The Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (CFIF) is a group set up by the Bank of Canada to facilitate the sharing of information between market participants and the Bank on the Canadian fixed-income market. You can find what we do and how we're organized, related market notices as well as our members. We also provide a list of our meetings.
What We Do
The Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (Forum) is a senior level industry-wide committee established by the Bank of Canada to discuss developments in fixed-income market structure and functioning, market practices, and related policy issues. The goals of the Forum are to:
- enhance the efficiency and resilience of the Canadian fixed-income market;
- improve the quality, clarity and market-wide understanding of Canadian fixed-income trading practices;
- evaluate and propose changes to market infrastructure;
- communicate any recommendations and analysis to oversight authorities, regulators, industry groups and other market participants as needed.
The Forum will not discuss monetary policy or policy issues directly relating to the size and distribution of the federal government’s debt programme which are covered through other fora.
Market Notices
Bank of Canada Announces Establishment of Canadian Fixed-Income Forum (CFIF)
Meetings
CFIF Meeting (September 15, 2020)
CFIF Meeting (May 13, 2020)
Membership
Bank of Canada
Toni Gravelle
Deputy Governor
Bank of Canada
Co-Chair
Jim Byrd
RBC Capital Markets
Co-Chair
Market Representatives
Sandra Lau
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Brian D’Costa
Algonquin Capital
John McArthur
Bank of America Securities
Paul Scurfield
Scotiabank
Chris Beauchemin
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
Roger Casgrain
Casgrain & Company Limited
Karl Wildi
CIBC World Markets
Martin Bellefeuille
Desjardins Securities
Philippe Ouellette
Fiera Capital
Daniel Bergen
The Canada Life Assurance Company
Graeme Robertson
Phillips, Hager and North Investment Services
Greg Moore
Toronto Dominion Bank
CARR
The Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group (CARR) was created to identify and seek to develop a new term risk-free Canadian dollar interest rate benchmark.
Contact CFIF
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