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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM
6-K
 
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule
13a-16
or
15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
February
2024
Commission File Number:
001-13928
 
 
Royal Bank of Canada
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
 
 
200 Bay Street
Royal Bank Plaza
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 2J5
Attention: Senior Vice-President,
Associate General Counsel
& Secretary
  
1 Place Ville Marie
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3B 3A9
Attention: Senior Vice-President,
Associate General Counsel
& Secretary
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
20-F
or Form
40-F.
Form
20-F ☐
   Form
40-F ☒
This report on Form
6-K,
management’s discussion and analysis and unaudited interim condensed consolidated
financial
statements included in exhibit 99.2, and exhibit 99.3 hereto are incorporated by reference as exhibits into the Registration Statement on Form
F-3
(File
No. 333-275898)
and the Registration Statements on Form
S-8
(File Nos.
333-12036,
333-12050,
333-13052,
333-13112,
333-117922,
333-207754,
333-207750,
333-207748,
333-252536
and
333-268715).
 
 
 

Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Date: February 28, 2024
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Nadine Ahn
 
 
Name:
 
Nadine Ahn
 
 
Title:
 
Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
  
Description of Exhibit
99.1
  
First Quarter 2024 Earnings
 
Release
99.2
  
First Quarter 2024 Report to Shareholders (which includes management’s discussion and analysis and unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements)
99.3
  
Return on Equity and Assets Ratios
  
Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
Certifications
31.1
  
- Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer
31.2
  
- Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer
101
  
Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)
104
  
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

EX-99.1 2 d626066dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1
   Exhibit 99.1
LOGO   

FIRST QUARTER 2024

EARNINGS RELEASE

 

 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2024 RESULTS

All amounts are in Canadian dollars and are based on financial statements presented in compliance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting, unless otherwise noted. Effective November 1, 2023, we adopted IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17). Comparative amounts have been restated from those previously presented. Our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders and Supplementary Financial Information are available at http://www.rbc.com/investorrelations and on https://www.sedarplus.com/.

 

Net income 

 

$3.6 Billion  

 

Up 14% YoY  

 

   

Diluted EPS1 

 

$2.50 

 

Up 12% YoY  

 

   

Total PCL2 

 

$813 Million  

 

PCL on loans ratio3

up 3 bps4 QoQ

 

   

ROE5  

 

13.1%  

 

Up 50 bps YoY  

   

CET1 Ratio6  

 

14.9% 

 

Above regulatory 

requirements  

 

Adjusted net income7

 

$4.1 Billion

 

Down 5% YoY

   

Adjusted Diluted EPS7

 

$2.85 

 

Down 6% YoY  

 

   

Total ACL8

 

$5.7 Billion

 

ACL on loans ratio9

up 3 bps QoQ

 

   

Adjusted ROE7  

 

14.9%  

 

Down 230 bps YoY  

   

LCR10

 

132% 

 

Up from 131% last

quarter

 

 

TORONTO, February 28, 2024 — Royal Bank of Canada11 (RY on TSX and NYSE) today reported net income of $3.6 billion for the quarter ended January 31, 2024, up $449 million or 14% from the prior year, which included the $1,050 million impact of the Canada Recovery Dividend (CRD) and other tax related adjustments. Diluted EPS was $2.50, up 12% over the same period. Adjusted net income7 and adjusted diluted EPS7 of $4.1 billion and $2.85 were down 5% and 6%, respectively, from the prior year.

 

Our consolidated results reflect an increase in total PCL of $281 million from a year ago, mainly reflecting higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking and Capital Markets, partially offset by lower provisions in Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio of 37 bps increased 12 bps from the prior year. The PCL on impaired loans ratio12 was 31 bps, up 14 bps from the prior year as provisions continue to trend upwards, reflecting the impact of higher interest rates and rising unemployment.

 

Results also reflected the impact of specified items relating to the planned acquisition of HSBC Bank Canada (HSBC Canada), including transaction and integration costs ($265 million before-tax and $218 million after-tax), and management of closing capital volatility ($286 million before-tax and $207 million after-tax). The cost of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) special assessment of $159 million before-tax ($115 million after-tax) also impacted results.

 

Pre-provision, pre-tax earnings7 of $5.2 billion were down $607 million or 11% from last year, mainly due to higher expenses, and lower revenue in Capital Markets, largely reflecting lower trading revenue compared to a strong prior year. These factors were partially offset by higher insurance investment results from favourable investment performance as we repositioned our portfolio for transition to IFRS 17. Results benefitted from higher net interest income driven by solid volume growth, as well as higher fee-based client assets reflecting market appreciation and net sales in Wealth Management.

 

Compared to last quarter, net income was down 9%, partly reflecting a higher effective tax rate, as results in the prior quarter included the favourable impact of the specified item relating to certain deferred tax adjustments, and higher PCL on impaired loans. Lower results in Corporate Support and Personal & Commercial Banking were partially offset by higher results in Wealth Management, Capital Markets and Insurance. Adjusted net income7 was up 8% over the same period. Pre-provision, pre-tax earnings7 were up 12% as higher revenue more than offset expense growth.

 

Our capital position remains robust, with a CET1 ratio6 of 14.9%, supporting solid volume growth and $1.9 billion in common share dividends.

 

 

“As our first quarter results show, RBC has the right strategy in place to grow today while also generating long-term value for shareholders. Underpinned by our balance sheet strength, prudent approach to risk management and diversified business model, we delivered solid, client-driven volume growth and a continued focus on expense control. As we look towards the completion of our planned HSBC Canada acquisition, we remain focused on being a trusted advisor to clients through the delivery of new and differentiated banking experiences.”

– Dave McKay, President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Bank of Canada

 

1

Earnings per share (EPS).

2

Provision for credit losses (PCL).

3

PCL on loans ratio is calculated as PCL on loans as a percentage of average net loans and acceptances.

4

Basis points (bps).

5

Return on equity (ROE) is calculated as net income available to common shareholders divided by average common equity. For further information, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section on pages 3 to 5 of this Earnings Release.

6

This ratio is calculated by dividing Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) by risk-weighted assets (RWA), in accordance with Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions’ (OSFI) Basel III Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) guideline.

7

These are non-GAAP measures. For further information, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section on pages 3 to 5 of this Earnings Release.

8

Allowance for credit losses (ACL).

9

ACL on loans ratio is calculated as ACL on loans as a percentage of total loans and acceptances.

10

The Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) is calculated in accordance with OSFI’s Liquidity Adequacy Requirements (LAR) guideline. For further details, refer to the Liquidity and funding risk section of our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders.

11

When we say “we”, “us”, “our”, “the bank” or “RBC”, we mean Royal Bank of Canada and its subsidiaries, as applicable.

12

PCL on impaired loans ratio is calculated as PCL on impaired loans as a percentage of average net loans and acceptances.

 

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Q1 2024

Compared to

Q1 2023

 

Reported:

•  Net income of $3,582 million

•  Diluted EPS of $2.50

•  ROE of 13.1%

•  CET1 ratio13 of 14.9%

 

  

h   14%

h   12%

h   50 bps

h   220 bps

 

Adjusted14:

•  Net income of $4,066 million

•  Diluted EPS of $2.85

•  ROE of 14.9%

 

i   5%

i   6%

i   230 bps

 

 

Q1 2024

Compared to

Q4 2023

 

•  Net income of $3,582 million

•  Diluted EPS of $2.50

•  ROE of 13.1%

•  CET1 ratio13 of 14.9%

 

i   9%

i   9%

i   180 bps

h   40 bps

 

•  Net income of $4,066 million

•  Diluted EPS of $2.85

•  ROE of 14.9%

 

h   8%

h   8%

h   70 bps

 

 

 

 Personal & Commercial Banking

 

 

Net income of $2,061 million decreased $65 million or 3% from a year ago, primarily attributable to higher PCL and non-interest expenses. These factors were partially offset by higher net interest income reflecting average volume growth of 9% in deposits (including 11% in personal deposits) and 5% in loans (including double-digit growth in business lending and credit cards of 14% and 13%, respectively) in Canadian Banking, and higher spreads.

 

Compared to last quarter, net income decreased $30 million or 1%, primarily attributable to higher PCL. This was largely offset by lower non-interest expenses, higher card service revenue, as well as higher net interest income reflecting average volume growth of 1% and higher spreads in Canadian Banking.

 

 Wealth Management

 

 

Net income of $606 million decreased $224 million or 27% from a year ago, mainly due to the cost of the FDIC special assessment of $159 million before-tax ($115 million after-tax) in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) in the current quarter. Higher variable compensation commensurate with increased commissionable revenue, higher staff costs and professional fees, largely reflecting continued investments in the operational infrastructure of City National, and lower net interest income also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by higher fee-based client assets reflecting market appreciation and net sales.

 

Compared to last quarter, net income increased $391 million, as last quarter reflected the impact of the specified item relating to impairment losses on our interest in an associated company and legal provisions in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National). These factors were partially offset by the cost of the FDIC special assessment, in the current quarter, as noted above. U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) results also included the impact of releases of provisions on performing loans in the current quarter, as compared to provisions taken last quarter.

 

 Insurance

 

 

Net income of $220 million increased $153 million from a year ago, primarily due to higher insurance investment result from favourable investment performance as we repositioned our portfolio for the transition to IFRS 17. The current period also benefitted from favourable market conditions. The results in the prior period are not fully comparable as we were not managing our asset and liability portfolios under IFRS 17.

 

Compared to last quarter, net income increased $123 million, as the prior quarter included the impact of unfavourable annual actuarial assumption updates in insurance service result. Insurance investment result increased largely from favourable investment performance as we repositioned our portfolio for the transition to IFRS 17. The current period also benefitted from favourable market conditions. The results in the prior period are not fully comparable as we were not managing our asset and liability portfolios under IFRS 17.

 

 Capital Markets

 

 

Net income of $1,154 million decreased $87 million or 7% from a year ago, primarily driven by lower revenue in Global Markets compared to stronger results in the prior year and higher PCL. These factors were partially offset by lower taxes reflecting changes in earnings mix.

 

Compared to last quarter, net income increased $167 million or 17%, mainly due to higher revenue in Global Markets, largely driven by higher fixed income revenue across most regions. These factors were partially offset by higher taxes.

 

 Corporate Support

 

 

Net loss was $459 million for the current quarter, primarily due to the after-tax impact of transaction and integration costs of $218 million and the after-tax impact of management of closing capital volatility of $207 million, both of which are related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada and treated as specified items.

 

13

This ratio is calculated by dividing CET1 by RWA, in accordance with OSFI’s Basel III CAR guideline.

14

These are non-GAAP measures. For further information, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section on pages 3 to 5 of this Earnings Release.

 

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Net income was $549 million in the prior quarter, primarily due to a specified item relating to certain deferred tax adjustments of $578 million, as well as a favourable impact from tax-related items. These factors were partially offset by the after-tax impact of transaction and integration costs of $167 million relating to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada, which is treated as a specified item.

 

Net loss was $1,131 million in the prior year, primarily due to the impact of the CRD and other tax related adjustments of $1,050 million, which is a specified item. Asset/liability management activities and residual unallocated items also contributed to the net loss.

 

 Capital, Liquidity and Credit Quality

 

 

Capital – As at January 31, 2024, our CET1 ratio15 was 14.9%, up 40 bps from last quarter, mainly reflecting net internal capital generation, the favourable impact of fair value OCI adjustments and share issuances under the DRIP. These factors were partially offset by RWA growth (excluding FX) and the net impact of regulatory updates.

 

Liquidity – For the quarter ended January 31, 2024, the average LCR16 was 132%, which translates into a surplus of approximately $94 billion, compared to 131% and a surplus of approximately $91 billion in the prior quarter. Average LCR16 remained relatively stable from the prior quarter as increased wholesale funding volumes and deposits were largely offset by on-balance sheet securities and loan growth.

 

The Net Stable Funding Ratio17 (NSFR) as at January 31, 2024 was 113%, which translates into a surplus of approximately $112 billion, compared to 113% and a surplus of approximately $109 billion in the prior quarter. NSFR remained relatively stable from the previous quarter as lower funding requirements for loans and securities financing transactions were largely offset by additional funding requirements on securities.

 

Credit Quality

Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023

Total PCL increased $281 million or 53% from a year ago, mainly reflecting higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking and Capital Markets, partially offset by lower provisions in Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio increased 12 bps. The PCL on impaired loans ratio of 31 bps increased 14 bps.

 

PCL on performing loans decreased $40 million or 23%, mainly due to releases in the current quarter in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National), largely driven by favourable changes to our macroeconomic forecast, partially offset by unfavourable changes in credit quality, as compared to provisions taken last year.

 

PCL on impaired loans increased $328 million, primarily due to higher provisions in our Canadian Banking portfolios and Capital Markets, mainly in the real estate and related sector.

 

Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023

Total PCL increased $93 million or 13% from last quarter, mainly due to higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking and Capital Markets, partially offset by lower provisions in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National). The PCL on loans ratio increased 3 bps. The PCL on impaired loans ratio increased 6 bps.

