ABOUT FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK

CIBC FirstCaribbean is a major Caribbean bank offering a full range of market-leading financial services in Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Wealth Management, Credit Cards, Treasury Sales and Trading, and Investment Banking.  It is the largest, regionally-listed bank in the English-speaking Caribbean, with assets of over US$10.9 billion and market capitalisation of US$2.5 billion. 

The Bank has over 3,400 staff; 66 branches, 22 banking centres, and seven offices in 18 regional markets, serving 550,000 active accounts.

 The Bank was formed in 2002 with the merger of CIBC West Indies Holdings and Barclays Bank PLC Caribbean operations under the name FirstCaribbean.  

On June 20, 2011 we proudly announced that we will be co-branded under the CIBC banner, adopting the branding CIBC FirstCaribbean. The addition of CIBC to the FirstCaribbean brand emphasizes CIBC’s long-term commitment to the Caribbean region, our employees and our clients. Our clients and our employees across the Caribbean will continue to benefit from the long-term investment that CIBC is making in the Caribbean – a history that dates back to our first branches opened in 1920. 

CIBC FirstCaribbean will continue to operate as a Caribbean-managed business within the CIBC group of companies, and will continue to be traded as FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited on the stock exchanges of Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica, The Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean. 

As at December 22, 2006, CIBC became the majority shareholder, now holding 91.5% of the Bank’s shares in CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank. CIBC (TSX, NYSE: CM) is a leading North American financial institution serving clients in Canada and around the world. 

Through its distinct business lines, CIBC Retail Markets and Wholesale Banking, CIBC provides a full range of products and services to almost 11 million individual, small business and commercial banking clients and meets the financial needs of corporate and institutional clients. CIBC is rated A+/Stable/A-1 by Standard & Poor's.

 CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank is committed to partnering with communities in the 18 countries in which it operates. Through the CIBC FirstCaribbean International Comtrust Foundation, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank dedicates 1% of its prior year profits (pre-tax) to Community Partnership causes each year.