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Bank of Canada calls for global alignment on cryptocurrency policy

March 27, 2018 The Canadian Press

TORONTO – The Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor is calling for authorities to work toward a coherent set of globally aligned policies governing cryptocurrencies. Carolyn Wilkins told a University of Toronto conference on Thursday that such a strategy will

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Securities regulators issue warning on risks with cryptocurrency products

December 19, 2017 The Canadian Press (CPSTF)

MONTREAL – The Canadian Securities Administrators has issued a warning about risks associated with products linked to cryptocurrencies as interest in the space continues to rise. The umbrella organization for Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators singled out futures contracts

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Bank of Canada releases discussion paper on merits, risks of digital currency

December 5, 2017 Ian Bickis - THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY – The Bank of Canada is considering the merits and risks of digital currencies as interest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin reaches a fevered pitch. In a research paper released by the central bank Thursday, report authors Walter Engert and

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Chubb broadens cyber enterprise risk management solutions for Canadian and American clients

August 30, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Chubb announced on Wednesday that it has broadened its enterprise risk management solutions for Chubb commercial cyber policyholders in the United States and Canada. Two new policy forms, Cyber Enterprise Risk Management and DigiTech Enterprise Risk Management, combine cyber insurance

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Modernization of payment systems long overdue amid rapid changes: Bank of Canada official

May 26, 2017 Andy Blatchford - THE CANADIAN PRESS

The country’s payments infrastructure is long overdue for an update to ensure financial system stability amid the rapid advance of new technologies and the risks that accompany them, a senior Bank of Canada official said Thursday. Deputy bank governor Sylvain

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Ransomware cyberattack cripples hospitals across the United Kingdom

May 12, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

A large ransomware cyberattack has “crippled” computer systems at hospitals across the United Kingdom on Friday, with appointments cancelled, phone lines down and patients turned away, the Associated Press has reported. Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) said that a number