 

PCL on performing loans decreased $61 million or 31%, mainly due to releases in the current quarter as compared to provisions in the prior quarter in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) and lower provisions in Capital Markets, both of which were largely due to favourable changes to our macroeconomic forecast, partially offset by unfavourable changes in credit outlook. These factors were partially offset by higher provisions in our Canadian Banking portfolios, mainly due to favourable changes to our macroeconomic forecast in the prior quarter as compared to unfavourable changes this quarter, partially offset by lower unfavourable changes in credit quality.

 

PCL on impaired loans increased $146 million or 27%, primarily due to higher provisions in our Canadian Banking portfolios.

 

 Key Performance and Non-GAAP Measures

 

 

Performance measures

We measure and evaluate the performance of our consolidated operations and each business segment using a number of financial metrics, such as net income and ROE. Certain financial metrics, including ROE, do not have a standardized meaning under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other financial institutions.

 

Non-GAAP measures

We believe that certain non-GAAP measures (including non-GAAP ratios) are more reflective of our ongoing operating results and provide readers with a better understanding of management’s perspective on our performance. These measures enhance the comparability of our financial performance for the three months ended January 31, 2024 with the corresponding period in the prior year and the three months ended October 31, 2023. Non-GAAP measures do not have a standardized meaning under GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other financial institutions.

 

15

This ratio is calculated by dividing CET1 by RWA, in accordance with OSFI’s Basel III CAR guideline.

16

The LCR is calculated in accordance with OSFI’s LAR guideline. For further details, refer to the Liquidity and funding risk section of our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders.

17

The NSFR is calculated in accordance with OSFI’s LAR guideline. For further details, refer to the Liquidity and funding risk section of our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders.

 

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The following discussion describes the non-GAAP measures we use in evaluating our operating results.

 

Pre-provision, pre-tax earnings18

Pre-provision, pre-tax earnings is calculated as income (Q1 2024: $3,582 million; Q4 2023: $3,939 million; Q1 2023: $3,133 million) before income taxes (Q1 2024: $766 million; Q4 2023: $(33) million; Q1 2023: $2,103 million) and PCL (Q1 2024: $813 million; Q4 2023: $720 million; Q1 2023: $532 million). We use pre-provision, pre-tax earnings to assess our ability to generate sustained earnings growth outside of credit losses, which are impacted by the cyclical nature of the credit cycle.

 

Adjusted results

We believe that providing adjusted results as well as certain measures and ratios excluding the impact of the specified items discussed below and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles enhance comparability with prior periods and enables readers to better assess trends in the underlying businesses.

 

Our results for all reported periods were adjusted for the following specified item:

  Transaction and integration costs relating to our planned acquisition of HSBC Canada.

 

Our results for the three months ended January 31, 2024 were adjusted for the following specified item:

  Management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada. For further details, refer to the Key corporate events section of our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders.

 

Our results for the three months ended October 31, 2023 were adjusted for the following specified items:

  Impairment losses on our interest in an associated company.
  Certain deferred tax adjustments: reflects the recognition of deferred tax assets relating to realized losses in City National associated with the intercompany sale of certain debt securities.

 

Our results for the three months ended January 31, 2023 were adjusted for the following specified item:

  CRD and other tax related adjustments: reflects the impact of the CRD and the 1.5% increase in the Canadian corporate tax rate applicable to fiscal 2022, net of deferred tax adjustments, which were announced in the Government of Canada’s 2022 budget and enacted in the first quarter of 2023.

 

18 

Prior period amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.

 

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The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted results to our reported results and illustrates the calculation of adjusted measures presented. The adjusted results and measures presented below are non-GAAP measures or ratios.

 

Consolidated results, reported and adjusted                     
     As at or for the three months ended  

(Millions of Canadian dollars,

except per share, number of and percentage amounts)

  

January 31

2024

    

October 31

2023 (1)

 

January 31

2023 (1)

 

Total revenue

   $ 13,485      $ 12,685     $ 13,357  

 PCL

     813        720       532  

 Non-interest expense

     8,324        8,059       7,589  

 Income before income taxes

     4,348        3,906       5,236  

 Income taxes

     766        (33     2,103  

Net income

   $ 3,582      $ 3,939     $ 3,133  

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 3,522      $ 3,870     $ 3,087  

Average number of common shares (thousands)

     1,406,324        1,399,337       1,382,754  

Basic earnings per share (in dollars)

   $ 2.50      $ 2.77     $ 2.23  

Average number of diluted common shares (thousands)

     1,407,641        1,400,465       1,384,536  

Diluted earnings per share (in dollars)

   $ 2.50      $ 2.76     $ 2.23  

ROE (2)

     13.1%      14.9%     12.6%

Effective income tax rate

     17.6%      (0.8)%       40.2%

Total adjusting items impacting net income (before-tax)

   $ 631      $ 537     $ 97  

Specified item: HSBC Canada transaction and integration costs (3)

     265        203       11  

Specified item: Management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada (3), (4)

     286        -       -  

Specified item: Impairment losses on our interest in an associated company (5)

     -        242       -  

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles (6)

     80        92       86  

Total income taxes for adjusting items impacting net income

   $ 147      $ 703     $ (1,032

Specified item: HSBC Canada transaction and integration costs (3)

     47        36       3  

Specified item: Management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada (3), (4)

     79        -       -  

Specified item: Impairment losses on our interest in an associated company (5)

     -        65       -  

Specified item: Certain deferred tax adjustments (3)

     -        578       -  

Specified item: CRD and other tax related adjustments (3), (7)

     -        -       (1,050

Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles (6)

     21        24       15  

Adjusted results (8)

       

Income before income taxes - adjusted

     4,979        4,443       5,333  

Income taxes - adjusted

     913        670       1,071  

Net income - adjusted

   $ 4,066      $ 3,773     $ 4,262  

Net income available to common shareholders - adjusted

   $ 4,006      $ 3,704     $ 4,216  

Average number of common shares (thousands)

      1,406,324         1,399,337        1,382,754  

Basic earnings per share (in dollars) - adjusted

   $ 2.85      $ 2.65     $ 3.05  

Average number of diluted common shares (thousands)

     1,407,641        1,400,465       1,384,536  

Diluted earnings per share (in dollars) - adjusted

   $ 2.85      $ 2.65     $ 3.04  

ROE - adjusted

     14.9%      14.2%     17.2%

Adjusted effective income tax rate

     18.3%      15.1%     20.1%

 

(1)

Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.

(2)

ROE is calculated as net income available to common shareholders divided by average common equity. ROE is based on actual balances of average common equity before rounding.

(3)

These amounts have been recognized in Corporate Support.

(4)

Beginning the first quarter of 2024, we included management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada as a specified item for non-GAAP measures and non-GAAP ratios. For further details, refer to the Key corporate events section of our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders.

(5)

During the fourth quarter of 2023, we recognized impairment losses on our interest in an associated company. This amount was recognized in Wealth Management.

(6)

Represents the impact of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles (excluding amortization of software), and any goodwill impairment.

(7)

The impact of the CRD and other tax related adjustments does not include $0.2 billion recognized in other comprehensive income.

(8)

Effective the second quarter of 2023, we included HSBC Canada transaction and integration costs and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles as adjusting items for non-GAAP measures and non-GAAP ratios. Therefore, comparative adjusted results for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented to conform to our basis of presentation for this non-GAAP measure. As at January 31, 2024, the cumulative HSBC Canada transaction and integration costs (before-tax) incurred are $0.6 billion and it is currently estimated that an additional $0.9 billion will be incurred, for a total of approximately $1.5 billion.

 

Additional information about ROE and other key performance and non-GAAP measures and ratios can be found under the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section of our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders.

 

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 CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

From time to time, we make written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the “safe harbour” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and any applicable Canadian securities legislation. We may make forward-looking statements in this document, in other filings with Canadian regulators or the SEC, in reports to shareholders, and in other communications. In addition, our representatives may communicate forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others. Forward-looking statements in this document include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our financial performance objectives, vision and strategic goals and the expected closing of the transaction involving HSBC Canada, including transaction and integration costs, and includes statements made by our President and Chief Executive Officer. The forward-looking statements contained in this document represent the views of management and are presented for the purpose of assisting the holders of our securities and financial analysts in understanding our financial position and results of operations as at and for the periods ended on the dates presented, as well as our financial performance objectives, vision, strategic goals and priorities and anticipated financial performance, and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “believe”, “expect”, “suggest”, “seek”, “foresee”, “forecast”, “schedule”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “goal”, “commit”, “target”, “objective”, “plan”, “outlook”, “timeline” and “project” and similar expressions of future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “may”, “might”, “should”, “could”, “can” or “would” or negative or grammatical variations thereof.

By their very nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific in nature, which give rise to the possibility that our predictions, forecasts, projections, expectations or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that our assumptions may not be correct, that our financial performance, environmental & social or other objectives, vision and strategic goals will not be achieved, and that our actual results may differ materially from such predictions, forecasts, projections, expectations or conclusions.

We caution readers not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements as a number of risk factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors – many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict – include, but are not limited to: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance (which could lead to us being subject to various legal and regulatory proceedings, the potential outcome of which could include regulatory restrictions, penalties and fines), strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive, model, systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our annual report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 (the 2023 Annual Report) and the Risk management section of our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders, including business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, Canadian housing and household indebtedness, information technology, cyber and third-party risks, geopolitical uncertainty, environmental and social risk (including climate change), digital disruption and innovation, privacy and data related risks, regulatory changes, culture and conduct risks, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency, and our ability to anticipate and successfully manage risks arising from all of the foregoing factors. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations in such forward-looking statements can be found in the risk sections of our 2023 Annual Report and the Risk management section of our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders, as may be updated by subsequent quarterly reports.

We caution that the foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect our results. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to us, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events, as well as the inherent uncertainty of forward-looking statements. Material economic assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained in this document are set out in the Economic, market and regulatory review and outlook section and for each business segment under the Strategic priorities and Outlook sections in our 2023 Annual Report, as updated by the Economic, market and regulatory review and outlook section of our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders. Such sections may be updated by subsequent quarterly reports. Assumptions about the duration and complexity of technological builds, estimates for closing costs, and estimates of costs required for post-close synergy impacts were considered in the estimation of transaction and integration costs. Except as required by law, we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.

Additional information about these and other factors can be found in the risk sections of our 2023 Annual Report and the Risk management section of our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders, as may be updated by subsequent quarterly reports. Information contained in or otherwise accessible through the websites mentioned does not form part of this document. All references in this document to websites are inactive textual references and are for your information only.

 

ACCESS TO QUARTERLY RESULTS MATERIALS

Interested investors, the media and others may review this quarterly Earnings Release, quarterly results slides, supplementary financial information and our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders at rbc.com/investorrelations.

 

Quarterly conference call and webcast presentation

Our quarterly conference call is scheduled for February 28, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. (EDT) and will feature a presentation about our first quarter results by RBC executives. It will be followed by a question and answer period with analysts. Interested parties can access the call live on a listen-only basis at rbc.com/investorrelations/quarterly-financial-statements.html or by telephone (416-340-2217 or 866-696-5910, passcode 4255087#). Please call between 7:50 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. (EDT).

 

Management’s comments on results will be posted on our website shortly following the call. A recording will be available by 5:00 p.m. (EDT) from February 28, 2024 until May 30, 2024 at rbc.com/investorrelations/quarterly-financial-statements.html or by telephone (905-694-9451 or 800-408-3053, passcode 7594177#).

 

Media Relations Contacts

Gillian McArdle, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, gillian.mcardle@rbccm.com, 416-842-4231

Fiona McLean, Director, Financial Communications, fiona.mclean@rbc.com, 437-778-3506

 

Investor Relations Contacts

Asim Imran, Vice President, Head of Investor Relations, asim.imran@rbc.com, 416-955-7804

Marco Giurleo, Senior Director, Investor Relations, marco.giurleo@rbc.com, 437-239-5374

 

ABOUT RBC

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada’s biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com.

 

We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at rbc.com/community-social-impact.

 

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Exhibit 99.2
 
 
 
Royal Bank of Canada first quarter 2024 results
 
 
 
All amounts are in Canadian dollars and are based on financial statements presented in compliance with International Accounting Standard 34
Interim Financial Reporting
, unless otherwise noted. Effective November 1, 2023, we adopted IFRS 17
Insurance Contracts
(IFRS 17). Comparative amounts have been restated from those previously presented. Our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders and Supplementary Financial Information are available at http://www.rbc.com/investorrelations and on https://www.sedarplus.com/.
 
