June 12, 2014
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June 12, 2014
Reforming Financial Benchmarks: An International Perspective
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
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
June 12, 2014
The Reports section of the Financial System Review examines selected issues of relevance to the Canadian and global financial systems. The June 2014 issue features three reports on financial system initiatives: making financial benchmarks more robust; implementing the stronger Basel III capital and liquidity framework for banks; and using stress tests to assess financial system risks.
Financial System Review - June 2014
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial Stability Report
June 6, 2014
Weekly Financial Statistics - 6 June 2014
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Publications,
Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
May 30, 2014
Weekly Financial Statistics - 30 May 2014
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Publications,
Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
May 30, 2014
Quarterly Financial Report - First Quarter 2014 - For the period ended 31 March 2014
Quarterly Financial Report - First Quarter 2014
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Publications,
Quarterly Financial Report
May 29, 2014
Banking and Financial Statistics - May 2014
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Publications,
Historical: Banking and Financial Statistics
May 23, 2014
Weekly Financial Statistics - 23 May 2014
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Publications,
Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics
May 16, 2014
Weekly Financial Statistics - 16 May 2014
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Historical: Weekly Financial Statistics