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World's Strongest Banks Ranked

2013-05-01T20:02:09Z

Four of Canada's biggest banks have landed among the top 10 in a global ranking of the strongest banks, although two of them have seen their rankings ...

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Changes And Challenges Ahead For Big Banks

2013-04-07T06:00:12Z

TORONTO - Change is afoot at the big Canadian banks, as some of its top leaders near retirement age just as the economy runs into fresh challenges wit...

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LOOK: Canadian Bank Bonuses Soar

2012-12-11T12:41:03Z

Banks around the world are slashing bonuses and laying off staff this year, but not so in Canada, where profits at many of the largest financial insti...

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Another Canadian Bank Posts Unbelievable Profit

2012-12-07T07:34:15Z

TORONTO - Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) earned $1.5 billion in its fourth quarter, a 31 per cent increase over the same time last year, to cap a recor...

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Canadian Banks Headed For Downgrade?

2012-10-26T15:08:53Z

Concerns about consumer debt and home prices in Canada prompted Moody's Investors Service to place the long-term ratings of six Canadian banks on revi...

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Arlene Dickinson: Small Business, Huge Impact

2012-10-18T00:00:08Z

October 15-19 is Small Business Week in Canada and this really is a very special year for me. This year I've partnered with Scotiabank to help shine a light on the important issues and challenges businesses in Canada face today. I've had a lot of experience on both sides of the business table and I'm really looking forward to getting a conversation started with entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders from across the country.

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What Canadian Banks' Huge Profits Can Buy You In The Real World

2012-08-30T11:53:56Z

Boy did the analysts get it wrong this time.

After predictions rolled in that Canada’s Big Five banks would see their earnings come under pressur...

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Scotiabank Makes HUGE Purchase

2012-08-29T16:28:22Z

TORONTO - Scotiabank says it has reached an agreement to buy ING Bank of Canada from Netherlands-based parent ING Group for $3.13 billion in cash.Scot...

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Scotiabank Earnings Soar

2012-08-28T08:02:31Z

TORONTO - Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) profits grew by 57 per cent in the third quarter as several divisions improved performance and the bank also benefited ...

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Canada's Housing Market To Stay Down For A Decade: Scotia

2012-08-08T13:43:41Z

Canada’s house prices are expected to drop and stay down for a decade, says a new report from Scotiabank that also warns of an “adverse shock” t...

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It's Official: House Prices In Canada Are Falling

2012-06-13T07:00:09Z

TORONTO - Canadian housing market conditions have cooled slightly, with prices down nearly two per cent in the first-quarter, but the country continue...

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Scotiabank Sees Profits Fall

2012-05-29T07:53:59Z

TORONTO - Bank of Nova Scotia profits dropped nearly 10 per cent in the second-quarter, but the bank says it remains on-target to meet financial objec...

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Andrew Pyle: Buckle Your Seatbelts, It's Going to a Volatile Market

2012-04-13T15:48:18Z

While we debate economic momentum in the U.S., how much slower the Chinese economy will become and whether the downtrend in multiples has more to go, expect to see the stock market a little more shaky in the coming weeks and months. Yep, I said it -- more volatility.

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Tim Knight: CBC Cuts Produce -- Surprise! -- Good Programming

2012-04-09T13:20:59Z

It couldn't have come at a better time. Right after the brutal $115-million budget cut -- while its enemies bash it for opacity and profligacy and its friends laud it as sacred Canadiana -- the network has a triumphant evening.

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CEO Of Canada's Smallest Major Bank Earns The Most

2012-04-05T13:16:11Z

Louis Vachon may be the head of Canada's smallest major bank, but he takes home the most pay relative to what the banks earn.

Bloomberg News noted ...

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What Canada's Big Bank CEOs Earned Last Year

2012-03-15T16:04:05Z

TD Bank CEO Ed Clark won the title of Canada's highest-paid bank CEO in 2011.

Clark took home $11.3 million, including base salary, bonuses and sto...

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All 5 Big Banks Now Engaged In Mortgage War

2012-03-09T12:45:29Z

All five of Canada's major banks are now engaged in a war for home buyers that will likely alarm policy makers concerned about Canada's record levels ...

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For Sale: Iconic Toronto Skyscraper, Asking: $1 Billion

2012-01-19T08:34:55Z

TORONTO - Scotiabank is in the early stages of hunting for buyers interested in Scotia Plaza, its skyscraper headquarters in downtown Toronto that cou...

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Canadians Leading The Way In Online, Mobile Banking

2011-12-14T12:24:36Z

TORONTO - Most Canadians still aren't pulling out their phones to check their bank account balances and pay bills but experts and users alike expect a...

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Canada Creates Way More Jobs Than Expected

2011-10-07T08:48:32Z

OTTAWA - The Canadian economy appears to be weathering the global economic storm quite well, churning out 61,000 net new jobs in September and taking ...

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Stagnant Wages + Low Confidence = Bad Times For Canada Ahead

2011-09-29T14:30:48Z

As unsettling economic news dominates the headlines, evidence is mounting that Canadian consumer spending will continue to disappoint in the months ah...

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Scotia: Canada Housing Cools, But Other Markets Worse

2011-09-27T09:16:53Z

TORONTO - A Scotia Economics report says Canada's housing market is cooling, but at a slower pace than most other markets in the developed world.

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Canada Could Be The First Back In Recession: Scotia

2011-09-13T09:58:07Z

OTTAWA - The Bank of Nova Scotia is warning that Canada could be among the first of the world's advanced economies to fall into a another recession.
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Scotiabank Expands Foothold In China With Big Purchase

2011-09-09T07:35:07Z

HONG KONG (AP) -- Bank of Nova Scotia said Friday it's buying a stake in the Bank of Guangzhou for $719-million, its second stake in a Chinese bank.
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Canadian Banks Rake It In In 3rd Quarter

2011-09-01T07:06:17Z

TORONTO - Strong retail banking numbers helped Canada's six biggest banks make a combined $4.56 billion in profits in the third quarter, with several ...

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