{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"145112","rtpr_id":"nPNAn1zKWa-20260916","ticker":"1446","exchange":"TSE Tokyo","all_tickers":["1446"],"title":"Bank of Canada Selects the CanDeal Data & Analytics (\"DNA\") Reference Pricing Service as its pricing source for Canadian fixed income securities","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-16T12:00:09.074Z","article_body":"Bank of Canada Selects the CanDeal Data & Analytics (\"DNA\") Reference Pricing\nService as its pricing source for Canadian fixed income securities\nPR Newswire\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 16, 2026\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CanDeal Data & Analytics (\"DNA\"), a\nleading provider of Canadian over-the-counter financial market data solutions,\nis pleased to announce a multi-year agreement with the Bank of Canada for\naccess to the CanDeal DNA Reference Pricing service. The Bank of Canada will\nuse the CanDeal DNA Reference Pricing for operational activities, market\nanalysis, research, policy development, and risk management. CanDeal DNA has\nalso agreed to the publication of Government of Canada benchmark bond yields\non the Bank of Canada website.\n\n\"The Bank of Canada has entered into an arrangement to obtain comprehensive\nCanadian dollar-denominated fixed income securities pricing data from CanDeal\nDNA. This data will support the Bank's monetary policy, financial system and\nfunds management functions. Notably, it will be used in connection with the\nCanadian Collateral Management Service (CCMS). The Bank's use of the CCMS\ntri-party service will improve the efficiency and scalability of its\ncollateral management and liquidity provision operations, particularly during\nperiods of severe market-wide stress,\" said Phillipe Muller, Senior Director\nof the Bank of Canada's Markets and Banking Department.\n\n\"We are delighted that the Bank of Canada will be using our full universe of\nCanDeal DNA pricing in their work. The Bank's decision marks an important\npartnership and milestone for our business and Canada. This is further\nevidence that our ongoing engagement with the industry to address the domestic\nmarket needs and participate in industry initiatives is helping to reinforce\nincreased confidence in Canadian capital markets,\" said Andre Craig,\nPresident, CanDeal DNA. \"We look forward to continuing our collaboration with\nthe Bank of Canada and contributing to initiatives that strengthen the\nefficiency, resilience, and transparency of Canada's financial markets.\"\n\nABOUT CANDEAL GROUP\n\nCanDeal Group was founded in Toronto, Canada, in 2001 and is a leading\nCanadian provider of electronic marketplace and data services for Canadian\ndollar debt securities and derivatives. CanDeal Markets division provides\naccess to a deep pool of liquidity for Canadian government, agency, provincial\nand corporate bonds, as well as money market instruments and interest rate\nswaps. CanDeal DNA delivers comprehensive and accurate dealer-sourced OTC\ncontent for pricing, analytics and reference data to industry market\nparticipants, vendor channels and solution providers. CanDeal Benchmark\nSolutions is an independent business unit that administers Term CORRA,\nCanada's benchmark interest rate. CanDeal Solutions delivers mutualized\nservices for the Canadian market.\n\nCanDeal's stakeholders include BMO Nesbitt Burns, CIBC World Markets, National\nBank Financial, RBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital, TD Securities, and TSX.\nVisit https://candeal.com.\n\nSOURCE CanDeal\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPNAn1zKWa-20260916","title":"Bank of Canada Selects the CanDeal Data & Analytics (\"DNA\") Reference Pricing Service as its pricing source for Canadian fixed income securities","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"1446","created":"2026-09-16T12:00:09.074Z","tickers":["1446"],"exchange":"TSE Tokyo","article_body":"Bank of Canada Selects the CanDeal Data & Analytics (\"DNA\") Reference Pricing\nService as its pricing source for Canadian fixed income securities\nPR Newswire\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 16, 2026\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CanDeal Data & Analytics (\"DNA\"), a\nleading provider of Canadian over-the-counter financial market data solutions,\nis pleased to announce a multi-year agreement with the Bank of Canada for\naccess to the CanDeal DNA Reference Pricing service. The Bank of Canada will\nuse the CanDeal DNA Reference Pricing for operational activities, market\nanalysis, research, policy development, and risk management. CanDeal DNA has\nalso agreed to the publication of Government of Canada benchmark bond yields\non the Bank of Canada website.\n\n\"The Bank of Canada has entered into an arrangement to obtain comprehensive\nCanadian dollar-denominated fixed income securities pricing data from CanDeal\nDNA. This data will support the Bank's monetary policy, financial system and\nfunds management functions. Notably, it will be used in connection with the\nCanadian Collateral Management Service (CCMS). The Bank's use of the CCMS\ntri-party service will improve the efficiency and scalability of its\ncollateral management and liquidity provision operations, particularly during\nperiods of severe market-wide stress,\" said Phillipe Muller, Senior Director\nof the Bank of Canada's Markets and Banking Department.\n\n\"We are delighted that the Bank of Canada will be using our full universe of\nCanDeal DNA pricing in their work. The Bank's decision marks an important\npartnership and milestone for our business and Canada. This is further\nevidence that our ongoing engagement with the industry to address the domestic\nmarket needs and participate in industry initiatives is helping to reinforce\nincreased confidence in Canadian capital markets,\" said Andre Craig,\nPresident, CanDeal DNA. \"We look forward to continuing our collaboration with\nthe Bank of Canada and contributing to initiatives that strengthen the\nefficiency, resilience, and transparency of Canada's financial markets.\"\n\nABOUT CANDEAL GROUP\n\nCanDeal Group was founded in Toronto, Canada, in 2001 and is a leading\nCanadian provider of electronic marketplace and data services for Canadian\ndollar debt securities and derivatives. CanDeal Markets division provides\naccess to a deep pool of liquidity for Canadian government, agency, provincial\nand corporate bonds, as well as money market instruments and interest rate\nswaps. CanDeal DNA delivers comprehensive and accurate dealer-sourced OTC\ncontent for pricing, analytics and reference data to industry market\nparticipants, vendor channels and solution providers. CanDeal Benchmark\nSolutions is an independent business unit that administers Term CORRA,\nCanada's benchmark interest rate. CanDeal Solutions delivers mutualized\nservices for the Canadian market.\n\nCanDeal's stakeholders include BMO Nesbitt Burns, CIBC World Markets, National\nBank Financial, RBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital, TD Securities, and TSX.\nVisit https://candeal.com.\n\nSOURCE CanDeal\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-16T12:00:09.149685396Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789560009149},"received_at":"2026-09-16T12:00:09.207Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"133946","press_release_id":"145112","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":["No financial terms disclosed for the multi-year Bank of Canada agreement","Filer is privately held (stakeholder-owned), so the revenue impact of the win cannot be verified against public disclosures"],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"CanDeal Data & Analytics has signed a multi-year agreement making its CanDeal DNA Reference Pricing service the Bank of Canada's official pricing source for Canadian fixed income securities.\n\nThe Bank will use the dealer-sourced pricing data for operational activities, market analysis, research, policy development, and risk management — including within the Canadian Collateral Management Service (CCMS) tri-party service that supports its collateral management and liquidity operations during periods of severe market-wide stress. CanDeal DNA has also agreed to publish Government of Canada benchmark bond yields on the Bank of Canada website.\n\nPhillipe Muller, Senior Director of the Bank of Canada's Markets and Banking Department, said the data will support the Bank's monetary policy, financial system, and funds management functions. 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