Abstract

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is a Canadian banking company, belonging to the RBC Financial Group. The company has five business segments: RBC Banking, RBC Insurance, RBC Investments, RBC Capital Markets and RBC Global Services. RBC faces many risks. These include credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk, insurance risk and operational risk. The case outlines the risks and the mechanisms RBC employs to deal with them.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

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Keywords

Enterprise risk management, Risk management, Canadian banking company, Credit risk, Market risk, Managing financial risks, Liquidity risk, Insurance risks, Operational risks, Group risk committee, Risk pyramid