Canada’s financial regulator raises capital buffers for big banks as interest rates rise, household debt mounts

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The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions says it will increase the domestic stability buffer, which is a store of capital to soften economic blows when needed, to 3% on Feb. 1, 2023, from 2.5%

Canada’s banking regulator has raised the ceiling on a capital buffer that it requires the country’s largest banks to hold, citing risks from inflation, rising interest rates and household debt as reasons for caution.

OSFI also announced Thursday that the buffer’s level will be increased to 3 per cent as of Feb. 1, 2023. That is an increase of 0.5 per cent from the current level of 2.5 per cent, which had been the maximum level until now. OSFI updates the DSB level at least twice annually, but can change it any time to respond to the economic environment.

By increasing the top end of the buffer range, the regulator is raising the burden on banks to set aside significant capital to guard against losses or economic upheaval. That can affect decisions by bank executives about how much to lend, to invest in their businesses, and the amount of capital they return to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks.

 

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