Another way investors stand to benefit from industry consolidation is through the publicly traded small to mid sized investment banking boutiques with merger and acquisition and capital raising capability.

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The company took decades and large amounts of capital and borrowing to establish its vast operational capability.

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Thanks to that capability, CIBC is the only Canadian bank that international regulators allow to calculate its own capital needs rather than use boilerplate ratios.

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