June 7, 2018
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June 7, 2018
Establishing a Resolution Regime for Canada’s Financial Market Infrastructures
This report highlights how an effective resolution regime promotes financial stability. It does this by ensuring that financial market infrastructures (FMIs) would be able to continue to provide their critical functions during a period of stress when an FMI’s own recovery measures were failing. The report explains the Bank of Canada’s new role as the resolution authority for FMIs, which will further bolster financial system resilience.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial markets,
Financial stability,
Financial system regulation and policies,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
JEL Code(s):
G,
G1,
G10,
G19,
G2,
G20,
G28,
G29
June 7, 2018
Financial System Review - June 2018
This issue of the Financial System Review reflects the Bank’s judgment that high household indebtedness and housing market imbalances remain the most important vulnerabilities. While these vulnerabilities remain elevated, policy measures continue to improve the resilience of the financial system. A third vulnerability highlighted in the FSR concerns cyber threats to an interconnected financial system.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review
November 28, 2017
Shoring Up the Foundations for a More Resilient Banking System: The Development of Basel III
The authors trace the development of the Basel III standards for banking regulation. Basel III builds on two earlier frameworks, in response to weaknesses revealed during the global financial crisis. They highlight how implementation of the standards will underpin greater financial stability and provide a sound foundation for economic growth.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Financial stability,
Financial system regulation and policies
JEL Code(s):
G,
G1,
G2,
G21,
G28
November 28, 2017
Analysis of Household Vulnerabilities Using Loan-Level Mortgage Data
This report examines detailed data on home mortgages to provide a better understanding of the vulnerabilities associated with the mortgage market. The proportion of low-ratio mortgages is growing, particularly in regions with strong house price growth. Moreover, these borrowers exhibit less flexibility to adverse shocks, since they have high debt levels relative to income and have taken mortgages with long amortization periods.
Content Type(s):
Publications,
Financial System Review articles
Topic(s):
Credit and credit aggregates,
Recent economic and financial developments,
Sectoral balance sheet
JEL Code(s):
D,
D1,
D12,
D14,
G,
G2,
G21,
G28