Debt market round up: RBC denies large scale cutbacks

Rumours that RBC Capital Markets had let go up to 40 sales and trading officials in the US were firmly denied by officials at the Canadian bank, who refused to comment on possible redundancies.

The bank did admit to making changes to its operations as a strategic response to changing opportunities in the US fixed-income market. RBC also rebutted any suggestion that it had closed any US offices. Officials at rival banks say that RBC has recently restructured its US business, including a legacy brokerage operation, into a national rather than a regional model. It is thought to have cut back on a small number of front-office staff as part of this.

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