December 15, 2016
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December 15, 2016
The Rise of Mortgage Finance Companies in Canada: Benefits and Vulnerabilities
The Rise of Mortgage Finance Companies in Canada: Benefits and Vulnerabilities, by Don Coletti, Marc-André Gosselin and Cameron MacDonald, examines the increased importance of mortgage finance companies (MFCs) in the Canadian mortgage market. The authors discuss the MFC business model, highlighting MFCs’ relationship with mortgage brokers and banks, as well as the benefits they bring to Canadian borrowers. The authors conclude with a discussion of the impact of MFCs on financial system vulnerabilities.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial stability,
Financial system regulation and policies
JEL Code(s):
G,
G2,
G23
December 15, 2016
Monitoring Shadow Banking in Canada: A Hybrid Approach
Financial System Review - December 2016
Bo Young Chang,
Gitanjali Kumar,
André Usche,
Michael Januska
In Monitoring Shadow Banking in Canada: A Hybrid Approach, Bo Young Chang, Michael Januska, Gitanjali Kumar and André Usche discuss how lending that occurs outside the traditional banking system provides benefits to the economy but must be monitored carefully for potential financial sector vulnerabilities. They describe how the Bank defines and measures shadow banking and how it assesses vulnerabilities in the sector, using an approach that examines both markets and entities.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial markets,
Financial stability
JEL Code(s):
G,
G0,
G01,
G2,
G23
December 15, 2016
This issue of the Financial System Review reflects the Bank’s judgment that the overall level of risk to Canada’s financial system remains largely unchanged from six months ago. The Bank continues to highlight two key vulnerabilities related to Canadian households: high levels of indebtedness and housing market imbalances. A third ongoing vulnerability is the potential for fragility in fixed-income market liquidity.
Financial System Review - December 2016
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review
June 9, 2016
Securities Financing and Bond Market Liquidity
This report investigates how the markets for repurchase agreements and securities-lending agreements support the liquidity of Canadian bond markets. It also discusses how recent regulatory changes, as well as low interest rates and settlement failures, are potentially affecting securities-financing markets and, as a result, bond market liquidity.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial markets,
Financial system regulation and policies,
Market structure and pricing
JEL Code(s):
G,
G1,
G12,
G2
June 9, 2016
Large Canadian Public Pension Funds: A Financial System Perspective
Financial System Review - June 2016
Guillaume Bédard-Pagé,
Annick Demers,
Eric Tuer,
Miville Tremblay
The authors review the eight largest public pension funds in Canada. These funds are an important source of retirement income for Canadians. They are also significant investors, with net assets under management of over $1 trillion. The authors outline the investment strategies of the funds and how they interact with financial institutions and participate in financial markets. They also discuss the ways in which the funds’ risk-management frameworks could contribute to financial system stability and how they minimize potential vulnerabilities.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial stability,
International financial markets
JEL Code(s):
G,
G1,
G11,
G2,
G23
June 9, 2016
Financial System Review - June 2016
The Financial System Review concludes that the overall level of risk to Canada’s financial system is largely unchanged from six months ago. While household vulnerabilities have moved higher, the ongoing economic recovery in Canada means that the overall risk remains the same. The Bank highlights three vulnerabilities in the financial system: the elevated level of household indebtedness, imbalances in some regional housing markets and the fragility of liquidity in fixed-income markets.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review
December 15, 2015
Indebted Households and Potential Vulnerabilities for the Canadian Financial System: A Microdata Analysis
Over the past decade, an increasing proportion of households in Canada have become highly indebted relative to their income. These highly indebted households now hold one-fifth of total Canadian household debt.Simulations suggest that this greater degree of household indebtedness could exacerbate the impact of shocks to income and interest rates relative to the pre-crisis period. However, an assessment of the vulnerability of the Canadian financial system should, among other factors, account for the ability of Canadian financial institutions to withstand losses from the household sector.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Credit and credit aggregates,
Financial stability,
Housing,
Recent economic and financial developments
JEL Code(s):
D,
D1,
D14,
E,
E5,
E51
December 15, 2015
Residential Mortgage Securitization in Canada: A Review
Residential mortgage securitization plays an important role in the Canadian system of housing finance, especially given the rising share of government-supported (i.e., public) securitization over the past 15 years. Mordel and Stephens analyze the evolution of two types of mortgage securitization in Canada— private and public — focusing in particular on the underlying public policy and economic benefits of the latter. They review the potential implications of the extent of public securitization and conclude with a discussion of policies that could be considered to reinvigorate private securitization in Canada.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial stability,
Financial system regulation and policies,
Housing
JEL Code(s):
G,
G2,
G28
December 15, 2015
The Reports section of the Financial System Review examines selected issues of relevance to the Canadian and global financial systems. The December 2015 issue features two reports on significant developments in the financial system related to household finances: the importance of residential mortgage securitization for Canadian housing finance and the changing patterns of indebtedness of Canadian households.
Financial System Review - December 2015
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review