Financial Services and Regulation
This area covers policies and regulations, such as prudential or consumer regulations, as well as technology and other competitive pressures affecting the financial services industry, financial markets and the financial system as a whole, and their ability to effectively perform their core economic functions.
January 31, 2019 - Stuart Landon and Constance Smith
Public-Sector pensions are using risky projections to calculate their future liabilities, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Managing Uncertainty: The Search for a Golden...
November 21, 2018 - Jeremy Kronick and Thorsten V. Koeppl
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) fill an essential gap in funding for entrepreneurs with limited access to other forms of capital, but a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute says smart guidelines are...
October 2, 2018 - Alexandre Laurin and Farah Omran
Canadian governments should reassess the cascading taxes imposed on insurance premiums, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Piling On – How Provincial Taxation of Insurance...
September 13, 2018 - William B.P. Robson, Jeremy Kronick and Jacob Kim
Weak business investment is a threat to Canada’s future prosperity, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Tooling up: Canada Needs More Robust Capital Investment,”...
September 6, 2018 - Denis Meunier
Canada is a laggard when it comes to anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing measures, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Hidden Beneficial Ownership and...
July 12, 2018 - Jeremy Kronick and Mark Zelmer
Progress in establishing international standards that promote trade, investment and prosperity is facing headwinds from the global rise of nationalism and populism, according to a new report from the...
Op-Ed
For much of the last decade, Canadians have been told their debt levels were unsustainable and that their day of reckoning was fast approaching. Data recently released by the Office of the...
Intelligence Memos
From: Denis Meunier
To: Canada's Financial Regulators and Policymakers
Date: January 28, 2019
Re: Why is Canada Still the World’s Money Laundering Pawn?
Official estimates of money laundering in...
Intelligence Memos
From: Thorsten Koeppl and Jeremy M. Kronick
To: Canadian Securities Regulators
Date: December 19, 2018
Re: How to Regulate Initial Coin Offerings
Given the boom in, and media attention surrounding,...
Research
Les lignes de faille d’un tremblement de terre majeur au Canada pourraient se propager rapidement dans l’ensemble de l’industrie des assurances et avoir des répercussions financières systémiques,...
Op-Ed
Publié dans La Presse le 30 Juillet, 2012.
Par Stéphane Rousseau
Depuis la crise financière, les régulateurs déploient des efforts pour encadrer les agences de notation de crédit. Malheureusement,...
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Roundtable Luncheon
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
26 Feb 2019
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Roundtable with Malcolm Burrows, Adam Jagelewski and Bill Young
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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Roundtable Luncheon with Ben Gully, Assistant Superintendent, Risk Support Sector, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Thursday, February 7, 2019, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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