Jamaica Gleaner :: Business (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Royal Bank of Canada, enlarged by its acquisition of Port-of-Spain-based RBTT, is gunning to become the biggest bank in the English-speaking Caribbean, well ahead of the full merger of their operations over the next two to three years, RBC's regional bosses say...
Financial Services (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
iGATE Reports Strong Net Income Growth in 2008 Second QuarterFOXBusiness - 1 hour agoiGATE and Royal Bank of Canada, Canada's largest bank, won the "Best Financial Services" partnership award in the Everest Group's distinguished 2008 …
Market Wire - Investment Opinion (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
TORONTO, July 9 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada could take capital markets charges of up to C$1.5 billion ($1.49 billion) in its third quarter for various credit-market exposures, an analyst said on Wednesday.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
The Royal Bank of Canada is forecasting the current economic turmoil will ease, with forces such as the high dollar, surging oil prices, flagging growth and inflation improving over the next two years.
Banking Business Review (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, has appointed Kathy Costine, Rae Boylan, Nelson Luria, James LaVigne and three other bankers to its municipal finance healthcare practice as the firm continues to grow its capabilities in that sector.
Jamaica Gleaner :: Business (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Royal Bank of Canada's acquisition of RBTT Financial Holdings has given the regional company a boost in rankings from Fitch. The new RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited's individual default rating has been upgraded to 'A+' from 'BBB-', reflecting, said...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Regional brokerage's roots in Baltimore date to 1900 Ferris, Baker Watts Inc., the conservative regional brokerage with Baltimore roots dating to 1900, closed yesterday its sale to a division of Royal Bank of Canada in an all-stock deal valued at more than $230 million.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch upgraded RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited, formerly RBTT Financial Holdings Limited (RBTT), to 'A+' from 'BBB-' after Royal Bank of Canada's (RBC) purchase
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
FP Trading Desk submits: For a second time this month, Royal Bank of Canada (RY) has bolstered its holdings in ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. (ACEBF.PK), the parent company of Air Canada (AIDIF.PK). RBC said it had acquired 100,000 Class B voting shares yesterday, valued at more than C$2.2-million based on its closing price of C$22.08 on Wednesday. Complete Story »
Jamaica Gleaner :: Business (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Royal Bank of Canada and RBTT will continue to operate under their respective brand names, for now, said a spokesman for RBTT Financial Holdings group in the wake of Monday's announcement that the merger transaction has been finalised, creating a new banking powerhouse...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Royal Bank of Canada has completed the US$2.2-billion cash-and-stock takeover of RBTT Financial Group, Trinidad's largest bank.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
BUSINESS IN BRIEF CANADIAN BANK TO BUY ACCESS CAPITAL BOSTON - A subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada has reached a deal to buy the business of Access Capital Strategies LLC, a Boston firm that specializes in bonds that support affordable housing and other community developments.
The Park Paradigm (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
Browsing through my RSS feeds the other day and spotted this press release: RBC Direct Investing - the online trading arm of Royal Bank of Canada - is tapping social media with the introduction of a “community” that will provide investors with access to blogs and discussion forums that are relevant to their trading strategies. It’s pretty [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
BENSALEM, Pa., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces a July 11, 2008, deadline to move to be a lead plaintiff in the securities class action lawsuit filed on behalf of purchasers of auction rate securities from Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: ), RBC Dain Rauscher Inc., and RBC Capital Markets Corporation (collectively "RBC") between May 12, 2003 and February 13, 2008, inclusive...
