Category Banking

Home advantage: RBC launches Canada’s newest savings and investing account for prospective home buyers

RBC has launched Canada’s new First Home Savings Account (FHSA), to help Canadians save tax free for their first home. The FHSA combines the best features of an RRSP and a TFSA. Like an RRSP, contributions are tax deductible. And like a…

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Canadians see sustained growth ahead in the digital economy, with technology likely to drive the success of small businesses: RBC Poll

 Canadians remain convinced that technology will continue to play a critical role in the future of small businesses, signaling sustained growth ahead in the digital economy. According to a recent RBC Small Business Poll, a majority of Canadians agree that…

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The RBC Climate Action Institute created to share ideas and inspire action for Canada’s net-zero journey

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is expanding its Economics and Thought Leadership group to create a dedicated approach to climate policy research and action across key sectors of the economy. The RBC Climate Action Institute will bring together economists, policy analysts and…

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Saul Van Beurden named CEO of Consumer & Small Business Banking for Wells Fargo; Mary Mack to retire; Tracy Kerrins named head of Technology

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced that Mary Mack will retire from the company this summer and Saul Van Beurden, head of Technology at Wells Fargo, will succeed Mack as CEO of Consumer & Small Business Banking (CSBB),…

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Wells Fargo to Participate in Nacha’s Smarter Faster Payments Conference

Wells Fargo announced its participation today at Nacha’s Smarter Faster Payments conference in Las Vegas from April 16-19. Nacha is the organization that governs the ACH Network, which facilitates electronic, bank-to-bank money transfers processed for consumers, businesses, and federal, state and local…

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Rachel Goldin Jinich to Lead Specialty Real Estate Finance in the Corporate & Investment Bank

Wells Fargo & Company’s (NYSE: WFC) Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB), today announced that Rachel Goldin Jinich will lead Specialty Real Estate Finance (SREF) within its Commercial Real Estate (CRE) group and oversee all SREF teams, including Hospitality Finance, Seniors Housing, Manufactured Housing,…

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