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Open this photo in gallery: Trump’s administration has been slashing rules for financial institutions, claiming the cuts will bolster economic growth and revive innovation.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Anthony Ostler travelled to Switzerland in May with a sobering message for the world’s banking standard-setter: If countries continue to apply new global capital requirements inconsistently, the competitiveness

Open this photo in gallery: The Bay Street Financial District in Toronto. The domestic stability buffer also affects the minimum capital levels that a bank is expected to hold.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Canada’s banking regulator has held steady the capital cushion that the country’s largest lenders must reserve, signalling that financial institutions are withstanding the

Open this photo in gallery: Scotiabank is planning to deploy 90 per cent of its capital – up from 70 per cent in 2023 – to its key businesses in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico over the next few years.Fred Lum/the Globe and Mail Bank of Nova Scotia BNS-T has tapped a senior executive at