 
Net income
$3.6 Billion
Up 14% YoY
 
    
 
Diluted EPS
1
$2.50
Up 12% YoY
 
   
 
 
Total PCL
1
$813 Million
PCL on loans ratio
1
up 3 bps
1
QoQ
 
   
 
 
 
ROE
1, 2
13.1%
Up 50 bps YoY
 
   
 
 
CET1 Ratio
1
14.9%
Above regulatory
requirements
 
                
 
 
Adjusted
net income
3
$4.1 Billion
Down 5% YoY
 
    
 
 
Adjusted
Diluted EPS
3
$2.85
Down 6% YoY
 
   
 
 
Total ACL
1
$5.7 Billion
ACL on loans ratio
1
up 3
bps QoQ
 
   
 
 
Adjusted ROE
3
14.9%
Down 230 bps YoY
 
   
 
 
LCR
1
132%
Up from 131%
last quarter
 
TORONTO, February 28, 2024
– Royal Bank of Canada
4
(RY on TSX and NYSE) today reported net income of $3.6 billion for the quarter ended January 31, 2024, up $449 million or 14% from the prior year, which included the $1,050 million impact of the Canada Recovery Dividend (CRD) and other tax related adjustments. Diluted EPS was $2.50, up 12% over the same period. Adjusted net income
3
and adjusted diluted EPS
3
of $4.1 billion and $2.85 were down 5% and 6%, respectively, from the prior year.
Our consolidated results reflect an increase in total PCL of $281 million from a year ago, mainly reflecting higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking and Capital Markets, partially offset by lower provisions in Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio of 37 bps increased 12 bps from the prior year. The PCL on impaired loans ratio was 31 bps, up 14 bps from the prior year as provisions continue to trend upwards reflecting the impact of higher interest rates and rising unemployment.
Results also reflected the impact of specified items relating to the planned acquisition of HSBC Bank Canada (HSBC Canada), including transaction and integration costs ($265 million before-tax and $218 million after-tax), and management of closing capital volatility ($286 million before-tax and $207 million
after-tax).
The cost of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) special assessment of $159 million before-tax ($115 million after-tax) also impacted results.
Pre-provision, pre-tax earnings
5
of $5.2 billion were down $607 million or 11% from last year, mainly due to higher expenses, and lower
revenue
in Capital Markets, largely reflecting lower trading revenue compared to a strong prior year. These factors were partially offset by higher insurance investment results from favourable investment performance as we repositioned our portfolio for transition to IFRS 17. Results benefitted from higher net interest income driven by solid volume growth, as well as higher fee-based client assets reflecting market appreciation and net sales in Wealth Management.
Compared to last quarter, net income was down 9%, partly reflecting a higher effective tax rate, as results in the prior quarter included the favourable impact of the specified item relating to certain deferred tax adjustments, and higher PCL on impaired loans. Lower results in Corporate Support and Personal & Commercial Banking were partially offset by higher results in Wealth Management, Capital Markets and Insurance. Adjusted net income
3
was up 8% over the same period. Pre-provision, pre-tax earnings
5
were up 12% as higher revenue more than offset expense growth.
Our capital position remains robust, with a CET1 ratio of 14.9%, supporting solid volume growth and $1.9 billion in common share dividends.
 
 
“As our first quarter results show, RBC has the right strategy in place to grow today while also generating long-term value for shareholders. Underpinned by our balance sheet strength, prudent approach to risk management and diversified business model, we delivered solid, client-driven volume growth and a continued focus on expense control. As we look towards the completion of our planned HSBC Canada acquisition, we remain focused on being a trusted advisor to clients through the delivery of new and differentiated banking experiences.”
– Dave McKay, President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Bank of Canada
 
 
     
 
Q1 2024
Compared to
Q1 2023
 
 
   

Reported:
•   Net income of $3,582 million
•   Diluted EPS of $2.50
•   ROE of 13.1%
•   CET1 ratio of 14.9%
 


h
  14%
h
  12%
h
  50 bps
h
  
220 bps
 
 

Adjusted
3
:
•   Net income of $4,066 million
•   Diluted EPS
 
of $2.85
•   ROE of 14.9%
 


i
  5%
i
  6%
i
  230 bps
             
       
 
Q1 2024
Compared to
Q4 2023
 
 
 
   
•   Net income of $3,582 million
•   Diluted EPS of $2.50
•   ROE of 13.1%
•   CET1 ratio of 14.9%
 
 
i
  
9%
i
  9%
i
  180 bps
h
  40 bps
 
 
•   Net income of $4,066 million
•   Diluted EPS
 
of $2.85
•   ROE of 14.9%
 
 
h
  8%
h
  8%
h
  70 bps
 
             
 
(1)
See Glossary section of this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders for composition of this measure.
(2)
Return on equity (ROE). This measure does not have a standardized meaning under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). For further information, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section of this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders.
(3)
These are non-GAAP measures. For further information, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section of this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders.
(4)
When we say “we”, “us”, “our”, “the bank” or “RBC”, we mean Royal Bank of Canada and its subsidiaries, as applicable.
(5)
Pre-provision, pre-tax (PPPT) earnings is calculated as income (January 31, 2024: $3,582 million; October 31, 2023: $3,939 million; January 31, 2023: $3,133 million) before income taxes (January 31, 2024: $766 million; October 31, 2023: $(33) million; January 31, 2023: $2,103 million) and PCL (January 31, 2024: $813 million; October 31, 2023: $720 million; January 31, 2023: $532 million). This is a non-GAAP measure. PPPT earnings do not have a standardized meaning under GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other financial institutions. We use PPPT earnings to assess our ability to generate sustained earnings growth outside of credit losses, which are impacted by the cyclical nature of a credit cycle. We believe that certain non-GAAP measures are more reflective of our ongoing operating results and provide readers with a better understanding of management’s perspective on our performance.

2   
Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
 
Table of contents
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
3
 
  3   About Royal Bank of Canada
  4   Selected financial and other highlights
  5   Economic, market and regulatory review and outlook
6
 
6
 
  6   Overview
11
 
  11   How we measure and report our business segments
  11   Key performance and non-GAAP measures
  14   Personal & Commercial Banking
  16   Wealth Management
  18   Insurance
  19   Capital Markets
  20   Corporate Support
21
 
22
 
  22   Condensed balance sheets
  23   Off-balance sheet arrangements
23
 
  23   Credit risk
  27   Market risk
  31   Liquidity and funding risk
39
 
45
 
  45   Summary of accounting policies and estimates
  45   Changes in accounting policies and disclosures
  45   Controls and procedures
46
 
47
 
50
 
51
  (unaudited)
56
  (unaudited)
78
 
 
 
 
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) is provided to enable a reader to assess our results of operations and financial condition for the three month period ended or as at January 31, 2024, compared to the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year and the three month period ended October 31, 2023. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended January 31, 2024 (Condensed Financial Statements) and related notes and our 2023 Annual Report. This MD&A is dated February 27, 2024. All amounts are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise specified, and are based on financial statements presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), unless otherwise noted.
Additional information about us, including our 2023 Annual Information Form, is available free of charge on our website at rbc.com/investorrelations, on the Canadian Securities Administrators’ website, SEDAR+, at sedarplus.com and on the EDGAR section of the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) website at sec.gov.
Information contained in or otherwise accessible through the websites mentioned herein does not form part of this report. All references in this report to websites are inactive textual references and are for your information only.
 
Caution regarding forward-looking statements
 
From time to time, we make written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including the “safe harbour” provisions of the
United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
and any applicable Canadian securities legislation. We may make forward-looking statements in this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders, in other filings with Canadian regulators or the SEC, in other reports to shareholders, and in other communications. In addition, our representatives may communicate forward-looking statements orally to analysts, investors, the media and others. Forward-looking statements in this document include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our financial performance objectives, vision and strategic goals, the economic, market, and regulatory review and outlook for Canadian, U.S., U.K., European and global economies, the regulatory environment in which we operate, the implementation of IFRS 17
Insurance Contracts
, the expected closing of the transaction involving HSBC Canada, including plans for the combination of our operations with HSBC Canada, the financial, operational and capital impacts of the transaction, transaction and integration costs, the expected closing of the transaction involving the U.K. branch of RBC Investor Services Trust, the risk environment including our credit risk, market risk, liquidity and funding risk, as well as the effectiveness of our risk monitoring, and includes statements made by our President and Chief Executive Officer and other members of management. The forward-looking statements contained in this document represent the views of management and are presented for the purpose of assisting the holders of our securities and financial analysts in understanding our financial position and results of operations as at and for the periods ended on the dates presented, as well as our financial performance objectives, vision, strategic goals and priorities and anticipated financial performance, and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as “believe”, “expect”, “suggest”, “seek”, “foresee”, “forecast”, “schedule”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “goal”, “commit”, “target”, “objective”, “plan”, “outlook”, “timeline” and “project” and similar expressions of future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “may”, “might”, “should”, “could”, “can”, “would” or negative or grammatical variations thereof.
By their very nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific in nature, which give rise to the possibility that our predictions, forecasts, projections, expectations or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that our assumptions may not be correct that our financial performance, environmental & social or other objectives, vision and strategic goals will not be achieved and that our actual results may differ materially from such predictions, forecasts, projections, expectations or conclusions.

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We caution readers not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements as a number of risk factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors – many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict – include, but are not limited to: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance (which could lead to us being subject to various legal and regulatory proceedings, the potential outcome of which could include regulatory restrictions, penalties and fines), strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive, model, systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2023 Annual Report and the Risk management section of this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders, including business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, Canadian housing and household indebtedness, information technology, cyber and third-party risks, geopolitical uncertainty, environmental and social risk (including climate change), digital disruption and innovation, privacy and data related risks, regulatory changes, culture and conduct risks, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency, and our ability to anticipate and successfully manage risks arising from all of the foregoing factors. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations in such forward-looking statements can be found in the risk sections of our 2023 Annual Report and the Risk management section of this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders, as may be updated by subsequent quarterly reports.
We caution that the foregoing list of risk factors is not exhaustive and other factors could also adversely affect our
results
. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to us, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events, as well as the inherent uncertainty of forward-looking statements. Material economic assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained in this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders are set out in the Economic, market and regulatory review and outlook section and for each business segment under the Strategic priorities and Outlook sections in our 2023 Annual Report, as updated by the Economic, market and regulatory review and outlook section of this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders. Such sections may be updated by subsequent quarterly reports. Assumptions about the duration and complexity of technological builds, estimates for closing costs, and estimates of costs required for post-close synergy impacts were considered in the estimation of transaction and integration costs. Except as required by law, we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by us or on our behalf.
Additional information about these and other factors can be found in the risk sections of our 2023 Annual Report and the Risk management section of this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders, as may be updated by subsequent quarterly reports.
 
Overview and outlook
 
 
About Royal Bank of Canada
 
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada’s biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com.

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Selected financial and other highlights
 
 
     As at or for the three months ended          For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except per share,
number of and percentage amounts)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
(1)
   
January 31
2023
(1)
        
Q1 2024 vs.
Q4 2023
   
Q1 2024 vs.
Q1 2023
 
Total revenue
 
$
13,485
 
  $ 12,685     $ 13,357      
$
800
 
 
$
128
 
Provision for credit losses (PCL)
 
 
813
 
    720       532      
 
93
 
 
 
281
 
Non-interest expense
 
 
8,324
 
    8,059       7,589      
 
265
 
 
 
735
 
Income before income taxes
 
 
4,348
 
    3,906       5,236    
 
 
 
442
 
 
 
(888
Net income
 
$
3,582
 
  $ 3,939     $ 3,133    
 
 
$
(357
 
$
449
 
Net income adjusted
(2)
 
$
4,066
 
  $ 3,773     $ 4,262    
 
 
$
293
 
 
$
(196
Segments – net income
           
Personal & Commercial Banking
 
$
2,061
 
  $ 2,091     $ 2,126      
$
(30
 
$
(65
Wealth Management
(3)
 
 
606
 
    215       830      
 
391
 
 
 
(224
Insurance
 
 
220
 
    97       67      
 
123
 
 
 
153
 
Capital Markets
(3)
 
 
1,154
 
    987       1,241      
 
167
 
 
 
(87
Corporate Support
 
 
(459
    549       (1,131  
 
 
 
(1,008
 
 
672
 
Net income
 
$
3,582
 
  $ 3,939     $ 3,133    
 
 
$
(357
 
$
449
 
Selected information
           
Earnings per share (EPS) – basic
 
$
2.50
 
  $ 2.77     $ 2.23      
$
(0.27
 
$
0.27
 
            – diluted
 
 
2.50
 
    2.76       2.23      
 
(0.26
 
 
0.27
 
Earnings per share (EPS) – basic adjusted
(2)
 
 
2.85
 
    2.65       3.05      
 
0.20
 
 
 
(0.20
            – diluted adjusted
(2)
 
 
2.85
 
    2.65       3.04      
 
0.20
 
 
 
(0.19
Return on common equity (ROE)
(4), (5)
 
 
13.1%
 
    14.9%     12.6%    
 
(180) bps
 
 
 
50 bps
 
Return on common equity (ROE) adjusted
(2)
 
 
14.9%
 
    14.2%       17.2%    
 
70 bps
 
 
 
(230) bps
 
Average common equity
(4)
 
$
107,100
 
  $ 103,250     $ 97,300      
$
3,850
 
 
$
9,800
 
Net interest margin (NIM) – on average earning assets, net
(5)
 
 
1.41%
 
    1.51%     1.47%    
 
(10) bps
 
 
 
(6) bps
 
PCL on loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances
 
 
0.37%
 
    0.34%     0.25%    
 
3 bps
 
 
 
12 bps
 
PCL on performing loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances
 
 
0.06%
 
    0.09%     0.08%    
 
(3) bps
 
 
 
(2) bps
 
PCL on impaired loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances
 
 
0.31%
 
    0.25%     0.17%    
 
6 bps
 
 
 
