September 13, 2023
The Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (CFIF) is a group set up by the Bank of Canada to facilitate the sharing of information between market participants and the Bank on the Canadian fixed-income market. You can find what we do and how we're organized, related market notices as well as our members. We also provide a list of our meetings.
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What we do
The Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (Forum) is a senior level industry-wide committee established by the Bank of Canada to discuss developments in fixed-income market structure and functioning, market practices, and related policy issues. The goals of the Forum are to:
- enhance the efficiency and resilience of the Canadian fixed-income market;
- improve the quality, clarity and market-wide understanding of Canadian fixed-income trading practices;
- evaluate and propose changes to market infrastructure;
- communicate any recommendations and analysis to oversight authorities, regulators, industry groups and other market participants as needed.
The Forum will not discuss monetary policy or policy issues directly relating to the size and distribution of the federal government’s debt programme which are covered through other fora.
How we're organized
The Forum’s membership will be drawn from senior individuals in the Canadian financial community, across both buy and sell side firms, who are active in Canadian fixed-income, ensuring a broad geographical representation.
News
May 25, 2023
TMX Group Limited and Clearstream Banking S.A. announced plans to launch a Canadian Collateral Management Service (CCMS) later this year.
CFIF welcomes the launch of the new Canadian Collateral Management Service
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Press,
Market notices
Source(s):
Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
January 16, 2023
With the cessation of Canadian Dollar Offer Rate’s (CDOR) publication in June 2024, it is expected that Bankers’ Acceptance (BA) will cease to exist as a money market instrument.
CFIF publishes White Paper on the impact of CDOR cessation on Bankers’ Acceptance market
Content Type(s):
Press,
Market notices
Source(s):
Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
Meetings
September 20, 2023
CFIF Meeting (September 20, 2023)
Content Type(s):
Meetings
Source(s):
Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
June 19, 2023
CFIF Meeting (June 19, 2023)
Content Type(s):
Meetings
Source(s):
Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
May 9, 2023
CFIF Meeting (May 9, 2023)
Content Type(s):
Meetings
Source(s):
Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
Membership
Co-chairs
Toni Gravelle
Deputy Governor,
Bank of Canada
Jim Byrd
RBC Capital Markets
Market representatives
Nick Chan
BMO Capital Markets
Brian D’Costa
Algonquin Capital
Rob Goobie
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
Kelsey Gunderson
Laurentian Bank Financial Group
Jason Lewis
Ministry of Finance, Province of British Columbia
Elaine Lindhorst
TD Asset Management
Eugene Lundrigan
SLC Management
John McArthur
Bank of America Securities
Philippe Ouellette
Fiera Capital
Paul Scurfield
Scotiabank
TJ Sutter
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Bronwyn Ward
CPP Investment Board
Karl Wildi
CIBC World Markets
Vinayak Seshasayee
PIMCO
Grahame Johnson
Department of Finance Canada
CARR
The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group (CARR) was created to identify and seek to develop a new term risk-free Canadian dollar interest rate benchmark.