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Royal Bank Of Canada: The Best Of The Best
Bob Johnson • Wed, Feb 20 • 112 Comments
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Vin Colby • Thu, Nov 8, 2012 • 29 Comments
RBC's Dividend Week - Should You Buy?
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Celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving With Royal Bank Of Canada
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Royal Bank Of Canada: Positioned For Healthy Profits In 2012
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Royal Bank Of Canada Enters Seasonally Strong Period
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Using Options To Capture Dividends From Royal Bank of Canada
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Bank of Canada Expectations on a Yo-Yo
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Royal Bank of Canada Doing Just Fine in U.S.
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Who's Next in Line at Royal Bank of Canada?
Mark McQueen • Fri, Oct 15, 2010 • 1 Comment
Royal Bank of Canada: The Epitome of a Bond-Like Stock
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Royal Bank of Canada Adds European Executives
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Market Blog • Fri, May 28, 2010 • 4 Comments
U.K. Bonus Tax Could Sting International Bankers
Streetwise Blog • Wed, Dec 9, 2009 • 2 Comments
RBC: Don't Expect Soaring Bank Profits to Continue
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Increased Trading Defines RBC's New Normal
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Gordon Nixon: Reform Finance, But Don't Pile On
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You Don't Have to Cross the Ocean to Find a Good Bank
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Inzkeeper • Wed, Apr 10 • 38 Comments
Still Transitioning To A Dividend Growth Portfolio
Inzkeeper • Mon, Apr 8 • 50 Comments
When Seeking Banks For Income, Look Abroad
Matthew Frankel • Wed, Mar 27 • 20 Comments
Dividend Growth For Americans
Cranky • Thu, Mar 21 • 37 Comments
The Bank of Nova Scotia: Yearly Checkup
FinancialStorm • Mon, Mar 18 • 15 Comments
Canadian Dividends In ETF Form
Cranky • Thu, Mar 14 • 12 Comments
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Cranky • Wed, Mar 6 • 42 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wall Street Breakfast • Fri, Feb 1 • 112 Comments
Canadian Income Investing Opportunities
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2012 Core Dividend Growth Portfolio Results: Rethinking Strategy For 2013
Bob Johnson • Tue, Jan 29 • 90 Comments
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wall Street Breakfast • Thu, Jan 17 • 139 Comments
Spring Cleaning My Dividend Portfolio, Part I
Dividend Growth Investor • Wed, Jan 16 • 13 Comments
Newbie Lessons: Easing Into A Stock
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Royal Bank of Canada's Management Presents at Citigroup US Financial Services Conference (Transcript)
Wed, Mar 6
Royal Bank of Canada - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Thu, Feb 28
Royal Bank of Canada Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 28
Royal Bank of Canada's CEO Discusses F4Q2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 29, 2012
Royal Bank of Canada's CEO Discusses F3Q12 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Aug 30, 2012
Royal Bank of Canada F3Q08 (Qtr End 07/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
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Fri, Nov 30, 2007
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Tue, Sep 18, 2007

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Company Description

"The Bank and its subsidiaries operate under the master brand name RBC. We are Canada’s largest bank as measured by assets and market capitalization, and among the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. We are one of North America’s leading diversified financial services... More

