Canadian banks, insurers can raise dividends, buy back shares as regulator lifts moratorium

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The Office of Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) said in a statement these measures were effective over the past year and a half, but they are no longer necessary nor fit-for-purpose and are being unwound.

OSFI is already done with other measures put in place in spring 2020 to support the resilience of financial institutions, the statement added.

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