Canadian bank stocks rise as regulator cuts domestic stability buffer to 3%

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Canada's banking regulator lowered the capital requirement for the country's largest banks, sending Canadian bank stocks higher. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions reduced the domestic stability buffer to 3.0% from 3.5% of total risk-weighted assets, the first change since June 2023, effective immediately. The regulator also narrowed the buffer's range to 0% to 3% from 0% to 4%. The six largest banks hold an average Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 13.5%, well above the new supervisory expectation of 11.0%, representing a capital cushion of roughly $74 billion or an expansion in risk-weighted assets of $673 billion. Superintendent Peter Routledge said the move enables the banking sector to deploy excess capital in support of Canada's economic adaptation to new opportunities.

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Financials▲ · 5 stocks
Bank of Montreal
BMO
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Regulator lowered capital buffer, freeing capital for deployment.

Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS
▲ PositiveRegulationrelevance

Regulator lowered capital buffer, freeing capital for deployment.

Royal Bank of Canada
RY
▲ PositiveRegulationrelevance

Regulator lowered capital buffer, freeing capital for deployment.

Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
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Regulator lowered capital buffer, freeing capital for deployment.

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