RBC predicts stormy celebrations

To commemorate their London centenary, RBC sent umbrellas to clients. No doubt that’s intended to show how they understand Brits’ obsession with the weather – and, multiplying the cliché, by implication the needs of their clients as well.

Royal Bank of Canada has big ambitions in the international financial markets, and are steadily building a big base in London, home to much of the firm’s capital markets and wealth management activities. It now employs 1,400 people within these businesses in the UK’s capital.

But it all started from humble beginnings a century ago this September. In 1910 Royal Bank opened its first London branch, with a staff of four, in Princess Street. In 1932 it moved to purpose-built premises at 6 Lothbury, overlooking the Bank of England.

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