G2 - Financial Institutions and Services

• The Effects of Bank Consolidation on Risk Capital Allocation and Market Liquidity

  Staff Working Paper 2002-5 Chris D'Souza, Alexandra Lai

  This paper investigates the effects of financial market consolidation on risk capital allocation in a financial institution and the implications for market liquidity in dealership markets. We show that an increase in financial market consolidation can have ambiguous effects on liquidity in foreign exchange and government securities markets.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial institutions, Financial markets JEL Code(s): G, G2, G28, G3, G31, G34

• The Regulation of Central Securities Depositories and the Linkages between CSDs and Large-Value Payment Systems

  Technical Report No. 87 Charles Freedman

  This paper first describes the Bank of Canada's approach to the design of large-value clearing and settlement systems. It then examines the way the Bank has operated under the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act, passed by Parliament in July 1996.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Topic(s): Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): G, G2, G20

• Liquidity of the Government of Canada Securities Market: Stylized Facts and Some Market Microstructure Comparisons to the United States Treasury Market

  Staff Working Paper 1999-11 Toni Gravelle

  The aims of this study are to examine how liquidity in the Government of Canada securities market has evolved over the 1990s and to determine what factors influence the level of liquidity in this market, with some comparisons to the U.S. Treasury securities market. We find empirical support for the hypothesis that an increase in […]

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Financial markets JEL Code(s): D, D4, G, G1, G2

• The Financial Services Sector: Past Changes and Future Prospects

  Technical Report No. 82 Charles Freedman, Clyde Goodlet

  The financial services industry has been undergoing significant change in recent years. This paper analyzes some key developments affecting the industry and examines some important issues facing the industry and its regulators.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Topic(s): Financial services JEL Code(s): G, G2

• The Canadian Banking System

  Technical Report No. 81 Charles Freedman

  This paper examines the major changes in the Canadian banking system since the Second World War, with special attention paid to the differences between Canadian and U.S. developments over this period.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Topic(s): Financial institutions JEL Code(s): G, G2

• The Electronic Purse: An Overview of Recent Developments and Policy Issues

  Technical Report No. 74 Gerald Stuber

  Futurists have been speculating about the prospects for a cashless society for many years, and such predictions became more frequent following the introduction of "smart" cards - cards containing a computer chip - in the mid-1970s.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech, Financial institutions, Payment clearing and settlement systems, Recent economic and financial developments JEL Code(s): E, E4, E41, G, G2, G20

• Regulation of Financial Institutions: A Functional Analysis

  Technical Report No. 45 John Chant

  This study has three main objectives: First, to examine the reasons for the existence of financial institutions that simultaneously lend to one group and borrow from another; second, to analyze the reasons for the special treatment of these institutions in terms of the regulation that governs their activities; and third, to assess the types of […]

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Technical reports Topic(s): Financial institutions JEL Code(s): G, G2, G28