03:57 PM EST - HSBC Bank Canada : said Tuesday its third-quarter profit rose 22.1 percent to $138 million from $113 million in the same period a year-before on "broad-based growth" in revenues. The Vancouver-based bank, the Canadian subsidiary of London-based HSBC Holdings PLC, said its total revenue for the three months ended Sept. 30 was $442 million, compared with a year-earlier $406 million. HSBC Bank Canada's return on average common equity was 23.0 per cent for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with 20.9 percent at Sept. 30, 2005, while total assets were $55.9 billion compared to $49.4 billion. HSBC Bank Canada
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