Fifth Third Bancorp Sees Commercial Branch Niche in Canada

Financial Post, Duncan Mavin, 1 March 2006When Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp announced the opening of its first full Canadian commercial banking branch in Toronto last week, it registered barely a blip on the radar of the saturated Canadian banking sector.In fact, the move was described as "masochistic" by one industry analyst.With Canada's banks expected to discuss the search for growth markets