Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Osfi)
Culture, acquisitions and regulation at Scotiabank
An acquisitive spirit
Insurance sector needs globally harmonised regulatory standards
Insurance sector needs globally harmonised regulatory standards
Going-concern triggers on CoCos unrealistic, says White
Contingent capital instruments designed to provide a capital boost before the point of non-viability are laudable but unrealistic, says former RMMG chair Mark White
Credit Risk 2011: Basel III overreaching into macro-prudential policy, say panellists
Basel III counter-cyclical buffer a misguided, macroeconomic tool, say industry figures
Op risk in Canada: a recipe for success
Oh, Canada
Unlevel playing field for CCP members concerns banks
Under the bar, over the top?
Basel Committee may adjust 'blunt' CCP default fund capital
Netting treatment in controversial current exposure method is up for discussion at an April stakeholder meeting, but regulators reject other criticisms
Confusion over CCP default fund charge
CCP charge confusion
Canada may establish domestic OTC clearing house
Regulators seek feedback on pros and cons of Canadian CCP as consultation draws to close
Basel to overhaul CVA capital calculation
Basel to overhaul CVA capital calculation
Basel Committee considers capital charges on CCP default fund exposures
Basel Committee considers capital charges on CCP default fund exposures
Risk USA: Basel Committee considers capital charges on bank exposures to CCP default funds
A new capital charge on bank exposures to CCP default funds could be introduced in December, says Osfi's White.
Canadian defined benefit pension schemes’ solvency deteriorates
Canadian pension plans slip back from fully funded status
Basel counterparty risk charge to be reworked
Several aspects of Basel counterparty risk charge up for revision, including calibration and index hedges
Index hedges may be allowed in Basel CVA charge
Basel Committee modelling group chair suggests index hedges and double counting could be fixed in proposed CVA charge.
Canada ponders best route to derivatives clearing
Dealers and regulators are in separate discussions on over-the-counter derivatives clearing.
Land of giants
Canada's banking community comprises a small group of very large banks. Working together, and with their sole, principles-focused regulators, this tightly-knit, risk averse group has avoided the worst of the financial crisis and taken internal op risk…
Can-do
Julie Dickson, superintendent at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions in Canada, talks to Risk about how the country's regulatory framework has helped institutions weather the financial crisis. By Joel Clark
Q&A: Osfi chief champions Canada's regulatory framework
Julie Dickson, superintendent at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Osfi) in Canada, talks exclusively to Risk about how Canada's regulatory framework has helped institutions weather the financial crisis, and shares her views on…