<time datetime="2023-12-07T00:00:01-05:00">December 7, 2023</time>

The Study In Brief

  • Despite having highly similar economies, in banking the experience of the crisis-prone…
<time datetime="2022-09-08T00:00:01-04:00">September 8, 2022</time>

The Study In Brief

  • Credit unions represent an important part of the Canadian banking sector and, therefore…
<time datetime="2021-11-02T00:00:01-04:00">November 2, 2021</time>

Credit Unions Must Go Big on Digital, Scale up to Thrive

<time datetime="2020-02-04T00:01:00-05:00">February 4, 2020</time>

February 4, 2020 – The rapid growth of the non-bank financial intermediation sector, formerly called shadow banking, appears to dilute monetary policy effectiveness in Canada and poses a risk to…

<time datetime="2019-10-17T00:01:00-04:00">October 17, 2019</time>

Restrictive rules holding back innovation in the financial sector should be updated to bolster Canada’s productivity, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

In “Productivity and…

<time datetime="2016-10-04T00:01:00-04:00">October 4, 2016</time>

Ottawa should consider new regulatory approaches to bolster the role of smaller financial institutions if it is to achieve its goals of enhancing quality, price and innovation in that sector,…

Intelligence Memos
To: Canadian Finance System Watchers From: Marc-André Pigeon and Murray Fulton Date: September 16, 2022 Re: Building Greater Resilience in Canada’s Big Credit Unions Even as the 2007-…
Intelligence Memos
To: Banking System Observers From: David O'Neill Losier Date: December 7, 2021 Re: Let’s Give Credit Unions a Fighting Chance in the Digital Age Payments Canada recently declared…
Intelligence Memos
From: Jeremy Kronick and Farah Omran To: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Date: May 21, 2021 Re: The Financial Sector Productivity Opportunity Rules and regulations holding back…