14 bps
 
Gross impaired loans (GIL) as a % of loans and acceptances
 
 
0.48%
 
    0.42%     0.31%    
 
6 bps
 
 
 
17 bps
 
Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR)
(5), (6)
 
 
132%
 
    131%     130%    
 
100 bps
 
 
 
200 bps
 
Net stable funding ratio (NSFR)
(5), (6)
 
 
113%
 
    113%     112%  
 
 
 
– bps
 
 
 
100 bps
 
Capital, Leverage and Total loss absorbing capacity (TLAC) ratios 
(5), (7), (8)
           
Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio
 
 
14.9%
 
    14.5%     12.7%    
 
40 bps
 
 
 
220 bps
 
Tier 1 capital ratio
 
 
16.3%
 
    15.7%     13.9%    
 
60 bps
 
 
 
240 bps
 
Total capital ratio
 
 
18.1%
 
    17.6%     15.7%    
 
50 bps
 
 
 
240 bps
 
Leverage ratio
 
 
4.4%
 
    4.3%     4.4%    
 
10 bps
 
 
 
– bps
 
TLAC ratio
 
 
31.4%
 
    31.0%     28.2%    
 
40 bps
 
 
 
320 bps
 
TLAC leverage ratio
 
 
8.5%
 
    8.5%     9.0%  
 
 
 
– bps
 
 
 
(50) bps
 
Selected balance sheet and other information
(9)
           
Total assets
 
$
 1,974,405
 
  $  2,006,531     $  1,934,580      
$
 (32,126
 
$
 39,825
 
Securities, net of applicable allowance
 
 
405,813
 
    409,730       320,553      
 
(3,917
 
 
85,260
 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses
 
 
858,316
 
    852,773       823,794      
 
5,543
 
 
 
34,522
 
Derivative related assets
 
 
105,038
 
    142,450       130,120      
 
(37,412
 
 
(25,082
Deposits
 
 
1,241,168
 
    1,231,687       1,203,842      
 
9,481
 
 
 
37,326
 
Common equity
 
 
108,360
 
    107,734       97,923      
 
626
 
 
 
10,437
 
Total risk-weighted assets (RWA)
(5), (7), (8)
 
 
590,257
 
    596,223       614,250      
 
(5,966
 
 
(23,993
Assets under management (AUM)
(5)
 
 
1,150,100
 
    1,067,500       1,051,300      
 
82,600
 
 
 
98,800
 
Assets under administration (AUA)
(5), (10), (11)
 
 
4,490,100
 
    4,338,000       5,783,900    
 
 
 
 152,100
 
 
 
 (1,293,800
Common share information
           
Shares outstanding (000s) – average basic
 
 
1,406,324
 
    1,399,337       1,382,754      
 
6,987
 
 
 
23,570
 
– average diluted
 
 
1,407,641
 
    1,400,465       1,384,536      
 
7,176
 
 
 
23,105
 
– end of period
 
 
1,408,257
 
    1,400,511       1,382,818      
 
7,746
 
 
 
25,439
 
Dividends declared per common share
 
$
1.38
 
  $ 1.35     $ 1.32      
$
0.03
 
 
$
0.06
 
Dividend yield
(5)
 
 
4.5%
 
    4.5%     4.0%    
 
– bps
 
 
 
50 bps
 
Dividend payout ratio
(5)
 
 
55%
 
    49%     59%    
 
600 bps
 
 
 
(400) bps
 
Common share price (RY on TSX)
(12)
 
$
131.21
 
  $ 110.76     $ 136.16      
$
20.45
 
 
$
(4.95
Market capitalization (TSX) 
(12)
 
 
184,777
 
    155,121       188,284    
 
 
 
29,656
 
 
 
(3,507
Business information
(number of)
           
Employees (full-time equivalent) (FTE)
 
 
90,166
 
    91,398       92,662      
 
(1,232
 
 
(2,496
Bank branches
 
 
1,248
 
    1,247       1,265      
 
1
 
 
 
(17
Automated teller machines (ATMs)
 
 
4,341
 
    4,341       4,363    
 
 
 
 
 
 
(22
Period average US$ equivalent of C$1.00 
(13)
 
 
0.745
 
    0.732       0.745      
 
0.013
 
 
 
 
Period-end US$ equivalent of C$1.00
 
 
0.744
 
    0.721       0.752    
 
 
 
0.023
 
 
 
(0.008
 
(1)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. For further details on the impacts of the adoption of IFRS 17 including the description of accounting policies selected, refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements.
(2)   These are non-GAAP measures. For further details, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section. Amounts have been revised from those previously presented to conform to our basis of presentation for this non-GAAP measure.
(3)   Effective the fourth quarter of 2023, we moved the Investor Services lending business from our Wealth Management segment to our Capital Markets segment. Therefore, comparative results for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented.
(4)   Average amounts are calculated using methods intended to approximate the average of the daily balances for the period. This includes average common equity used in the calculation of ROE. For further details, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.
(5)   See Glossary for composition of this measure.
(6)   The LCR and NSFR are calculated in accordance with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions’ (OSFI) Liquidity Adequacy Requirements (LAR) guideline. LCR is the average for the three months ended for each respective period. For further details, refer to the Liquidity and funding risk section.
(7)   Capital ratios and RWA are calculated using OSFI’s Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) guideline, the Leverage ratio is calculated using OSFI’s Leverage Requirements (LR) guideline, and both the TLAC and TLAC leverage ratios are calculated using OSFI’s TLAC guideline. The periods ended January 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 reflect our adoption of the revised CAR and LR guidelines that came into effect in Q2 2023, as further updated on October 20, 2023 as part of OSFI’s implementation of the Basel III reforms. The period ended January 31, 2024 also reflects our adoption of the revised market risk and credit valuation adjustment (CVA) frameworks that came into effect on November 1, 2023. For further details, refer to the Capital management section.
(8)   As prior period restatements are not required by OSFI, there was no impact from the adoption of IFRS 17 on regulatory capital, RWA, capital ratios, leverage ratio, TLAC available and TLAC ratios for periods prior to November 1, 2023.
(9)   Represents period-end spot balances.
(10)   AUA includes $14 billion and $6 billion (October 31, 2023 – $13 billion and $7 billion; January 31, 2023 – $15 billion and $6 billion) of securitized residential mortgages and credit card loans, respectively.
(11)   Comparative amounts for January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented.
(12)   Based on TSX closing market price at period-end.
(13)   Average amounts are calculated using month-end spot rates for the period.

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Economic, market and regulatory review and outlook – data as at February 27, 2024
 
The predictions and forecasts in this section are based on information and assumptions from sources we consider reliable. If this information or these assumptions are not accurate, actual economic outcomes may differ materially from the outlook presented in this section.
Economic and market review and outlook
GDP growth is slow across most advanced economies as headwinds from higher interest rates continue to have a lagged impact. Unemployment rates remain low but have increased significantly in Canada since the spring of 2023. The U.S. economy continues to outperform but lower hiring and a reduction in the number of job openings signal a softening labour market. Global inflation pressures have slowed as earlier easing in supply chain disruptions lower business input costs and the breadth of inflation across consumer goods and services has narrowed. The lagged impact of the interest rate increases is expected to continue to slow economic activity in calendar 2024. Most advanced economy central banks are not expected to increase interest rates further with inflation slowing and economic growth softening. Contingent on inflation pressures continuing to slow, the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and Bank of Canada (BoC) are expected to shift to reductions in interest rates starting mid-year calendar 2024.
Canada
Canadian GDP is expected to increase by 0.3%
1
and 1.4%
1
in the first and second calendar quarters of 2024, respectively, after increasing slightly in the fourth calendar quarter of 2023. Amidst a rapidly increasing population, per-capita output is expected to continue to decline and the unemployment rate is expected to continue to increase. The unemployment rate increased to 5.7% in January 2024 from 5.1% in April 2023 and is expected to continue to rise over the first half of calendar 2024 as rising household debt servicing costs continue to reduce household purchasing power. The BoC is not expected to increase interest rates further. Inflation has continued above the BoC’s 2% inflation target but the breadth of price increases has gradually narrowed and the lagged impact of the 475 basis points of overnight rate increases since early March 2022 should continue to slow economic activity and price growth. GDP growth is expected to strengthen but remain historically low over the second half of calendar 2024, supported by a shift to interest rate reductions from the BoC by mid-year calendar 2024, and strong levels of immigration and population growth.
U.S.
U.S. GDP growth has been more resilient than that in other advanced economies. However, it is expected to slow over the first calendar quarter of 2024 and remain flat in the second calendar quarter of 2024. The unemployment rate remained very low at 3.7% in January 2024, but is expected to increase as higher interest rates slow GDP growth. U.S. employment growth has remained firm but job openings have continued to decline from early calendar 2022 and hiring rates have fallen below pre-pandemic levels. Despite the economic backdrop remaining resilient, the pace of inflation has slowed and the breadth of price growth has narrowed. Amidst a moderating economic backdrop and slowing inflation, the Fed is not expected to raise the federal funds target range further and we expect a pivot to interest rate reductions by mid-year calendar 2024.
Europe
Euro area GDP is expected to remain flat in the first calendar quarter of 2024 after declining slightly and remaining flat in the third and fourth quarters of calendar 2023, respectively. Labour markets have remained steady with unemployment rates in the region at low levels but inflation has moderated. With the soft economic backdrop, we do not expect additional interest rate increases from the European Central Bank (ECB) and expect a shift to interest rate reductions before mid-year calendar 2024. U.K. GDP is also expected to remain flat in the first calendar quarter of 2024. This follows two earlier consecutive quarters of marginal declines in the second half of calendar 2023. Inflation in the U.K. has slowed, however it still remains above the Bank of England (BoE)’s target. We expect the BoE to hold the bank rate steady through the first half of calendar 2024 before lowering rates beginning in the third calendar quarter.
Financial markets
Bond yields have declined since the fall of 2023 on slowing inflation and expectations that central banks could shift to interest rate reductions earlier than previously expected. The spread between longer and shorter duration bond yields, which is a commonly used recession indicator, remains inverted. There are signs that inflation is slowing without a pronounced downturn in the economy. That has pushed equity markets higher with the S&P 500 hitting new record highs early in calendar 2024.
Regulatory environment
We continue to monitor and prepare for regulatory developments and changes in a manner that seeks to ensure compliance with new requirements while mitigating adverse business or financial impacts. Such impacts could result from new or amended laws or regulations and the expectations of those who enforce them. A high level summary of the key regulatory changes that have the potential to increase or decrease our costs and the complexity of our operations is included in the Legal and regulatory environment risk section of our 2023 Annual Report and updates are listed below.
Global uncertainty
In January 2024, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected global growth of 3.1% for calendar 2024, up 0.2% from its October forecast, due in part to improving consumer confidence stemming from a growing consensus that central banks have successfully slowed inflation while avoiding a deep recession or “hard landing”. However, significant uncertainty continues to
 
1
 
  Annualized rate

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pose risks to the global economic outlook, driven by: growing geopolitical tensions, including those between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in the Middle East, and between China and the West; deepening economic concerns in China that could impact global growth; the persistence of inflation and elevated interest rates and the associated impact on economic growth; extreme weather-related events; and the potential re-emergence of financial sector instability as banks face regulatory reform in the U.S. Our diversified business model, as well as our product and geographic diversification, continue to help mitigate the risks posed by global uncertainty.
For a discussion on risk factors resulting from these and other developments which may affect our business and financial results, refer to the risk sections of our 2023 Annual Report. For further details on our framework and activities to manage risks, refer to the risk and Capital management sections of this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders.
 
Key corporate events
 
HSBC Bank Canada
On November 29, 2022, we entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the common shares of HSBC Bank Canada (HSBC Canada), for an all-cash purchase price of $13.5 billion. HSBC Canada is a premier Canadian personal and commercial bank focused on globally connected clients. We will also purchase all of the existing preferred shares and subordinated debt of HSBC Canada held directly or indirectly by HSBC Holdings plc at par value.
The agreement includes a locked box mechanism under which HSBC Canada’s earnings from June 30, 2022 to the closing date accrue to RBC and will be reflected in the acquired net assets on closing. Relatedly, we will pay an additional amount that accrues from August 30, 2023 to the closing date, which is calculated based on the all-cash purchase price for the common shares of HSBC Canada and the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average.
On December 21, 2023 we received approval from the federal Minister of Finance to proceed with the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada, which is expected to close on March 28, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The fair value measurements of HSBC Canada’s fixed rate financial assets and liabilities are sensitive to changes in market interest rates. Increases in interest rates will reduce the net fair value of the financial assets and liabilities to be acquired, which would increase the goodwill recognized on closing and reduce our capital ratios. To manage this, we had previously de-designated certain interest rate swaps in cash flow hedging relationships such that future mark-to-market gains (losses) will be recorded in net income, instead of Other comprehensive income (OCI), and thus mitigate the closing capital ratio volatility.
For the three months ended January 31, 2024, we recognized $338 million of mark-to-market losses in Non-interest income – Other on the swaps and $52 million in Net interest income related to the reclassification of amounts previously accumulated in OCI, both of which are treated as specified items and reflected in our Corporate Support segment.
Adjusted results excluding specified items are non-GAAP measures. For further details, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.
 
