CIBC profit rises on Aeroplan deal, bank hikes dividend.
February 27, 2014 at 06:31 AM EST
TORONTO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce said on Thursday its first-quarter profit jumped by 50 percent, driven by stronger domestic lending profits and a C$183 million gain on the sale of half of its Aeroplan credit card portfolio to Toronto-Dominion Bank.