Sector: Financial

Industry: Money Center Banks

Country: Canada

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Tuesday, May 14, 9:20 AM Royal Bank of Canada (RY) is raised to Hold from Sell at Morgan Stanley. Canadian lenders have been under just a bit of pressure lately as some point to them as the bagholders (I, II) when the Canadian property boom goes bust. 3 Comments [Financials]
Saturday, April 27, 8:55 AM Staking the fate of his hedge fund on a large short of Canadian banks (BMO, BNS, RY, CM) and the loonie (FXC), Vijai Mohan's arguments of a property price bubble fueled - in part - by an emerging markets growth bubble aren't unfamiliar ones. A third leg: That the country's banks are the world's best capitalized is a falsity, owing to a required "risk-weight" of just 9.9% on mortgages (the U.S. is 35% minimum, Australia 15-20%, Europe 20%). Should regulators impose a higher rate (it's under discussion), the nation's lenders would be forced to raise capital and/or reduce dividends. 15 Comments [Financials, Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 17, 9:04 AM Likely overcapitalized Canadian banks should consider committing to an annual dividend payout ratio of 60-70% each year, argues CIBC's Robert Sedran. He envisions a regular quarterly dividend with a Q4 special payout based on the actual full-year results. "An innovative way to satisfy investors' demand for yield while simultaneously satisfying regulators' demand for prudence." Banks targeted: BMO, BNS, CM, RY, TD. 2 Comments [Financials]
Thursday, April 11, 3:27 PM Royal Bank of Canada (RY +0.1%) CEO Gord Nixon issues an open letter in response to outsourcing criticism. "I apologize to [affected] employees … all will be offered comparable job opportunities within the bank," Nixon says before noting that the firm tries to balance its "desire to be both a successful business and a leading corporate citizen." Nixon also promises to keep Canadian call centers in Canada and claims the bank is developing "a new initiative aimed at helping young people gain first work experience" at RY. Comment! [Financials]
Monday, April 8, 7:03 AM Royal Bank of Canada (RY) cost-cutting efforts are in focus as Ottawa investigates whether the bank broke rules by subcontracting back-office work to a firm using foreign workers. News off the offshoring hit while a Chinese miner's decision to bring Chinese workers to staff a coal mine in British Colombia resided on the front pages. Bad timing. 1 Comment [Financials]
Wednesday, April 3, 12:03 PM Canadian lenders are set for a dramatic expansion in P/E multiples, says Scotiabank's Kevin Choquette, believing the slowdown in the country's real estate market is more than discounted in bank stock prices. His favorite pick is Imperial Bank (CM) as it's restructured to lessen its reliance on mortgage banking. 5 Comments [Financials]
Wednesday, March 20, 3:56 AM Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) has sued Bank of America (BAC) JPMorgan (JPM), Citigroup (C) and 12 other major banks for losses caused by the manipulation of the Libor rate. Freddie, which invested in mortgage bonds and swaps tied to U.S. dollar Libor, is seeking a whole gamut of damages for what it sees as fraud, antitrust violations and breach of contract. The FHFA has already calculated that Freddie and Fannie Mae lost $3B in total because of the Libor manipulation. 11 Comments [Financials]
Thursday, February 28, 7:50 AM More on Royal Bank of Canada (RY) FQ1 earnings: Net income of $1.36/share up 12% Y/Y. Retail business income +11% Y/Y, with volume growth offsetting shrinking net interest margin. Wealth Management income +24%. As opposed to TD Bank, Capital Market business is strong, with income +25% Y/Y. Tier 1 capital ratio of 9.3%. (PR) (earnings supplement) Comment! [Financials, Earnings]
Thursday, February 28, 6:19 AM Royal Bank of Canada (RY): FQ1 EPS of C$1.36. The board declares C$0.63/share quarterly dividend, 5% increase from prior dividend of $0.60. Forward yield 4.06%. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings, Breaking News, Dividends, Financials]
Friday, February 22, 12:24 PM After a big 2012 (including garnering an international award), Canadian banks - RY, BMO, TD, BNS, CM - are expected to show the effects of a slowdown in the domestic economy when they report earnings next week. Look for slowing lending as signs abound that the heavily-indebted Canadian consumer is cutting back. 6 Comments [Financials]
Friday, February 8, 8:48 AM "This goes much much higher than me," says alleged Libor-fixing ringleader Tom Hayes in a text to the WSJ's David Enrich. Known as "Rain Man" for his brilliance and awkward social skills, Hayes has emerged as "the connective tissue" in banks' attempts to profit as he skipped from RBS to RBC (RY) to UBS, and finally to Citigroup (C). 10 Comments [Financials]
Friday, February 1, 6:00 AM The deal to take Dell (DELL) private could reportedly be finalized over the weekend and announced on Monday. As already speculated, Michael Dell will gain majority control, while Silver Lake and Microsoft (MSFT) will become minority shareholders, although there's no word on the final price. Barclays (BCS), Bank of America (BAC), Credit Suisse (CS) and RBC Capital (RY) will provide $15B of debt financing. 2 Comments [Tech, Consumer, M&A, Top Stories]
Monday, December 10, 2012, 11:18 AM Forget bank of the year, how about banking system of the year? Canadian lenders buck the global trend of pay cuts, Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and National Bank (NTIOF.PK) leading the way with an 11% jump in bonus pools. Scotiabank (BNS), TD Bank, and Bank of Montreal (BMO) also show increases, but Imperial Bank (CM) sees a reduction in incentive pay. 4 Comments [Financials]
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 2:43 PM Maybe the first bank chief to comment about proposed new rules on foreign banks operating in the U.S., Royal Bank of Canada (RY) CEO Gordon Nixon says they will have "no impact whatsoever." Stonecap's Brad Smith disagrees, saying all Canadian banks will have to reconsider their business lines as the rules would likely raise the amount of capital necessary to operate. 1 Comment [Financials]
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 7:53 AM This can't be good news for the stalwart Canadian banking sector: Scotiabank (BNS) becomes the first Canadian lender ever to be recognized as Global Bank of the Year by the FT's The Banker magazine. 7 Comments [Financials, Global & FX]
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 7:45 AM Royal Bank of Canada (RY) reports FQ4 EPS of C$1.25, up 22.5% Y/Y. Revenue of C$7.52B, up 12% Y/Y. A surge in fixed income trading has FICC profits more than tripling to C$410M (total bank profit was C$1.91B). As real estate slows, the bank sets aside C$362M for bad loans, up from C$276M a year ago. "The financial industry is expected to face headwinds in 2013," says the CEO. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]