Financial performance
 
 
Overview
 
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
Net income of $3,582 million was up $449 million or 14% from a year ago. Diluted EPS of $2.50 was up $0.27 or 12% and ROE of 13.1% was up from 12.6% last year. Our CET1 ratio of 14.9% was up 220 bps from a year ago.
Adjusted net income of $4,066 million was down $196 million or 5% from a year ago. Adjusted diluted EPS of $2.85 was down $0.19 or 6% and adjusted ROE of 14.9% was down from 17.2% last year.
Our earnings were up from last year, as the prior year results reflected the impact of the Canada Recovery Dividend (CRD) and other tax related adjustments, which was treated as a specified item and reported in Corporate Support. The earnings in the current period also reflect specified items relating to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada in Corporate Support. Our results also reflect higher earnings in Insurance. This was partially offset by lower earnings in Wealth Management, Capital Markets, and Personal & Commercial Banking.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Net income of $3,582 million was down $357 million or 9% from last quarter. Diluted EPS of $2.50 was down $0.26 or 9% and ROE of 13.1% was down from 14.9% in the prior quarter. Our CET1 ratio of 14.9% was up 40 bps from last quarter.
Adjusted net income of $4,066 million was up $293 million or 8% from last quarter. Adjusted diluted EPS of $2.85 was up $0.20 or 8% and adjusted ROE of 14.9% was up 70 bps from 14.2% last quarter.
Our earnings were down from last quarter, primarily driven by the specified items relating to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada, which are reported in Corporate Support. Results for Corporate Support in the prior quarter reflected the favourable impact of the specified item relating to certain deferred tax adjustments. Our results also reflect lower earnings in Personal & Commercial Banking. This was partially offset by higher earnings in Wealth Management, Capital Markets, and Insurance.
For further details on our business segment results and CET1 ratio, refer to the Business segment results and Capital management sections, respectively.

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Adjusted results
Adjusted results exclude specified items and the after-tax impact of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles. Adjusted results are non-GAAP measures. For further details, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.
Impact of foreign currency translation
The following table reflects the estimated impact of foreign currency translation on key income statement items:
 
     For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
 
Q1 2024 vs.
Q1 2023
   
Q1 2024 vs.
Q4 2023
 
Increase (decrease):
   
Total revenue
 
$
36
 
 
$
(96
PCL
 
 
2
 
 
 
(2
Non-interest expense
 
 
28
 
 
 
(52
Income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
(4
Net income
 
 
6
 
 
 
(38
Impact on EPS
   
Basic
 
$
 
 
$
(0.03
Diluted
 
 
 
 
 
(0.03
The relevant average exchange rates that impact our business are shown in the following table:
 
     For the three months ended  
(Average foreign currency equivalent of C$1.00) (1)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
   
January 31
2023
 
U.S. dollar
 
 
0.745
 
    0.732       0.745  
British pound
 
 
0.588
 
    0.594       0.612  
Euro
 
 
0.683
 
    0.687       0.698  
 
  (1)   Average amounts are calculated using month-end spot rates for the period.  
Total revenue
 
     For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023 
(1)
   
January 31
2023 
(1)
 
Interest and dividend income
 
$
25,609
 
  $ 24,502     $ 19,337  
Interest expense
 
 
19,277
 
    17,960       13,135  
Net interest income
 
$
6,332
 
  $ 6,542     $ 6,202  
NIM
 
 
1.41%
 
    1.51%     1.47%
Insurance service result
 
$
187
 
  $ 137     $ 192  
Insurance investment result
(2)
 
 
141
 
    64       (73
Trading revenue
 
 
804
 
    408       1,069  
Investment management and custodial fees
 
 
2,185
 
    2,106       2,056  
Mutual fund revenue
 
 
1,030
 
    1,014       1,015  
Securities brokerage commissions
 
 
388
 
    363       361  
Service charges
 
 
554
 
    548       511  
Underwriting and other advisory fees
 
 
606
 
    563       512  
Foreign exchange revenue, other than trading
 
 
262
 
    248       433  
Card service revenue
 
 
326
 
    302       325  
Credit fees
 
 
395
 
    411       379  
Net gains on investment securities
 
 
70
 
    2       53  
Share of profit in joint ventures and associates
 
 
12
 
    (223     29  
Other
 
 
193
 
    200       293  
Non-interest income
 
 
7,153
 
    6,143       7,155  
Total revenue
 
$
 13,485
 
  $  12,685     $  13,357  
Additional trading information
     
Net interest income
(3)
 
$
344
 
  $ 345     $ 186  
Non-interest income
 
 
804
 
    408       1,069  
Total trading revenue
 
$
1,148
 
  $ 753     $ 1,255  
 
  (1)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.  
  (2)   The 2023 restated results may not be fully comparable to the current period as we were not managing our asset and liability portfolios under IFRS 17.  
  (3)   Reflects net interest income arising from trading-related positions, including assets and liabilities that are classified or designated at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL).  

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Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
Total revenue increased $128 million or 1% from a year ago, mainly due to higher insurance investment result, net interest income, and investment management and custodial fees. Higher underwriting and other advisory fees also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by lower trading revenue, foreign exchange revenue, other than trading and other revenue.
Net interest income increased $130 million or 2%, largely due to average volume growth in Canadian Banking and higher fixed income trading revenue in Capital Markets. These factors were partially offset by lower revenue in our treasury services business in Capital Markets.
NIM was down 6 bps compared to last year, mainly due to lower trading results in Capital Markets, including the impact of a strong prior year comparative, and lower margins in Canadian Banking. These factors were partially offset by the benefit of higher interest rates across most of our businesses and a favourable impact associated with the partial sale of RBC Investor Services
®
operations.
Insurance investment result increased $214 million, primarily due to favourable investment performance as we repositioned our portfolio for transition to IFRS 17. The current period also benefitted from favourable market conditions.
Trading revenue decreased $265 million or 25%, mainly due to lower fixed income and equity trading revenue across most regions.
Investment management and custodial fees increased $129 million or 6%, mainly attributable to higher fee-based client assets reflecting market appreciation and net sales.
Underwriting and other advisory fees increased $94 million or 18%, largely due to higher debt origination primarily in the U.S.
Foreign exchange revenue, other than trading decreased $171 million or 39%, largely driven by foreign currency translation gains in the prior year associated with certain foreign currency denominated funding, which was offset by the impact of economic hedges in Other revenue. The impact of the partial sale of RBC Investor Services operations also contributed to the decrease.
Other revenue decreased $100 million or 34%, mainly attributable to the impact of management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada, which was treated as a specified item. This was partially offset by the impact of economic hedges, which was largely offset in Foreign exchange revenue, other than trading, and changes in the fair value of the hedges related to our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in Non-interest expense.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Total revenue increased $800 million or 6% from last quarter, largely due to higher trading revenue and share of profit in joint ventures and associates reflecting the impact of a specified item in the prior quarter. Higher investment management and custodial fees and insurance investment result also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by lower net interest income. The impact of foreign exchange translation decreased total revenue by $96 million.
Net interest income decreased $210 million or 3%, mainly reflecting the impact of a favourable accounting adjustment in the prior quarter in Corporate Support, which was offset in Other revenue. This was partially offset by higher fixed income trading revenue in Capital Markets, as well as average volume growth and higher spreads in Canadian Banking.
Insurance investment result increased $77 million, largely from favourable investment performance as we repositioned our portfolio for the transition to IFRS 17. The current period also benefitted from favourable market conditions. Lower capital funding costs also contributed to the increase.
Trading revenue increased $396 million or 97%, primarily due to higher fixed income trading revenue primarily in Europe and the U.S., and higher equity trading revenue across most regions.
Investment management and custodial fees increased $79 million or 4%, primarily attributable to higher fee-based client assets largely reflecting market appreciation.
Share of profit in joint ventures and associates increased $235 million, as the prior quarter reflected the impact of impairment losses on our interest in an associated company, which was treated as a specified item.
Other revenue decreased $7 million or 4%, mainly attributable to the impact of management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada in the current quarter, which was treated as a specified item. The prior quarter also reflected a favourable impact from tax-related items and gains from our non-trading portfolios. These factors were largely offset by changes in the fair value of the hedges related to our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in Non-interest expense, and the impact of economic hedges in Corporate Support, which was offset in Net interest income.

Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024   9
 
Provision for credit losses
(1)
 
     For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
   
January 31
2023
 
Personal & Commercial Banking
 
$
149
 
  $ 104     $ 140  
Wealth Management
 
 
(27
    63       24  
Capital Markets
 
 
10
 
    27       9  
Corporate Support and other
(2)
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
     
PCL on performing loans
 
 
133
 
 
 
194
 
    173  
Personal & Commercial Banking
 
$
486
 
 
$
358
 
  $ 262  
Wealth Management
 
 
38
 
 
 
69
 
    42  
Capital Markets
 
 
161
 
 
 
112
 
    53  
PCL on impaired loans
 
 
685
 
    539       357  
PCL – Loans
 
 
818
 
    733       530  
PCL – Other
(3)
 
 
(5
    (13     2  
Total PCL
 
$
813
 
  $ 720     $ 532  
PCL on loans is comprised of:      
Retail
 
$
137
 
  $ 65     $ 134  
Wholesale
 
 
(4
    129       39  
PCL on performing loans
 
 
133
 
    194       173  
Retail
 
 
359
 
    293       239  
Wholesale
 
 
326
 
    246       118  
PCL on impaired loans
 
 
685
 
    539       357  
PCL – Loans
 
$
818
 
  $ 733     $ 530  
PCL on loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances
 
 
0.37%
    0.34%     0.25%
PCL on impaired loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances
 
 
0.31%
    0.25%     0.17%
 
(1)   Information on loans represents loans, acceptances and commitments.
(2)   Includes PCL recorded in Corporate Support and Insurance.
(3)   PCL – Other includes amounts related to debt securities measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) and amortized cost, accounts receivable, and financial and purchased guarantees.
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
Total PCL increased $281 million or 53% from a year ago, mainly reflecting higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking and Capital Markets, partially offset by lower provisions in Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio increased 12 bps.
PCL on performing loans decreased $40 million or 23%, mainly due to releases in the current quarter in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National), largely driven by favourable changes to our macroeconomic forecast partially offset by unfavourable changes in credit quality, as compared to provisions taken last year.
PCL on impaired loans increased $328 million, primarily due to higher provisions in our Canadian Banking portfolios and Capital Markets, mainly in the real estate and related sector.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Total PCL increased $93 million or 13% from last quarter, mainly due to higher provisions in Personal & Commercial Banking and Capital Markets, partially offset by lower provisions in Wealth Management. The PCL on loans ratio increased 3 bps.
PCL on performing loans decreased $61 million or 31%, mainly due to releases in the current quarter as compared to provisions in the prior quarter in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) and lower provisions in Capital Markets, both of which were largely due to favourable changes to our macroeconomic forecast, partially offset by unfavourable changes in credit outlook. These factors were partially offset by higher provisions in our Canadian Banking portfolios, mainly due to favourable changes to our macroeconomic forecast in the prior quarter as compared to unfavourable changes this quarter, partially offset by lower unfavourable changes in credit quality.
PCL on impaired loans increased $146 million or 27%, primarily due to higher provisions in our Canadian Banking portfolios.

