CIBC extends a key airport deal

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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE $114 (Toronto symbol CM; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 442.4 million; Market cap: $50.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.0; Dividend yield: 4.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cibc.com) has extended its exclusive alliance with Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, which handles over 471 million travellers a year. Right now, CIBC operates five banking centres and 35 ATM’s inside the airport. In addition to regular banking services, those outlets sell travel insurance and help travellers convert foreign currencies. Under this new deal, CIBC will construct a sixth banking centre. As well, the bank will provide 45 mobile banking specialists. They can conduct transactions with travellers who are unable to stop by one of the banking centres. CIBC is a buy. buy…