RBC Financial Group – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:52:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png RBC Financial Group – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Food inflation may be easing but prices won’t return to pre-pandemic levels, RBC says https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/food-inflation-may-be-easing-but-prices-wont-return-to-pre-pandemic-levels-rbc-says/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 17:24:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=467478 Food prices have risen 18% over two years and prices will stay elevated due to shrinking herd sizes, wage growth and other factors

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]]> RBC chief executive defends climate plan as shareholders criticize record https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/rbc-chief-executive-defends-climate-plan-as-shareholders-criticize-record/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 20:36:51 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=463477 Protesters gather in Saskatoon outside annual shareholder meeting

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]]> Inflation is easing but Ottawa faces pressure to help those who have fallen behind https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/inflation-is-easing-but-ottawa-faces-pressure-to-help-those-who-have-fallen-behind/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 19:27:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=462461 Watch federal budget for cost-of-living measures: Desjardins’ Jean

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]]> RBC faces another vacation pay class action https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/rbc-faces-another-vacation-pay-class-action/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:15:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=461445 Bank's P&C advisors seek holiday pay on their variable compensation

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]]> BoC expected to hold interest rate next week, one year after aggressive cycle began https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/boc-expected-to-hold-interest-rate-next-week-one-year-after-aggressive-cycle-began/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:34:40 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=461441 CIBC and RBC economists analyze impact of recent rate hikes

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]]> RBC reports Q1 profit down as expenses, provisions for credit losses rise https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/rbc-reports-q1-profit-down-as-expenses-provisions-for-credit-losses-rise/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:52:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=461294 Rising interest rates drive increase in wealth management revenue

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]]> Banks set to report as investors focus on interest rates, capital requirements https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/banks-set-to-report-as-investors-focus-on-interest-rates-capital-requirements/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:26:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=460814 Household debt concerns put upward pressure on capital ratios

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]]> Canadian pension returns down 10.3% in 2022: RBC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/canadian-pension-returns-down-10-3-in-2022-rbc/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:09:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=459565 Equities bounced back but fixed income remained weak amid restrictive monetary policy

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]]> Declining wealth to torpedo spending, growth: RBC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/declining-wealth-to-torpedo-spending-growth-rbc/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:14:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=454341 Household wealth expected to drop by $1.6 trillion from pandemic heights

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]]> RBC buys MDBilling.ca in latest health-care push https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/rbc-buys-mdbilling-ca-in-latest-health-care-push/ Tue, 04 Oct 2022 20:45:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=452996 Competition in the space picked up in 2018 after Scotiabank acquired MD Financial Management

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