August 2, 2023 CARR begins publishing CDOR transition related FAQs Today, the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) begun publishing a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on its website to provide clarity on various aspects of the CDOR transition. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
July 31, 2023 CFEC Releases Results of April 2023 Foreign Exchange Volume Survey The Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee (CFEC) released today the results of its April 2023 semi-annual survey of foreign exchange volumes in Canada. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Foreign Exchange Committee
July 27, 2023 CARR publishes its recommendations for transitioning loans from CDOR to CORRA and provides a “no new CDOR or BA loan” milestone Today, the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) published a set of documents that will help support the transition of the Canadian loan market from the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
July 18, 2023 Treasury Bill 2023.07.18 auction rescheduled Following the cancellation today of the 2023.07.18 Treasury Bill Auction, the Bank has resolved the technical difficulties and is rescheduling the auction on Wednesday, July 19 at 10:30 a.m Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
July 18, 2023 Operation Cancellation – Treasury Bill 2023.07.18 Due to technical difficulties, the Treasury Bill Auction scheduled for 2023.07.18 at 10:30 has been cancelled. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices
June 30, 2023 CARR releases its recommendations for legacy securities tied to CDOR Today, the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate working group (CARR) published its paper on legacy securities linked to CDOR (i.e. securities referencing CDOR that mature after CDOR’s cessation). Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
June 9, 2023 CDOR Transition – Implications for transactions as stage 1 ends and stage 2 begins The first stage of CARR’s two-staged transition plan will be completed on June 30, 2023. Market participants are expected to have transitioned all new derivative (bilateral, cleared and exchange traded) and securities transactions to CORRA benchmarks, with limited exceptions, after June 30, 2023. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
May 25, 2023 CFIF welcomes the launch of the new Canadian Collateral Management Service TMX Group Limited and Clearstream Banking S.A. announced plans to launch a Canadian Collateral Management Service (CCMS) later this year. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Fixed-Income Forum
April 25, 2023 Canadian derivatives market hits milestone in transition from CDOR to CORRA For two consecutive weeks, the majority of maturity-weighted notional volume in cleared Canadian dollar interest rate derivatives has been priced using CORRA instead of CDOR. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices Source(s): Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group
March 31, 2023 Release of the 2022 Bank of Canada FMI Oversight Activities Annual Report The Bank of Canada today published the Bank of Canada Oversight Activities for Financial Market Infrastructures 2022 Annual Report. Content Type(s): Press, Market notices