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Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
Non-interest expense
 
     For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023 
(1)
   
January 31
2023 
(1)
 
Salaries
 
$
2,078
 
  $ 2,239     $ 2,010  
Variable compensation
 
 
2,083
 
    1,955       2,026  
Benefits and retention compensation
 
 
605
 
    489       544  
Share-based compensation
 
 
397
 
    (17     270  
Human resources
 
 
5,163
 
    4,666       4,850  
Equipment
 
 
619
 
    612       569  
Occupancy
 
 
407
 
    401       404  
Communications
 
 
321
 
    344       278  
Professional fees
 
 
624
 
    692       382  
Amortization of other intangibles
 
 
352
 
    357       362  
Other
 
 
838
 
    987       744  
Non-interest expense
 
$
8,324
 
  $ 8,059     $ 7,589  
Efficiency ratio
(2)
 
 
61.7%
 
    63.5%       56.8%
Adjusted efficiency ratio
(3), (4)
 
 
57.9%
 
    60.1%     56.1%
 
  (1)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.  
  (2)   Efficiency ratio is calculated as Non-interest expense divided by Total revenue.  
  (3)   This is a non-GAAP ratio. For further details, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.  
  (4)   Effective Q2 2023, we revised the composition of this non-GAAP ratio. Comparative adjusted amounts have been revised to conform with this presentation.  
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
Non-interest expense increased $735 million or 10% from a year ago, primarily due to transaction and integration costs relating to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada, which is treated as a specified item, and the cost of the FDIC special assessment of $159 million ($115 million after-tax). Higher staff costs, the change in the fair value of our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in Other revenue, as well as higher professional fees also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by reduced expenses following the partial sale of RBC Investor Services operations.
Our efficiency ratio of 61.7% increased 490 bps from 56.8% last year. Our adjusted efficiency ratio of 57.9% increased 180 bps from 56.1% last year.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Non-interest expense increased $265 million or 3% from last quarter, mainly due to the change in the fair value of our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which was largely offset in Other revenue. The cost of the FDIC special assessment of $159 million ($115 million after-tax) and higher variable compensation costs also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by the impact of legal provisions in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) in the prior quarter and lower professional fees.
Our efficiency ratio of 61.7% decreased 180 bps from 63.5% last quarter. Our adjusted efficiency ratio of 57.9% decreased 220 bps from 60.1% last quarter.
Adjusted efficiency ratio is a non-GAAP ratio. For further details, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.
Income taxes
 
     For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023 
(1)
   
January 31
2023 
(1)
 
Income taxes
 
$
766
 
  $ (33   $ 2,103  
Income before income taxes
 
 
4,348
 
    3,906       5,236  
Effective income tax rate
 
 
17.6%
 
    (0.8)%     40.2%
Adjusted results
(2), (3)
     
Adjusted income taxes
 
 
913
 
    670       1,071  
Adjusted income before income taxes
 
 
4,979
 
    4,443       5,333  
Adjusted effective income tax rate
 
 
18.3%
 
    15.1%     20.1%
 
  (1)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.  
  (2)   These are non-GAAP measures. For further details, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.  
  (3)   Effective Q2 2023, we revised the composition of these non-GAAP measures. Comparative adjusted amounts have been revised to conform with this presentation.  
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
Income tax expense decreased $1,337 million or 64% from a year ago, primarily due to the impact of the CRD and other tax related adjustments, which was a specified item in the prior year. Lower income before income taxes also contributed to the decrease. Adjusted income tax expense decreased $158 million or 15% from a year ago.
The effective income tax rate of 17.6% decreased 2,260 bps, primarily due to the impact of the CRD and other tax related adjustments noted above. The adjusted effective income tax rate of 18.3% decreased 180 bps.

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  First Quarter 2024   11
 
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Income tax expense increased $799 million from last quarter, as the prior quarter reflected the impact of certain deferred tax adjustments, which was a specified item. Higher income before income taxes also contributed to the increase. Adjusted income tax expense increased $243 million or 36% from last quarter.
The effective income tax rate of 17.6% increased 1,840 bps, primarily due to the impact of certain deferred tax adjustments noted above. The adjusted effective income tax rate of 18.3% increased 320 bps.
For further details on specified items, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.
 
Business segment results
 
 
How we measure and report our business segments
 
The key methodologies and assumptions used in our management reporting framework are periodically reviewed by management to ensure they remain valid. Effective November 1, 2023, we prospectively revised our attributed capital methodology to include the allocation of leverage to our business segments to further align our allocation processes with evolving regulatory capital requirements. Our methodology for allocating capital to our business segments is intended to consistently measure and align economic costs with the underlying benefits and risks associated with the activities of each business segment, allowing for a uniform base for performance measurement among our business segments to facilitate management decisions in resource allocation in conjunction with other factors. For Insurance, the allocation of capital remains unchanged and continues to be based on fully diversified economic capital.
For further details on the key methodologies and assumptions used in our management reporting framework, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section of our 2023 Annual Report.
 
Key performance and
non-GAAP
measures
 
Performance measures
We measure and evaluate the performance of our consolidated operations and each business segment using a number of financial metrics, such as net income and ROE. Certain financial metrics, including ROE, do not have a standardized meaning under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other financial institutions.
Return on common equity
We use ROE, at both the consolidated and business segment levels, as a measure of return on total capital invested in our business. Management views the business segment ROE measure as a useful measure for supporting investment and resource allocation decisions because it adjusts for certain items that may affect comparability between business segments and certain competitors.
Our consolidated ROE calculation is based on net income available to common shareholders divided by total average common equity for the period. Business segment ROE calculations are based on net income available to common shareholders divided by average attributed capital for the period. For each segment, with the exception of Insurance, average attributed capital includes the capital and leverage required to underpin various risks and amounts invested in goodwill and intangibles and other regulatory deductions. For Insurance, the allocation of capital is based on fully diversified economic capital.
The attribution of capital involves the use of assumptions, judgments and methodologies that are regularly reviewed and revised by management as deemed necessary. For further details on changes to our attributed capital methodology, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section. Changes to such assumptions, judgments and methodologies can have a material effect on the business segment ROE information that we report. Other companies that disclose information on similar attributions and related return measures may use different assumptions, judgments and methodologies.
The following table provides a summary of our ROE calculations:
 
     For the three months ended  
   
January 31
2024
       
October 31
2023
       
January 31
2023
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars,
except percentage amounts)
 
Personal &
Commercial
Banking 
(1)
   
Wealth
Management 
(1)
   
Insurance
   
Capital
Markets 
(1)
   
Corporate
Support
   
Total
         Total (2)          Total (2)  
Net income available to common shareholders
 
$
2,042
 
 
$
595
 
 
$
219
 
 
$
1,137
 
 
$
(471
 
$
3,522
 
    $ 3,870       $ 3,087  
Total average common equity
(3), (4)
 
 
 31,200
 
 
 
 22,550
 
 
 
 2,150
 
 
 
 31,050
 
 
 
 20,150
 
 
 
 107,100
 
         103,250            97,300  
ROE
(5)
 
 
26.0%
 
 
10.5%
 
 
 
40.5%
 
 
 
14.6%
 
 
 
 n.m.
 
 
13.1%
 
        14.9%         12.6%
 
(1)   Effective November 1, 2023, our attributed capital methodology incorporates leverage requirements to allocate capital to our business segments. For further details on changes to our attributed capital methodology, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section.
(2)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.
(3)   Total average common equity represents rounded figures.
(4)   The amounts for the segments are referred to as attributed capital.
(5)   ROE is based on actual balances of average common equity before rounding.
n.m.   not meaningful

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Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
Non-GAAP measures
We believe that certain non-GAAP measures (including non-GAAP ratios) are more reflective of our ongoing operating results and provide readers with a better understanding of management’s perspective on our performance. These measures enhance the comparability of our financial performance for the three months ended January 31, 2024 with the corresponding period in the prior year and the three months ended October 31, 2023. Non-GAAP measures do not have a standardized meaning under GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other financial institutions.
The following discussion describes the non-GAAP measures we use in evaluating our operating results.
Adjusted results
We believe that providing adjusted results as well as certain measures and ratios excluding the impact of the specified items discussed below and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles enhance comparability with prior periods and enables readers to better assess trends in the underlying businesses.
Our results for all reported periods were adjusted for the following specified item:
 
Transaction and integration costs relating to our planned acquisition of HSBC Canada.
Our results for the three months ended January 31, 2024 were adjusted for the following specified item:
 
Management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada. For further details, refer to the Key corporate events section.
Our results for the three months ended October 31, 2023 were adjusted for the following specified items:
 
Impairment losses on our interest in an associated company.
 
Certain deferred tax adjustments: reflects the recognition of deferred tax assets relating to realized losses in City National associated with the intercompany sale of certain debt securities.
Our results for the three months ended January 31, 2023 were adjusted for the following specified item:
 
CRD and other tax related adjustments: reflects the impact of the CRD and the 1.5% increase in the Canadian corporate tax rate applicable to fiscal 2022, net of deferred tax adjustments, which were announced in the Government of Canada’s 2022 budget and enacted in the first quarter of 2023.

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  First Quarter 2024   13
 
Consolidated results, reported and adjusted
The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted results to our reported results and illustrates the calculation of adjusted measures presented. The adjusted results and measures presented below are non-GAAP measures or ratios.
 
     As at or for the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars,
except per share, number of and percentage amounts)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023 
(1)
   
January 31
2023 
(1)
 
Total revenue
 
$
13,485
 
  $ 12,685     $ 13,357  
PCL
 
 
813
 
    720       532  
Non-interest expense
 
 
8,324
 
    8,059       7,589  
Income before income taxes
 
 
4,348
 
    3,906       5,236  
Income taxes
 
 
766
 
    (33     2,103  
Net income
 
$
3,582
 
  $ 3,939     $ 3,133  
Net income available to common shareholders
 
$
3,522
 
  $ 3,870     $ 3,087  
Average number of common shares (thousands)
 
 
 1,406,324
 
    1,399,337       1,382,754  
Basic earnings per share (in dollars)
 
$
2.50
 
  $ 2.77     $ 2.23  
Average number of diluted common shares (thousands)
 
 
1,407,641
 
     1,400,465        1,384,536  
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars)
 
$
2.50
 
  $ 2.76     $ 2.23  
ROE
(2)
 
 
13.1%
 
    14.9%     12.6%
Effective income tax rate
 
 
17.6%
    (0.8)%     40.2%
Total adjusting items impacting net income (before-tax)
 
$
631
 
  $ 537     $ 97  
Specified item: HSBC Canada transaction and integration costs
(3)
 
 
265
 
    203       11  
Specified item: Management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada 
(3), (4)
 
 
286
 
           
Specified item: Impairment losses on our interest in an associated company
(5)
 
 
 
    242    
 
 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles
(6)
 
 
80
 
    92       86  
Total income taxes for adjusting items impacting net income
 
$
147
 
  $ 703     $ (1,032
Specified item: HSBC Canada transaction and integration costs
(3)
 
 
47
 
    36       3  
Specified item: Management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada
(3), (4)
 
 
79
 
           
Specified item: Impairment losses on our interest in an associated company
(5)
 
 
 
    65    
 
 
Specified item: Certain deferred tax adjustments
(3)
 
 
 
    578        
Specified item: CRD and other tax related adjustments 
(3), (7)
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (1,050
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles
(6)
 
 
21
 
    24       15  
Adjusted results
(8)
     
Income before income taxes – adjusted
 
 
4,979
 
    4,443       5,333  
Income taxes – adjusted
 
 
913
 
    670       1,071  
Net income – adjusted
 
$
4,066
 
  $ 3,773     $ 4,262  
Net income available to common shareholders – adjusted
 
$
4,006
 
  $ 3,704     $ 4,216  
Average number of common shares (thousands)
 
 
1,406,324
 
    1,399,337       1,382,754  
Basic earnings per share (in dollars) – adjusted
 
$
2.85
 
  $ 2.65     $ 3.05  
Average number of diluted common shares (thousands)
 
 
1,407,641
 
    1,400,465       1,384,536  
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars) – adjusted
 
$
2.85
 
  $ 2.65     $ 3.04  
ROE – adjusted
 
 
14.9%
 
    14.2%     17.2%
Adjusted effective income tax rate
 
 
18.3%
    15.1%     20.1%
     
Adjusted efficiency ratio
(9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenue
 
$
13,485
 
  $ 12,685     $ 13,357  
Add specified item: Management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada
(before-tax)
(3), (4)
 
 
286
 
           
Add specified item: Impairment losses on our interest in an associated company
(before-tax) 
(5)
 
 
 
    242        
Total revenue – adjusted
 
$
13,771
 
  $ 12,927     $ 13,357  
Non-interest expense
 
$
8,324
 
  $ 8,059     $ 7,589  
Less specified item: HSBC Canada transaction and integration costs (before-tax)
(3)
 
 
265
 
    203       11  
Less: Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles (before-tax)
(6)
 
 
80
 
    92       86  
Non-interest expense – adjusted
 
$
7,979
 
  $ 7,764     $ 7,492  
Efficiency ratio
 
 
61.7%
    63.5%     56.8%
Efficiency ratio – adjusted
 
 
57.9%
    60.1%     56.1%
 
(1)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.
(2)   ROE is based on actual balances of average common equity before rounding.
(3)   These amounts have been recognized in Corporate Support.
(4)   Beginning the first quarter of 2024, we included management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada as a specified item for non-GAAP measures and non-GAAP ratios. Refer to the Key corporate events section for further details.
(5)   During the fourth quarter of 2023, we recognized impairment losses on our interest in an associated company. This amount was recognized in Wealth Management.
(6)   Represents the impact of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles (excluding amortization of software), and any goodwill impairment.
(7)   The impact of the CRD and other tax related adjustments does not include $0.2 billion recognized in other comprehensive income.
(8)   Effective the second quarter of 2023, we included HSBC Canada transaction and integration costs and amortization of acquisition-related intangibles as adjusting items for non-GAAP measures and non-GAAP ratios. Therefore, comparative adjusted results for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented to conform to our basis of presentation for this non-GAAP measure. As at January 31, 2024, the cumulative HSBC Canada transaction and integration costs
(before-tax)
incurred are $0.6 billion and it is currently estimated that an additional $0.9 billion will be incurred, for a total of approximately $1.5 billion.
(9)   Effective the second quarter of 2023, we revised the composition of this non-GAAP ratio, which is calculated based on Non-interest expense adjusted divided by total revenue adjusted. Therefore, comparative adjusted results for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented to conform to our basis of presentation for this non-GAAP ratio.

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Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
Segment results, reported and adjusted
The following table provides a reconciliation of Wealth Management adjusted results to our reported results for the three months ended October 31, 2023. The adjusted results and measures presented below are
non-GAAP
measures or ratios.
 
