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.
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,”...
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...
May 15, 2018 - Benjamin Dachis and Vincent Thivierge
Barriers to increasing housing supply, many stemming from excessive regulation, are driving up the price of homes in Canadian cities by six figures, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute....
April 10, 2018 - Jeremy Kronick
Canada’s financial institutions are key to solving the country’s productivity problem, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Productivity and the Financial Sector – What’s...
March 8, 2018 - Michael K. Feldman
Longer mortgages would benefit homebuyers and increase competition in the mortgage market, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The Case for Longer Mortgages: Addressing the...
September 21, 2017 - Nicholas Le Pan
Ottawa and the provinces should bolster their ability to monitor and deal with systemic risks to the financial system, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Opportunities for Better...
Intelligence Memos
To: Vancouver City Council
From: Benjamin Dachis
Date: July 25, 2018
Re: City of Vancouver plans to worsen housing affordability with increased fees on developers
House prices in Vancouver have...
Intelligence Memos
From: Mark Zelmer and Jeremy M. Kronick
To: International Financial Standard Setters
Date: July 17, 2018
Re: Rising Nationalism Dims Prospects for Future Financial Standards Reforms
Progress in...
Intelligence Memos
From: Jeremy M. Kronick and Nikki Hui
To: Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Policymakers
Date: July 11, 2018
Re: Housing Supply Is the Fix to High Household Debt
Canadians often get flagged for...
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 with George Rossolatos, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Business Growth Fund
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
25 Sep 2018
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25
Dîner-conférence/Roundtable Luncheon - Paul Allard, Andrew Hanff et/and Lionel Pimpin
Montreal, 1145, avenue union
Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
13 Sep 2018
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An exclusive members only conference call with author Denis Meunier
Thursday, September 13, 2018, 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
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