Le Reporter (publié en anglais seulement) est un sommaire mensuel de l'évolution des législations et réglementations internationales et fédérales canadiennes qui sont pertinentes pour les institutions financières de régime fédéral au Canada.
Le Reporter (publié en anglais seulement) est un sommaire mensuel de l'évolution des législations et réglementations internationales et fédérales canadiennes qui sont pertinentes pour les institutions financières de régime fédéral au Canada. Il ne traite pas de l'évolution législative ou réglementaire des services financiers provinciaux, bien que BLG suive de près tout changement dans ce secteur et puisse, sur demande, fournir de l'information à ce sujet. De plus, les modifications de nature purement technique et administrative (comme celles qui sont apportées aux formulaires de rapport) ne sont pas traitées.
Mars 2017
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Institution |
Published |
Title and Brief Summary |
Status |
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Bank for International Settlements |
Global systemically important banks — revised assessment framework — consultative document The Committee has completed its review and is consulting on the following modifications to the framework:
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Comments should be provided by June 30, 2017 |
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Bank for International Settlements |
Regulatory treatment of accounting provisions-interim approach and transitional arrangements The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision released details of the interim regulatory treatment of accounting provisions and standards for transitional arrangements. |
Final version |
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Bank for International Settlements |
Pillar 3 disclosure requirements — consolidated and enhanced framework The Pillar 3 disclosure framework seeks to promote market discipline through regulatory disclosure requirements. The enhancements in the standard contain three main elements:
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Final version |
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FINTRAC |
Published |
Guidance on Amendments to regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) This guidance provides information about changes related to:
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OSFI [Applicable to Life Insurance Companies] |
Deferral of IFRS 9 Application for Federally Regulated Life Insurers This allows life insurers to adopt both IFRS 9 and the new IFRS 4 — Insurance Contracts Standard simultaneously. |
Until January 1st, 2021 |
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Bank for International Settlements |
Identification and management of step-in risk — second consultative document The proposed guidelines define the step-in risk that is potentially embedded in banks' relationships with unconsolidated entities. The framework leverages existing prudential tools by informing or supplementing them. |
Comments should be provided by May 15, 2017 |
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Financial Stability Board (FSB)
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Proposed governance arrangements for the unique transaction identifier (UTI) The consultation document identifies key criteria for the UTI governance arrangements and the rationale for a number of those criteria; identifies UTI governance functions to be performed, including a mapping of those functions into three broad areas of governance; proposes the allocation of some functions to specific bodies; and identifies options for the allocation of some other functions. |
Comments should be provided by May 5, 2017 |
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Finance |
Published (Gazette) — March 8, 2017 |
By-law Amending the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Differential Premiums By-law, SOR/2017-22
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Effective |
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OSFI [Applicable to Banks, Bank Holding Companies, Trust and Loan Companies, Co-operative Retail Association] |
OSFI's Implementation timeline for the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) The Committee's proposed NSFR standard requires banks to maintain a stable funding profile relative to the composition of their assets and off-balance sheet activities. |
To extend the domestic implementation timeline of the NSFR to January 2019
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Disclaimer
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