     For the three months ended  
   
October 31
2023
(1)
 
         
Item excluded
       
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)  
As reported
   
Specified item 
(2)
   
Adjusted
 
Total revenue
 
$
4,188
 
 
$
242
 
 
$
4,430
 
PCL
 
 
132
 
 
 
 
 
 
132
 
Non-interest
expense
 
 
3,749
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,749
 
Net income before income taxes
 
 
307
 
 
 
242
 
 
 
549
 
Net income
 
$
215
 
 
$
177
 
 
$
392
 
Net income available to common shareholders
 
 
200
 
 
 
177
 
 
 
377
 
Total average common equity
(3), (4)
 
 
23,600
 
         
 
23,600
 
Revenue by business
     
U.S. Wealth Management (including City National)
 
$
1,867
 
 
$
242
 
 
$
2,109
 
U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) (US$ millions)
 
 
1,369
 
 
 
175
 
 
 
1,544
 
Key ratios
     
ROE 
(5)
 
 
3.4%
 
   
 
6.3%
 
Pre-tax
margin
(6)
 
 
7.3%
 
         
 
12.4%
 
 
  (1)   There were no specified items impacting Wealth Management for the three months ended January 31, 2024 or January 31, 2023.  
  (2)   During the fourth quarter of 2023, we recognized impairment losses on our interest in an
associated
company.
 
  (3)   Total average common equity represents rounded figures.  
  (4)   The amounts for the segments are referred to as attributed capital.  
  (5)   ROE is based on actual balances of average common equity before rounding.  
  (6)  
Pre-tax
margin is defined as Income before income taxes divided by Total revenue.
 
 
Personal & Commercial Banking
 
 
     As at or for the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
   
January 31
2023
 
Net interest income
 
$
4,216
 
  $ 4,188     $ 4,007  
Non-interest income
 
 
1,578
 
    1,530       1,534  
Total revenue
 
 
5,794
 
    5,718       5,541  
PCL on performing assets
 
 
150
 
    103       141  
PCL on impaired assets
 
 
484
 
    348       260  
PCL
 
 
634
 
    451       401  
Non-interest expense
 
 
2,339
 
    2,410       2,229  
Income before income taxes
 
 
2,821
 
    2,857       2,911  
Net income
 
$
2,061
 
  $ 2,091     $ 2,126  
Revenue by business
     
Canadian Banking
 
$
5,516
 
  $ 5,434     $ 5,284  
Caribbean & U.S. Banking
 
 
278
 
    284       257  
Selected balance sheet and other information
     
ROE
(1)
 
 
26.0%
 
    26.7%     29.8%
NIM
 
 
2.77%
 
    2.77%     2.76%
Efficiency ratio
(2)
 
 
40.4%
 
    42.1%     40.2%
Operating leverage
(2)
 
 
(0.3)%
 
    (0.7)%     5.2%
Average total earning assets, net
 
$
605,500
 
  $ 599,400     $ 575,900  
Average loans and acceptances, net
 
 
614,100
 
    607,200       581,800  
Average deposits
 
 
630,600
 
    621,000       579,800  
AUA
(3), (4)
 
 
362,700
 
    336,800       353,400  
Average AUA
 
 
357,200
 
    341,700       343,500  
PCL on impaired loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances
 
 
0.31%
 
    0.23%     0.18%
Other selected information – Canadian Banking
                       
Net income
 
$
1,967
 
  $ 1,998     $ 2,056  
NIM
 
 
2.72%
 
    2.71%     2.73%
Efficiency ratio
 
 
39.2%
 
    40.9%     39.0%
Operating leverage
 
 
(0.7)%
 
    (1.4)%     5.1%
 
(1)   Effective November 1, 2023, our attributed capital methodology incorporates leverage requirements to allocate capital to our business segments. For further details on changes to our attributed capital methodology, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section.
(2)   See Glossary for composition of this measure.
(3)   AUA represents period-end spot balances and includes securitized residential mortgages and credit card loans as at January 31, 2024 of $14 billion and $6 billion, respectively (October 31, 2023 – $13 billion and $7 billion; January 31, 2023 – $15 billion and $6 billion).
(4)   Comparative amounts for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented.

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Financial performance
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
Net income decreased $65 million or 3% from a year ago, primarily attributable to higher PCL and non-interest expenses. These factors were partially offset by higher net interest income reflecting average volume growth of 7% in Canadian Banking and higher spreads.
Total revenue increased $253 million or 5%.
Canadian Banking revenue increased $232 million or 4%, primarily due to higher net interest income reflecting average volume growth of 9% in deposits and 5% in loans, and benefits from the higher interest rate environment.
Caribbean & U.S. Banking revenue increased $21 million or 8%, mainly due to higher net interest income reflecting improved spreads.
NIM was up 1 bp, mainly due to the impact of the higher interest rate environment, largely offset by competitive pricing pressures and changes in product mix.
PCL increased $233 million or 58%, mainly due to higher provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking retail and commercial portfolios in a few sectors, including the automotive sector. The PCL on impaired loans ratio increased 13 bps.
Non-interest expense increased $110 million or 5%, primarily driven by higher marketing costs, largely associated with new client acquisition campaigns, staff-related costs and ongoing technology investments.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Net income decreased $30 million or 1% from last quarter, primarily attributable to higher PCL. This was largely offset by lower non-interest expenses, higher card service revenue, as well as higher net interest income reflecting average volume growth of 1% and higher spreads in Canadian Banking.
Total revenue increased $76 million or 1%, mainly driven by higher net interest income reflecting average volume growth of 1% and higher spreads in Canadian Banking, as well as higher card service revenue. Higher foreign exchange revenue reflecting increased client activity also contributed to the increase.
NIM remained flat, as the impact of the higher interest rate environment was offset by competitive pricing pressures.
PCL increased $183 million or 41%, largely due to higher provisions on impaired loans in our Canadian Banking retail and commercial portfolios in a few sectors, including the automotive sector and other services sector. Higher provisions on performing loans, primarily in our Canadian Banking portfolios, mainly due to favourable changes to our macroeconomic forecast in the prior quarter as compared to unfavourable changes this quarter, partially offset by lower unfavourable changes in credit quality, also contributed to the increase.
Non-interest expense decreased $71 million or 3%, mainly due to the timing of
professional
fees and lower staff-related costs, largely reflecting the impact of severance in the prior quarter.

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Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
Wealth Management
 
 
     As at or for the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
   
January 31
2023 
(1)
 
Net interest income
(2)
 
$
1,150
 
  $ 1,143     $ 1,216  
Non-interest income
(2)
 
 
3,387
 
    3,045       3,344  
Total revenue
 
 
4,537
 
    4,188       4,560  
PCL on performing assets
 
 
(27
    63       24  
PCL on impaired assets
 
 
38
 
    69       42  
PCL
 
 
11
 
    132       66  
Non-interest expense
 
 
3,768
 
    3,749       3,434  
Income before income taxes
 
 
758
 
    307       1,060  
Net income
 
$
606
 
  $ 215     $ 830  
Revenue by business
     
Canadian Wealth Management
 
$
1,177
 
  $ 1,127     $ 1,111  
U.S. Wealth Management (including City National)
 
 
2,158
 
    1,867       2,128  
U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) (US$ millions)
 
 
1,609
 
    1,369       1,585  
Global Asset Management
 
 
725
 
    674       683  
International Wealth Management
 
 
317
 
    338       288  
Investor Services
(3)
 
 
160
 
    182       350  
Selected balance sheet and other information
     
ROE
(4)
 
 
10.5%
 
    3.4%     13.4%  
NIM
 
 
3.07%
 
    2.91%     2.73%  
Pre-tax margin
(5)
 
 
16.7%
 
    7.3%     23.2%  
Number of advisors
(6)
 
 
6,125
 
    6,169       6,199  
Average total earning assets, net
 
$
149,000
 
  $ 156,000     $ 177,000  
Average loans and acceptances, net
 
 
111,900
 
    114,200       114,200  
Average deposits
(3)
 
 
155,400
 
    156,600       185,600  
AUA
(3), (7)
 
 
4,108,400
 
    3,981,500       5,412,000  
U.S. Wealth Management (including City National)
(7)
 
 
803,400
 
    752,700       713,100  
U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) (US$ millions)
(7)
 
 
597,800
 
    542,800       536,100  
Investor Services
(7)
 
 
2,508,700
 
    2,488,600       3,974,100  
AUM
(7)
 
 
1,141,200
 
    1,058,900       1,042,900  
Average AUA
(3)
 
 
4,065,000
 
    4,056,200       5,423,100  
Average AUM
 
 
1,122,100
 
    1,070,100       1,027,300  
PCL on impaired loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances
 
 
0.14%
 
    0.24%     0.14%
Adjusted results
(8)
     
Total revenue – adjusted
 
$
n.a.
 
  $ 4,430     $ n.a.  
Income before income taxes – adjusted
 
 
n.a.
 
    549       n.a.  
Net income – adjusted
 
 
n.a.
 
    392       n.a.  
U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) revenue – adjusted
 
 
n.a.
 
    2,109       n.a.  
U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) revenue (US$ millions) – adjusted
 
 
n.a.
 
    1,544       n.a.  
Key ratios – adjusted
(8)
     
Selected balance sheet and other information
     
ROE – adjusted
(4)
 
 
n.a.
 
    6.3%     n.a.  
Pre-tax margin – adjusted
 
 
n.a.
 
    12.4%     n.a.  
 
Estimated impact of U.S. dollar, British pound
and Euro translation on key income statement items
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)
 
For the three
months ended
 
 
Q1 2024 vs.
Q1 2023
   
Q1 2024 vs.
Q4 2023
 
Increase (decrease):
   
Total revenue
 
$
17
 
 
$
(38
PCL
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest expense
 
 
17
 
 
 
(31
Net income
 
 
1
 
 
 
(6
Percentage change in average U.S. dollar equivalent of C$1.00
 
 
–%
 
 
 
2%
 
Percentage change in average British pound equivalent of C$1.00
 
 
(4)%
 
 
 
(1)%
 
Percentage change in average Euro equivalent of C$1.00
 
 
(2)%
 
 
 
(1)%
 
 
(1)   Effective the fourth quarter of 2023, we moved the Investor Services lending business from our Wealth Management segment to our Capital Markets segment. Therefore, comparative results for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented.
(2)   Amounts for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented.
(3)   We completed the partial sale of RBC Investor Services operations in Europe (other than U.K.) and Jersey to CACEIS on July 3, 2023 and December 1, 2023, respectively. The completion of the sale of the business of the U.K. branch of RBC Investor Services Trust remains subject to customary closing conditions. For further details, refer to Note 6 of our Condensed Financial Statements.
(4)   Effective November 1, 2023, our attributed capital methodology incorporates leverage requirements to allocate capital to our business segments. For further details on changes to our attributed capital methodology, refer to How we measure and report our business segments section.
(5)   Pre-tax margin is defined as Income before income taxes divided by Total revenue.
(6)   Represents client-facing advisors across all of our Wealth Management businesses.
(7)   Represents period-end spot balances.
(8)   These are non-GAAP measures and non-GAAP ratios. There were no specified items for the three months ended January 31, 2023 and January 31, 2024. During the three months ended October 31, 2023, we recognized impairment losses of $177 million (before tax $242 million) on our interest in an associated company. For further details, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.
n.a.   not applicable

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  First Quarter 2024   17
 
Financial performance
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
Net income decreased $224 million or 27% from a year ago, mainly due to the $115 million ($159 million before-tax) cost of the FDIC special assessment in the current quarter. Higher variable compensation commensurate with increased commissionable revenue, higher staff costs and professional fees, largely reflecting continued investments in the operational infrastructure of City National, and lower net interest income, also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by higher fee-based client assets reflecting market appreciation and net sales.
Total revenue decreased $23 million or 1%. Revenue in our Investor Services line of business
decreased
following the partial sale of RBC Investor Services operations in the third quarter of 2023.
Canadian Wealth Management revenue increased $66 million or 6%, mainly due to higher fee-based client assets reflecting market appreciation and net sales. Higher transactional revenue mainly driven by client activity also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by lower net interest income driven by lower deposit volumes and spreads.
U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) revenue increased $30 million or 1%. In U.S. dollars, revenue increased $24 million or 2%, primarily due to higher fee-based client assets reflecting market appreciation and net sales. This factor was partially offset by lower net interest income as well as lower revenue from sweep deposits.
Global Asset Management revenue increased $42 million or 6%, largely due to higher fee-based revenue reflecting higher fee-based client assets, mainly driven by market appreciation, and higher performance fees.
International Wealth Management revenue increased $29 million or 10%, mainly due to the impact of foreign exchange translation and higher fee-based client assets reflecting market appreciation.
Investor Services revenue decreased $190 million or 54%, primarily reflecting reduced revenue due to the partial sale of RBC Investor Services operations.
PCL decreased $55 million or 83%, primarily in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National), mainly due to releases of provisions on performing loans in the current quarter, largely driven by favourable changes to our macroeconomic forecast, partially offset by unfavourable changes in credit quality, as compared to provisions taken last year.
Non-interest expense increased $334 million or 10%, primarily driven by the cost of the FDIC special assessment, as noted above, and higher variable compensation commensurate with increased commissionable revenue. Higher staff costs and professional fees, largely reflecting continued investments in the operational infrastructure of City National, and ongoing technology investments also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by reduced expenses following the partial sale of RBC Investor Services operations.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Net income increased $391 million, as last quarter reflected the impact of the specified item relating to impairment losses on our interest in an associated company and legal provisions. These factors were partially offset by the cost of the FDIC special assessment, in the current quarter, as noted above.
Total revenue increased $349 million or 8%, as the prior quarter reflected the impact of impairment losses on our interest in an associated company, as described above. Higher fee-based client assets largely reflecting market appreciation also contributed to the increase.
PCL decreased $121 million, mainly due to releases of provisions on performing loans in the current quarter in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National), largely due to favourable changes to our macroeconomic forecast, partially offset by unfavourable changes in credit quality, as compared to provisions taken last quarter. Lower provisions on impaired loans in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) also contributed to the decrease.
Non-interest expense increased $19 million or 1%, mainly attributable to the cost of the FDIC special assessment, as noted above. Higher variable compensation commensurate with increased commissionable revenue also contributed to the increase. This was largely offset by the impact of legal provisions in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) in the prior quarter.
For further details on specified items, including a reconciliation, refer to the Key performance and non-GAAP measures section.

