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June 15, 2015
Historical Assets Eligible as Collateral under the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility – June 15, 2015 to July 22, 2018
The Bank of Canada, through its Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), provides access to liquidity to those institutions that participate directly in the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS). -
June 15, 2015
Changes to Margin Requirements for the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)
As part of the ongoing review of the collateral policy related to the Bank of Canada’s Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF), the Bank has revised the margin requirements applied to certain securities accepted as SLF collateral. -
June 15, 2015
Public Consultation: Draft Terms for Auctions of Government of Canada Ultra-Long Bonds
The Government of Canada is considering moving to a modified auction format for any future issuance of 50-year bonds (ultra-long bonds). -
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June 12, 2015
Proposed Criteria and Risk-Management Standards for Prominent Payment Systems
In December 2014, the Payment Clearing and Settlement Act was amended to give the Bank of Canada responsibility for identifying and overseeing payments systems that have the potential to pose payments system risk (these will be referred to as prominent payment systems). -
June 11, 2015
Release of the Financial System Review
Press conference following the release of the Financial System Review. -
June 11, 2015
Bank of Canada says risk to financial stability is slightly higher, but system is more resilient
The overall risk to financial stability in Canada has risen in the face of lower oil prices, but the resilience of the system continues to improve, the Bank of Canada said today as it released its biannualFinancial System Review (FSR). The FSR is intended to raise awareness of the key vulnerabilities, possible triggers and risks […] -
June 11, 2015
Assessing Vulnerabilities in the Canadian Financial System
The authors present the four common cyclical vulnerabilities that appear in financial systems, providing examples of qualitative and quantitative indicators used to monitor these vulnerabilities across different sectors. They also discuss other inputs to the vulnerability assessment and to the internal process used at the Bank of Canada for identifying, evaluating and communicating vulnerabilities and risks, and highlight some of the key challenges in assessing financial system vulnerabilities and risks. -
June 11, 2015
Canadian Open-End Mutual Funds: An Assessment of Potential Vulnerabilities
The authors examine the liquidity and leverage characteristics of Canadian long-term, open-end mutual funds in terms of their potential systemic effects on the Canadian mutual fund sector and on the Canadian financial system more broadly. In their overall assessment of this sector, they consider the regulation, market size and ownership structure of mutual funds in Canada and provide observations about the industry globally.