The Royal Bank Of Canada

RBC financial, a full service bank in Canada is facing fierce competition from leading financial institutes and new niche-market entrants after deregulation, the bank is also struggling with its 7th ranking out of 8 among financial institutions in the bank’s internal value for money study.

“The Bank of Canada immediately took over bank note operations from the Department of Finance. Offices of the Receiver General across the country became agencies of the new central bank. The Foreign Exchange and Securities Divisions started work right away, and a Research Division was established to advise on financial developments and business conditions” (Watts, G., & Rymes, T., 1993, p.9). Vardy, J. states in the “The Bank of Canada: An illustrated history” that the Bank of Canada was “privately owned with shares (at a par value of $50) sold to the public. Soon after the Bank began operations, a new government introduces an amendment to the Bank of Canada Act to nationalize the institution. In 1938, the privately held shares were purchased by the government and the Bank became entirely publically owned” (Watts, G., & Rymes, T., 1993, p.9) as it remains today.

Throughout history the Canadian and American banking systems have always taken separate approaches to the financial sector. There are many factors that influence the differences between the banking systems, some of which including their banking regulations, customer base and the chosen style of banking. All the factors presented have influenced the results of the banking sectors in both countries. Both systems have pros and cons, however the argument presented will reflect and support the benefits and success of the Canadian banking system and its ability to support the Canadian economy throughout the country’s history.

From an operational viewpoint, banks are trying to incorporate technology in their product offerings, such as advanced banking and financial-related mobile applications. Innovations are made with the assistance of learnings from customer information and data analysis, which are an essential part of analytical CRM. The strategic view also suggests that banks are building a social presence on online platforms to enhance customer engagement and build a long-term relationships with their customers. The above approaches can clearly be identified when looking at CBA and NAB customer relationship management strategies. With its high-tech ATMS and state-of-the-art Commonwealth mobile app, CBA has full product leadership in the market, enabling them to have a competitive advantage when attracting new prospects or customer retention. On the other hand, NAB use customer intimacy as their core CRM strategy, cutting their product offerings in half and make consumers more centrally focused. They are very responsive in customers' needs and wants; and is the leading brand when it comes to customer

CIBC as it is commonly called is the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. It is one of the Big Five banks; a name given to the five largest banks that dominate the banking industry of Canada, it is the fifth largest bank and came into existence as a result of the merging of two chartered banks The Canadian Bank of Commerce (established 1867) and the Imperial Bank of Canada (established 1875) which happened on June 1,1961 and has its head quarter located at commerce court in the city of Toronto, Ontario. CIBC has been able to launch branches all around the country and has also expanded to other countries internationally such as United States, Asia, Europe, Australia among others. It became the first chartered bank to launch a mobile banking iPhone

As mentioned in the previous questions, the major Canadian banks as well as the foreign banks offer services online. This makes it difficult to determine the main competitors. After my research in some forums, I found that nearly all banks were recommended and had satisfactory online banking. Nevertheless, as Virgin Money will be a branchless bank in Canada solely operating online, the main competitor will be ING Direct Canada.

TD Canada Trust provides a full range of financial products and services to personal and small business customers. As a leading customer services provider, TD Canada Trust offers anywhere, anytime banking solutions through telephone and internet banking, more than 2,600 ABMs and a network of approximately 1,100 branches across Canada.

Canadian Banks has never attracted that much of attention of the whole world until the subprime meltdown in 2007/2008. Canada was the only G7 country that did not have a government bank bailout. Canadian banks remained profitable through the crisis. A World Economic Forum report ranked Canada first among 134 countries on the soundness of its banks.

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) is one of the big five-largest lender banks of Canada. CIBC was formed in 1961 through a merger between the Imperial Bank of Canada (1873) and the Canadian Bank of Commerce (1867). CIBC is a global financial institution which serves over 11 million clients. In 2017, CIBC acquired Chicago-based The PrivateBank for $ 50 Billion. Since CIBC is a Toronto based bank, it was difficult for them to compete or access North American market. Therefore, CIBC was looking to expand its reach in the US through this acquisition, which will allow them to gain access to a new market, capabilities, and distribution channels. For instance, the deal is fueling their U.S. expansion which will enable them to provide

TD Bank, have over 85, 000 employees and over 22 million clients worldwide. In Canada itself, the bank operates as TD Canada Trust and serves over 11 million with more than 1,160 branch locations. The company is ranked as number 66 on the Forbes Global 2000 and in the listings of Canada’s top 100 Employers in Maclean’s and in the Greater Toronto’s Top Employer’s according to Toronto Star (Wikipedia).

It is no surprise that the Canadian economy has been suffering for some time now. I use the term "suffering" loosely as we have seen an increase in certain sectors, to which I will comment on. As a Canadian business student understanding the economy within Canada, and knowledge of where its direction is critical. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) being the biggest bank in Canada, as well as many other banks play an important role in the economy. Further, this assessment provides the general public an idea how long it will take the economy to rebound. Many will read this article and become outraged with government and their decisions. Rather than see the great opportunity that Canada has to reinvent its economic identity.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is an organization within the financial services industry. The organization is known to be one of the biggest banks in Canada and the world. Services that RBC provides to its clients are known as their five business segments. The five business segments include personal and commercial banking, wealth management, investor and treasury services, capital markets, and insurance. The corporation approximately has 81,000 employees working for them on a full and part time basis. Currently, RBC has 16 million clients throughout Canada and the United States.

1. At the start of the 21st century, RBC was Canada’s leading bank and largest bank in terms of assets and market capitalization. It was a full-service bank with five main lines of business: personal and commercial banking, insurance, wealth management, corporate / investment banking, and transaction processing. The commercial bank of RBC (Royal Bank) accounted for nearly 50% of the company’s net income and had an extensive delivery network with branches, Automated Banking Machines (ABM’s), point of sale terminals, mobile sales staff, and 1.4 million online banking customers and 2 million phone customers. The bank also had an extremely strong international network.

The Scotiabank is one of the world’s most popular banks in North America and is located in Canada, Halifax. Founded in 1832, Scotiabank came to be the second largest bank in Canada. A year after its development, Scotiabank paid out its first dividend to shareholders. Having marked the method in history, it was carried out through the golden era to the modern era and is yet continued to this day. Scotiabank provides innovative financial products and services to individual customers, small/medium sized business, corporations and governments across the world.

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC, RBC Royal Bank, or RBC Financial Group) is the largest banking institution in Canada. RBC serves more than 18 million clients and has over 80,000 employees distributed all over the world (RBC 2008). The company corporate headquarters are located in Montreal, Quebec, and its operational head office is in Toronto, Ontario. RBC is listed as the largest Canadian company by revenue and market capitalization by The Globe and Mail and was ranked at 50 in the 2013 Forbes Global 2000 listing. The company has operations in Canada, and 51 other countries (RBC 2011). In May 2004, the Royal Bank of Canada experienced a crisis which involved a programming change to an essential piece of banking software. Generally, this is