ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (RY on TSX and NYSE) and its subsidiaries operate under the master brand name RBC. We are Canada’s largest bank as measured by assets and market capitalization, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies and among the largest banks in the world, as measured by market capitalization. We provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking and transaction processing services on a global basis. We employ more than 80,000 full- and part-time employees who serve more than 17 million personal, business, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 48 other countries. For more information, please visit rbc.com.

 
 

Vision

  Always earning the right to be our clients’ first choice
 
 

Values

•  Excellent service to clients and
each other
Working together to succeed
Personal responsibility for high performance
Diversity for growth and innovation
Trust through integrity in everything we do
 
 

Strategic goals

 
•  In Canada, to be the undisputed leader in financial services  
In the U.S., to be a leading provider of banking, wealth management and capital markets services by building on and leveraging RBC’s considerable capabilities
Internationally, to be a premier provider of select banking, wealth management and capital markets services in markets of choice  

 

This annual report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the “safe harbour” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements as a number of important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. Additional information about these factors can be found under Caution regarding forward-looking statements on page 29.