring the risk-weighted capital of banks. It includes a discussion on how implementing Basel III has affected the banking system in Canada and other important jurisdictions, and demonstrates the need for ongoing assessment of the effects on the financial system and the macroeconomy.

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial system regulation and policies JEL Code(s): G, G2, G28
• December 10, 2013

  Assessing the Systemic Importance of Financial Institutions

  Financial System Review - December 2013 Éric Chouinard, Erik Ens

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 10, 2013

  Margining for Non-Centrally Cleared Over-the-Counter Derivatives

  Financial System Review - December 2013 Nikil Chande, Stéphane Lavoie, Thomas Thorn

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 10, 2013

  The Residential Mortgage Market in Canada: A Primer

  Financial System Review - December 2013 Allan Crawford, Césaire Meh, Jie Zhou

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• June 13, 2013

  The Basel III Liquidity Standards: An Update

  Financial System Review - June 2013 Carolyn A. Wilkins, Tamara Gomes

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• June 13, 2013

  The Market for Collateral: The Potential Impact of Financial Regulation

  Financial System Review - June 2013 Jorge Cruz Lopez, Royce Mendes, Harri Vikstedt

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• June 13, 2013

  Monitoring and Assessing Risks in Canada’s Shadow Banking Sector

  Financial System Review - June 2013 Toni Gravelle, Timothy Grieder, Stéphane Lavoie

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 6, 2012

  The Canadian Approach to Central Clearing for Over-the-Counter Derivatives

  Financial System Review - December 2012 Nikil Chande, Jean-Philippe Dion, Darcey McVanel, Joshua Slive

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles
• December 6, 2012

  The Bank of Canada’s Approach to Adopting the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures

  Financial System Review - December 2012 Darcey McVanel, Joey Murray

  Content Type(s): Publications, Financial System Review articles