On October 31, 2014, the Autorité des marchés financiers du Québec (the AMF) exempted the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec (the Quebec Federation), all the Quebec Federation's Caisse Desjardins members, the Quebec Federation's subsidiaries, Caisse centrale Desjardins du Québec (Caisse centrale), the Fédération des caisses populaires de l'Ontario inc. (the Ontario Federation) and all of the Ontario Federation's caisse populaire members (together, the Desjardins Group) from their obligations under section 26 of Regulation 91-507 to report derivatives trade data to a recognized central repository in respect of trades among the entities of the Desjardins Group.
The AMF highlighted the following facts in support of the exemption demand:
- the AMF exercises prudential
supervision over the Desjardins Group, including over the Ontario
Federation and its members;
- the Deposit Insurance Corporation of
Ontario exercises prudential supervision over the Ontario
Federation's caisse populaire members; and
- Caisse centrale acts as treasurer and financial agent within the Desjardins Group and as a counterparty both within the Group and externally.
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