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$BNS $BMO $TD $RY $CM - Big5 Cdn banks report Q2 earnings next wk: May 28 - May 30 resp; incr. in provisions?
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ltfinger
Potential Upgrades (4/29/13): $AGQ, $HMSY, $IDXX, $INTU, $JBHT, $LNN, $RY, $SMG, $SWI, $SWN, $VNO
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Paul Zimbardo
Article Recap: 6 #Dividends To Consider Or Avoid $BTE $EPD $GOV $OHI $PSEC $RY #Stocks #News Investing #Saturday #Reading
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$SUNS $PBA and $RY are tomorrow's best yielding ex-dividend stocks - 8 shares with 4.81% average yield - http://stks.co/s9E6
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$RY @ centre of outsourcing controversy. Canadian government probe in the offing.
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bjamesh: Internet chatter: people vowing to close accounts/cut up cards and transfer assets to other banks. Monday could be interesting.
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ltfinger
Potential Upgrades (4/2/13): $OXY, $PAY, $PCLN, $RY, $SAFM, $SAP, $SRTY, $SSG, $TMO, $VCRA, $WAT
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$HD $BTI and $RY are the biggest stocks with dividend growth from last week - http://stks.co/q4DI - 77 Stocks With 40.67% Average Growth
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$SUNS $NHTB and $RY are the best yielding stocks going ex-dividend tomorrow + http://stks.co/t0Ne + I like $CL and $CVS from the list
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Dr. Kris
Foreign banks are rockin'! In strong uptrends & hitting new highs: $SMFG, $RY, $LYG, $BCS, $BNPQY, $HBC, $BMO, $BNS.
12/19/12
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jvix: A friend in the industry told me awhile back that he sees money flowing back into Europe
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jvix: and that foreign investors are buying US equities while US investors have been moving into bonds
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Michael Clark
Canadian banks, Euro indexes breaking down; short: RY, TD; BMO included. http://seekingalpha.com/p/r6k3
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Foreign banks are rockin'! In strong uptrends & hitting new highs: $SMFG, $RY, $LYG, $BCS, $BNPQY, $HBC, $BMO, $BNS.
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