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FOUR PILLARS STRUCTURE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Institutions
  • Banking
DEF

A term used to describe the main types of financial institutions: banking, trust, insurance ans securities.

CONT

The core of the Canadian financial services industry has traditionally been the "four pillars": the banks, the non-bank deposit-taking institutions (trust companies, caisses populaires and credit unions), insurance companies, and securities firms (dealers and portfolio managers).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Institutions financières
  • Banque
DEF

Expression utilisée pour décrire les principaux types d'institutions financières : les banques, les sociétés de fiducie, les compagnies sociétés d'assurances et les sociétés de valeurs mobilières.

Spanish

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