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Finance Layoffs: BMO, Sovereign and more

The latest banks to announce layoffs include Bank of Montreal Financial Group, Sovereign Bank and Harris Bankcorp.


Finance Layoffs: Bank of Montreal and more

More bad news for bankers as banks such as Bank of Montreal and UBS have announced massive cuts.


Canadian banks moving up the rankings

The credit crisis has strengthened the standing of Canada's banks as Royal Bank of Canada displaces Bank of America as North America's fourth-largest bank by market cap.


AIG sells Canadian unit; more sales to come soon

American International Group Inc. has sold off AIG Life Insurance Co. of Canada to help repay its $152 billion bailout from the U.S. government, and reports suggest that the insurer is firming up even more deals that will be announced soon. ...


Canadian banks to be patient in the U.S.

Canadian banks say they are not looking at buying major institutions in the U.S. right now, preparing to keep their powder dry until the economy improves. ...


Canadian banks talk small deals

Canadian banks are talking about deals, though not necessarily the deals everyone has been expecting. The country's five big banks -- Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce -- have withstood the recent stock market carnage better than most of their U.S. competitors. And that has sparked speculation since the spring that one or two of them could do a major deal in the U.S. ...


When will Canadian banks head south?

The subprime mortgage crisis has presented Canadian banks with a fascinating opportunity, and it will be interesting to see if any of them them seize it, and how quickly. ...


Subprime crisis presents M&A opportunities for Canadian banks

The subprime mortgage crisis has presented Canadian banks with a fascinating opportunity, and it will be interesting to see whether any of them them seize it, and how quickly. Several factors have put the five big lenders in a fascinating position. First, the Canadian government has effectively ruled out big domestic bank mergers, so the banks have to expand outside the country. ...


National City suitors, few and far between

With the credit crisis troubling financial services firms, attempting to sell National City Corp. may be like trying to sell ice in the Arctic. Since the rumor a couple of weeks ago that the Cleveland bank was possibly up for sale, which was confirmed Tuesday, a list of buyers for the mortgage debt-plagued institution is short....



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