TORONTO, Aug. 20 /CNW/ - CIBC today issued the following statement
regarding its money market funds.
    "None of CIBC's Money Market Funds, including those operating under the
brand names Talvest and Renassiance, have any exposure to third-party
(non-bank sponsored) asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) that has recently
experienced liquidity pressure. All asset-backed commercial paper owned in
CIBC's Canadian money market funds is sponsored by the major Canadian banks
and does not include any exposure to U.S. sub-prime, collateralized debt
obligations, and derivatives markets."

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