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Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec

Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec is a federation of financial services cooperatives owned by the Desjardins caisses.

It is responsible for orientation, framework, coordination and development activities for Desjardins Group. It provides its member caisses with a variety of services, including certain technical, financial and administrative services. It also offers financing, banking and international services to institutional organizations (governments, municipalities, school service centres, etc.), large and medium-sized businesses and various Desjardins Group entities.

Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec acts as treasurer for Desjardins Group and as its financial agent on Canadian and international markets.

As treasurer, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec develops and implements liquidities and asset liability management strategies for Desjardins Group. It is also responsible for meeting the liquidity needs of Desjardins Group, as well as increasing and diversifying its sources of funds on national and international markets.

As financial agent for Desjardins Group, Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec represents its member caisses with Payments Canada. On behalf of Desjardins Group, it guarantees and assumes the clearing for banking instruments with the Bank of Canada, and assumes settlement of securities and derivatives negotiated on Canadian and international markets.