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The Halifax Banking Company was the first bank in Nova Scotia. Established in 1825, it was unable to obtain a charter from the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and operated as a private company. It became incorporated as a chartered bank in 1872 and enjoyed a period of rapid growth and prosperity.
Colonial Bank of Canada 1856 1863 Only operated in 1859, before it failed. [98] Commercial Bank of Canada 1831 1868 Founded in 1831 as the Commercial Bank of the Midland District, the name changed to the Commercial Bank of Canada in 1856. [99] Merged with the Merchants Bank in Montreal to form the Merchants' Bank of Canada. [100]
Halifax (previously known as Halifax Building Society and colloquially known as The Halifax) is a British banking brand operating as a trading division of Bank of Scotland, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group. It is named after the town of Halifax, West Yorkshire, where it was founded as a building society in 1853.
The Merchants' Bank of Halifax constructed its first building of its own in 1879 at the corner of Hollis and George. It was designed by Thomas Reed Jackson. As the bank grew, executives changed its name to reflect its growth and western expansion. [13] In 1901, the Merchants Bank of Halifax changed its name to the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).
Enos Collins (5 September 1774 – 18 November 1871) was a merchant, shipowner, banker and privateer from Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the founder of the Halifax Banking Company, which eventually was merged with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1903. Upon his death, he was acclaimed as the richest man in Canada.
RBC Capital Markets is a global investment bank providing services in banking, finance, and capital markets to corporations, institutional investors, asset managers, and governments globally. Locations span 58 offices in 14 countries [1] across North America, the UK, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Employment estimates for RBC ...
The Bank of Commerce Building, also known as the CIBC Building, is a high-rise office building in the downtown core of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located on Barrington Street and is owned and operated by Crombie REIT. [1] The office tower stands at 66 metres and has 16 floors. It was completed in 1977.
The Union Bank of Halifax was granted a charter by the government of Canada in 1856 and established its head office at the corner of Hollis and Prince Streets in the port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The driving force behind the bank, and its first chairman, was Halifax businessman and former mayor, William Machin Stairs (1789–1865).