<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/hbayat/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:41:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><image><url>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/legacy/static/mobile.flag.rss.png</url><title>The Globe and Mail</title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Six banks control 85% of deposits, yet their rates rank near last]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-big-six-bank-rates-rbc-td-bmo-cibc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-big-six-bank-rates-rbc-td-bmo-cibc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hanif Bayat]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Comparing rates across financial institutions before opening a savings account or GIC can meaningfully change the return]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:17:32 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/KUH35GLWXVF5FGTOUPIAEK723M?auth=296e8112cf74819d9f984231b7613156cd6e1975acf276e60c7c24e094b73764&smart=true&width=2048&height=1365" alt="Comparing rates before renewing a GIC or opening a savings account costs nothing and can meaningfully change the return, writes Hanif Bayat." height="1365" width="2048"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/KUH35GLWXVF5FGTOUPIAEK723M?auth=296e8112cf74819d9f984231b7613156cd6e1975acf276e60c7c24e094b73764&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365" type="image/jpeg" height="1365" width="2048"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) logo is seen on Bay Street in the heart of the financial district in Toronto, January 22, 2015. The outlook for Canada’s largest banks was already improving as they turned the page on a tough year in 2016. But the bar has risen higher still as, one after another, the Big Six outstripped estimates for fiscal first-quarter profit.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MARK BLINCH</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>