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Royal Bank of Canada

Company nameRoyal Bank of Canada
Company typepublic
Tsx - RY
Nyse - RY
SWX - RY
Industryfinancial services
FoundedHalifax, Nova Scotia, 1864
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key peopleGordon Nixon,
chief executive officer
Revenue$28.3 billion CAD (2010)
Net income(+) $5.2 billion CAD (2010)
Total assets$726.2 billion CAD (2010)
Employees72,126 (Full-time equivalent, 2010)

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The Royal Bank of Canada (in French, Banque Royale du Canada, and commonly RBC in either language) is the largest financial institution in Canada, which is measured by deposits, revenues, and market capitalization. The bank serves seventeen million clients and has 80,100 employees worldwide. The company corporate headquarters are located in Toronto, Ontario. The bank was founded in 1864 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. RBC's Institution Number (or bank number) is 003.

In Canada, the bank is branded as RBC Royal Bank in English and RBC Banque Royale in French and serves approximately ten million clients through its network of 1,197 branches. RBC Bank is the US retail banking subsidiary with 439 branches across six states in the Southeast, which serve more than a million customers. RBC also has 127 branches across seventeen countries in the Caribbean, which serve more than 1.6 million clients. RBC Capital Markets is RBC's worldwide investment and corporate banking subsidiary, while the investment brokerage firm is known as RBC Dominion Securities. Investment banking services are also provided through RBC Bank and the focus is on middle market clients.

RBC is listed as the largest Canadian company by revenue and market capitalization by The Globe and Mail and is ranked at number 53 on the Forbes Global 2000 listing. The company has operations in Canada, the United States, and 51 other countries.

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Canadian Open: RBC signs Ernie Els, Jim Furyk and Matt Kuchar - bettor.com (blog) Tweet this news
bettor.com (blog)---Royal Bank of Canada- signed a sponsorship deal with Ernie Els, Jim Furyk and Matt Kuchar to confirm their presence in the -RBC- Canadian Open 2011. ... - Date : Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:44:20 GMT+00:00
Better investment: Tournaments or players? - ProBasketballTalk Tweet this news
ProBasketballTalk--The other was news out of Canada that -Royal Bank of Canada- has added three players - Ernie Els, Jim Furyk and Matt Kuchar - to their staff for 2011. ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:46:19 GMT+00:00
RBC jumps in global banking fees - Globe and Mail (blog) Tweet this news
Globe and Mail (blog)---Royal Bank of Canada's- securities division posted a huge increase in fees earned last year, catapulting it higher in the rankings of global securities firms ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:23:22 GMT+00:00
CIBC Adds Institutional Sales Trio - Emii.com Tweet this news
Emii.com--The duo joins CIBC from -RBC- Capital Markets, the investment-banking unit of -Royal Bank of Canada-. The Canadian chartered bank has also appointed UK-based ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:27:43 GMT+00:00
Canadian Dollar Rises Versus Most Major Peers Before December Jobs Reports - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg--“When you get the pure US dollar strength, it tends to take Canada with it,” Adam Cole, head of global currency strategy at -Royal Bank of Canada-, ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:45:20 GMT+00:00
Canada adds more jobs than expected in December - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters---...- they'll take some comfort from Canadian labor markets continuing to generate jobs," said Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist at -Royal Bank of Canada-. ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:29:13 GMT+00:00
Canadian Stocks Advance as Labor Market Improves; Canadian Pacific Gains - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg---Royal Bank of Canada- and Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. rallied as the number of jobs rose by 22000 last month, more than the average forecast of economists. ... - Date : Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:07:23 GMT+00:00
GORDON M. NIXON TO SPEAK AT RBC CAPITAL MARKETS CANADIAN BANK CEO CONFERENCE - Trading Markets (press release) Tweet this news
Trading Markets (press release)--Gordon M. Nixon, president and chief executive officer of -Royal Bank of Canada- ( RY | PowerRating on TSX and NYSE) is scheduled to present at the -RBC- ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:10:50 GMT+00:00
Canadian Dollar Outpaces US Buck - OANDA Forex (blog) Tweet this news
OANDA Forex (blog)--“On days like today when you get the pure US dollar strength, it tends to take Canada with it,” Adam Cole, head of global currency strategy at -Royal Bank of- ... - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:15:37 GMT+00:00
Tax planning should start now - Times and Transcript Tweet this news
Times and Transcript--Registered trademarks of -Royal Bank of Canada-. -RBC- and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of -Royal Bank of Canada-. Used under licence.--- - Date : Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:01:54 GMT+00:00

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