Manager Financial Institutions

Description:

The Financial Institutions and Markets Policy branch is responsible for helping to promote the safety and soundness of Alberta's financial services industry, enabling capital markets to operate fairly and efficiently while ensuring investor protection, and supporting innovation in financial and capital markets. The branch is responsible for policy oversight for Alberta registered deposit-taking (ATB Financial and Alberta credit unions) and trust companies. The branch is responsible for the policies related to the Government of Alberta's exposure to the deposits held with ATB Financial and credit unions and the policy oversight of Alberta's capital markets and securities legislation.

The branch supports the policy development for, and regulation of, Alberta credit unions through its relationship with the Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation and the policy development for, and regulation of, Alberta's capital markets through its relationship with the Alberta Securities Commission.