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Global financial reforms have made the financial system safer, but regulators must ensure that the new rules do not stifle innovation, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz said today in a speech in New York on the future of the financial industry. “I see such innovation in financial intermediation as essential to fostering regulatory […]

Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses the global financial reforms and what they mean for the future of finance.

Press conference following the release of the Financial System Review.

Risks to Canada’s financial system have not increased in the past six months, but high consumer debt loads and imbalances in the housing market remain a concern, the Bank of Canada said today in itsbiannual Financial System Review (FSR). “We judge that the probability of an adverse shock has eased since our June FSR,” said […]

The Reports section of the Financial System Review examines selected issues of relevance to the Canadian and global financial systems. The December 2014 issue features two reports on important developments in the financial system: rapid growth and innovation in the market for exchange-traded funds, and the increasing significance of cyber attacks to the operational resilience of financial institutions and financial market infrastructures.