- RBC Dominion Securities
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This article is about the RBC Dominion Securities full service brokerage brand. For the corporate and investment banking division of the Royal Bank of Canada, see RBC Capital Markets.
RBC Dominion Securities is the brand used by Royal Bank of Canada for full service brokerage services primarily in Canada. It forms part of RBC's Wealth Management division. Established in Toronto in 1901, it originally focused on government and municipal but diversified into war bonds during World War I. By the 1950s, it had developed a network with branches in every major city in Canada.
Note about RBC corporate structure
RBC Dominion Securities Inc is the legal name of the company from which the full service brokerage activities operate. The subsidiary, among others, is also used by the RBC Capital Markets division. RBC Dominion Securities Inc has been 100% owned by the Royal Bank of Canada since 1996.
- James Henry Gundy and George Herbert Wood - former Dominion Securities brokers left in 1905 form Wood Gundy
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Royal Bank of Canada Chief Executive Officer: Gordon Nixon | FY 2007 Statistics: Net income: $5.5 billion CAD (
9%) | Market capitalization: $63.8 billion CAD | Assets: $600.3 billion CAD | Employees: 66,748 | Stock symbols: TSX: RY NYSE: RY | Website: www.rbc.comMajor brands by financial serviceFinancial group: RBC | Canadian banking: RBC Royal Bank | U.S. banking: RBC Bank | Caribbean banking: RBC Royal Bank of Canada and RBTT | Private banking: RBC Wealth Management | Canadian mutual funds: RBC Funds | U.S. mutual funds: Tamarack Funds | Canadian brokerage: RBC Direct Investing and RBC Dominion Securities | U.S. brokerage: RBC Dain Rauscher | Canadian insurance: RBC Insurance | U.S. insurance: RBC Insurance | Capital markets: RBC Capital Markets | Custodial: RBC DexiaCategories:- Stock brokerages and investment banks of Canada
- Royal Bank of Canada
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