RBC Dexia Investor Services has been awarded “Top-Rated” status in Global Custodian magazine’s 2006 Agent Banks in Major Markets Survey, based on the quality of its custody services to Canadian corporate and institutional clients.

This marks the second consecutive year that RBC Dexia has achieved the survey’s top honour for its services in the Canadian marketplace, where the organization continues to hold the leading custody market share.

“Once again, we are extremely pleased to have been recognized as the ‘Top-Rated’ provider for the quality of our custody services to clients in Canada,” said Annie Blouin, Head, North America for RBC Dexia Investor Services. “This distinction is of particular importance to our organization because it is bestowed upon us by our clients. Their positive feedback is a strong endorsement of the professionalism and dedication of our employees. The ‘Top-Rated’ ranking also serves to confirm our continuing commitment and focus on the Canadian market, which has always been a cornerstone of our business.”

“RBC Dexia is the largest provider in the Canadian market, and the scores their clients have given the bank underline how pleased they are with the standard of the services they receive,” said Dominic Hobson, editor incChief of Global Custodian magazine. “The bank can draw particular satisfaction from the fact that it continues to register outstanding scores for client service despite – or perhaps even because of – the additional demands of the joint venture with Dexia.”