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June 21, 2009
Procyclicality and Value at Risk
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June 21, 2009
Procyclicality and Margin Requirements
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June 21, 2009
Procyclicality and Compensation
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June 21, 2009
Financial System Review - June 2009
Policy-makers around the world met the intensification of the global financial crisis at the end of 2008 with a forceful response aimed at restoring confidence in the global financial system, promoting the flow of credit, and supporting economic activity.
Erratum: Legends for Chart 13 on page 15 of the June 2009 issue should read: Argentina (right scale), Mexico (left scale). See revised chart.
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June 17, 2009
The Bank's Monetary Policy Report (MPR) has been published since May 1995. Currently, there are about 1,400 subscribers to the MPR. Some 6,100 readers are notified of its publication through Bank Messenger, an email alert service. Earlier this year, the Bank decided to seek formally, for the first time, readers' views on the MPR (its […]
Qualitative Research on the Monetary Policy Report – Key Findings, 2009
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Monetary Policy Report
June 11, 2009
Collateral Management in the LVTS by Canadian Financial Institutions
This article examines the incentives for banks to hold various assets on their balance sheets for use as collateral when the opportunity cost of doing so can be high. Focusing on the five-year period (2002-07) that preceded the financial crisis, it examines the choices made by financial institutions among the assets that are pledged as collateral in Canada's Large Value Transfer System. This serves as a baseline for collateral-management practices during relatively normal times. The results of this study are important for policy-makers, especially the Bank of Canada, which is concerned both about the efficient functioning of fixed-income markets and about the credit risk it ultimately bears in insuring LVTS settlement. The results suggest that relative market liquidity and market-making capacity are important factors in the choice of securities pledged as collateral in the LVTS.
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Bank of Canada Review articles
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Financial institutions,
Financial markets,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
June 11, 2009
The Complexities of Financial Risk Management and Systemic Risks
Risk-management systems in financial institutions have come under increasing scrutiny in light of the current financial crisis, resulting in calls for improvements and an increased role for regulators. Yet such objectives miss the intricacy at the heart of the risk-management process. This article outlines the complexity inherent in any modern risk-management system, which arises because there are shortcuts in the theoretical models that risk managers need to be aware of, as well as the difficulties in sensible calibration of model parameters. The author suggests that prudential regulation of such systems should focus on failures within the financial firm and in the market interactions between firms and reviews possible strategies that can improve the performance of risk management and microprudential regulatory practice.
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Bank of Canada Review articles
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Financial institutions,
Financial stability,
Financial system regulation and policies