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Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
Insurance
 
 
     As at or for the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023 
(1), (2)
   
January 31
2023 
(1), (2)
 
Non-interest income
     
Insurance service result
 
$
187
 
  $ 137     $ 192  
Insuran
ce inve
stment result
 
 
141
 
    64       (73
Other income
 
 
35
 
    47       35  
Total revenue
 
 
363
 
    248       154  
PCL
 
 
1
 
           
Non-interest expense
 
 
71
 
    89       70  
Income before income taxes
 
 
291
 
    159       84  
Net income
 
$
220
 
  $ 97     $ 67  
Selected balances and other information
     
ROE
 
 
 40.5%
 
     17.1%      12.7%
Premiums and deposits
(3)
 
$
1,346
 
  $ 1,297     $ 1,239  
Contractual service margin (CSM)
(4)
 
 
1,977
 
    1,956       1,767  
 
(1)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.
(2)   The 2023 restated results may not be fully comparable to the current period as we were not managing our asset and liability portfolios under IFRS 17.
(3)   Premiums and deposits include premiums on risk-based individual and group insurance and annuity products as well as segregated fund deposits, consistent with insurance industry practices.
(4)   Represents the CSM of insurance contract assets and liabilities net of reinsurance contract held assets and liabilities. For insurance contracts, the CSM represents the unearned profit (net inflows) for providing insurance coverage. For reinsurance contracts held, the CSM represents the net cost or net gain of purchasing reinsurance. The CSM is not applicable to contracts measured using the premium allocation approach.
Financial performance
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
Net income increased $153 million from a year ago, primarily due to higher insurance investment result from favourable investment performance as we repositioned our portfolio for the transition to IFRS 17. The current period also benefitted from favourable market conditions. The results in the prior period are not fully comparable as we were not managing our asset and liability portfolios under IFRS 17.
Total revenue increased $209 million, primarily due to higher insurance investment result, as noted above.
Non-interest expense remained relatively flat.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Net income increased $123 million from last quarter, as the prior quarter included the impact of unfavourable annual actuarial assumption updates in insurance service result. Insurance investment result increased largely from favourable investment performance as we repositioned our portfolio for the transition to IFRS 17. The current period also benefitted from favourable market conditions. The results in the prior period are not fully comparable as we were not managing our asset and liability portfolios under IFRS 17.
Total revenue increased $115 million or 46%, as the prior quarter included the impact of unfavourable annual actuarial assumption updates in insurance service result. Higher insurance investment result, as noted above, and lower capital funding costs also contributed to the increase.
Non-interest expense decreased $18 million or 20%, mainly due to lower staff-related costs.

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  First Quarter 2024   19
 
Capital Markets
 
 
     As at or for the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
   
January 31
2023
(1)
 
Net interest income
(2)
 
$
661
 
  $ 729     $ 792  
Non-interest income
(2)
 
 
2,290
 
    1,835       2,354  
Total revenue
(2)
 
 
2,951
 
    2,564       3,146  
PCL on performing assets
 
 
6
 
    25       12  
PCL on impaired assets
 
 
161
 
    112       53  
PCL
 
 
167
 
    137       65  
Non-interest expense
 
 
1,642
 
    1,678       1,701  
Income before income taxes
 
 
1,142
 
    749       1,380  
Net income
 
$
1,154
 
  $ 987     $ 1,241  
Revenue by business
 
 
          
 
   
Corporate & Investment Banking
 
$
1,369
 
  $ 1,414     $ 1,323  
Global Markets
 
 
1,742
 
    1,251       1,885  
Other
 
 
(160
    (101     (62
Selected balance sheet and other information
     
ROE
(3)
 
 
14.6%
 
    14.1%     17.1%
Average total assets
 
$
1,194,900
 
  $  1,140,600     $  1,192,800  
Average trading securities
 
 
204,100
 
    187,400       155,100  
Average loans and acceptances, net
 
 
142,100
 
    143,100       146,600  
Average deposits
 
 
292,500
 
    277,900       306,900  
PCL on impaired loans as a % of average net loans and acceptances
 
 
0.45%
 
    0.31%     0.14%
 
Estimated impact of U.S. dollar, British pound
and Euro translation on key income statement items
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)
 
For the three
months ended
 
 
Q1 2024 vs.
Q1 2023
          
Q1 2024 vs.
Q4 2023
 
Increase (decrease):
     
Total revenue
 
$
20
 
   
$
(40
PCL
 
 
 
   
 
(2
Non-interest
expense
 
 
11
 
   
 
(13
Net income
 
 
7
 
         
 
(23
Percentage change in average U.S. dollar equivalent of C$1.00
 
 
–%
 
   
 
2%
 
Percentage change in average British pound equivalent of C$1.00
 
 
(4)%
 
   
 
(1)%
 
Percentage change in average Euro equivalent of C$1.00
 
 
(2)%
 
         
 
(1)%
 
 
(1)   Effective the fourth quarter of 2023, we moved the Investor Services lending business from our Wealth Management segment to our Capital Markets segment. Therefore, comparative results for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented.
(2)   The taxable equivalent basis (teb) adjustment for the three months ended January 31, 2024 was $54 million (October 31, 2023 – $117 million; January 31, 2023 – $116 million). For further discussion, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section of our 2023 Annual Report.
(3)   Effective November 1, 2023, our attributed capital methodology incorporates leverage requirements to allocate capital to our business segments. For further details on changes to our attributed capital methodology, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section.
Financial performance
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
Net income decreased $87 million or 7% from a year ago, primarily driven by lower revenue in Global Markets and higher PCL, partially offset by lower taxes reflecting changes in earnings mix.
Total revenue decreased $195 million or 6%.
Corporate & Investment Banking revenue increased $46 million or 3%, mainly due to higher securitization financing revenue, improved margins in our transaction banking business and higher M&A activity across most regions. The impact of foreign exchange translation also contributed to the increase. These factors were partially offset by lower lending revenue across most regions.
Global Markets revenue decreased $143 million or 8%, largely due to lower equity trading revenue, primarily in Canada, compared to a strong prior year, and lower revenue in treasury services. These factors were partially offset by higher debt origination, primarily in the U.S.
Other revenue decreased $98 million, reflecting higher residual funding costs and the impact of fair value changes in our legacy U.S. portfolios.
PCL increased $102 million, primarily due to higher provisions on impaired loans in the real estate and related sector, resulting in an increase of 31 bps in the PCL on impaired loans ratio.
Non-interest
expense decreased $59 million or 3%, mainly driven by lower compensation on decreased results.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Net income increased $167 million or 17% from last quarter, mainly due to higher revenue in Global Markets, partially offset by higher taxes.
Total revenue increased $387 million or 15%, largely driven by higher fixed income and equity trading revenue across most regions, as well as higher foreign exchange trading revenue across all regions. Gains from the disposition of investment securities also contributed to the increase.

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Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
PCL increased $30 million or 22%, mainly reflecting higher provisions on impaired loans in a few sectors including real estate and related, partially offset by lower provisions on performing loans. Lower provisions on performing loans were largely due to favourable changes to our macroeconomic forecast and lower portfolio growth, partially offset by unfavourable changes in credit outlook.
Non-interest expense decreased $36 million or 2%, mainly driven by lower capital taxes, technology costs and trade execution costs. The impact of foreign exchange translation also contributed to the decrease. These factors were partially offset by higher compensation on increased results while the prior quarter included true-ups related to our variable compensation plans as well as severance.
 
Corporate Support
 
 
     For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
   
January 31
2023
 
Net interest income (loss)
(1), (2)
 
$
305
 
  $ 482     $ 187  
Non-interest
income (loss)
(1), (2), (3)
 
 
(465
    (515     (231
Total revenue
(1), (3)
 
 
(160
    (33     (44
Non-interest expense
(3)
 
 
504
 
    133       155  
Income (loss) before income taxes
(1)
 
 
(664
    (166     (199
Income taxes (recoveries)
(1)
 
 
(205
    (715     932  
Net income (loss)
 
$
(459
  $ 549     $ (1,131
 
(1)   Teb adjusted.
(2)   Amounts for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented.
(3)   Revenue for the three months ended January 31, 2024 included gains of $222 million (October 31, 2023 and January 31, 2023 – losses of $150 million and gains of $121 million, respectively) on economic hedges of our U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) share-based compensation plans, and
non-interest
expense included $206 million (October 31, 2023 and January 31, 2023 – $(128) million and $100 million, respectively) of share-based compensation expense driven by changes in the fair value of liabilities relating to our U.S. Wealth Management (including City National) share-based compensation plans.
Due to the nature of activities and consolidation adjustments reported in this segment, we believe that a comparative period analysis is not relevant.
Total revenue and Income taxes (recoveries) in each period in Corporate Support include the deduction of the teb adjustments related to the
gross-up
of income from Canadian taxable corporate dividends and the U.S. tax credit investment business recorded in Capital Markets. The amount deducted from revenue was offset by an equivalent increase in Income taxes (recoveries).
The teb amount for the three months ended January 31, 2024 was $54 million, compared to $117 million in the prior quarter and $116 million in the same quarter last year.
The following identifies the material items, other than the teb impacts noted previously, affecting the reported results in each period.
Q1 2024
Net loss was $459 million, primarily due to the after-tax impact of transaction and integration costs of $218 million and the after-tax impact of management of closing capital volatility of $207 million, both of which are related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada and treated as specified items.
Q4 2023
Net income was $549 million, primarily due to a specified item relating to certain deferred tax adjustments of $578 million, as well as a favourable impact from
tax-related
items. These factors were partially offset by the
after-tax
impact of transaction and integration costs of $167 million relating to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada, which is treated as a specified item.
Q1 2023
Net loss was $1,131 million, primarily due to the impact of the CRD and other tax related adjustments of $1,050 million, which is a specified item. Asset/liability management activities and residual unallocated items also contributed to the net loss.
For further details on specified items, refer to the Key performance and
non-GAAP
measures section.

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Quarterly results and trend analysis
 
Our quarterly results are impacted by a number of trends and recurring factors, which include seasonality of certain businesses, general economic and market conditions, and fluctuations in the Canadian dollar relative to other currencies. The following table summarizes our results for the last eight quarters (the period):
Quarterly results
(1), (4)
 
    
2024
           2023
(2)
           2022  
(Millions of Canadian dollars,
except per share and percentage amounts)
 
Q1
           Q4     Q3     Q2     Q1            Q4     Q3     Q2  
Personal & Commercial Banking
 
$
5,794
 
    $ 5,718     $ 5,563     $ 5,298     $ 5,541       $ 5,419     $ 5,182     $ 4,739  
Wealth Management
(3)
 
 
4,537
 
      4,188       4,402       4,394       4,560         4,287       3,997       3,973  
Insurance
(4)
 
 
363
 
      248       336       272       154         644       1,233       234  
Capital Markets
(3), (5)
 
 
2,951
 
      2,564       2,679       2,662       3,146         2,505       1,889       2,531  
Corporate Support
(5)
 
 
(160
            (33     (3     (181     (44             (288     (169     (257
Total revenue
 
 
13,485
 
       12,685        12,977        12,445        13,357          12,567        12,132        11,220  
PCL
 
 
813
 
      720       616       600       532         381       340       (342
PBCAE
(6)
 
 
n.a.
 
      n.a.       n.a.       n.a.       n.a.         116       850       (180
Non-interest
expense
 
 
8,324
 
            8,059       7,765       7,400       7,589               7,209       6,386       6,434  
Income before income taxes
 
 
4,348
 
      3,906       4,596       4,445       5,236         4,861       4,556       5,308  
Income taxes
 
 
766
 
            (33     736       765       2,103               979       979       1,055  
Net income
 
$
3,582
 
          $ 3,939     $ 3,860     $ 3,680     $ 3,133             $ 3,882     $ 3,577     $ 4,253  
EPS  – basic
 
$
2.50
 
    $ 2.77     $ 2.73     $ 2.60     $ 2.23       $ 2.75     $ 2.52     $ 2.97  
   – diluted
 
 
2.50
 
            2.76       2.73       2.60       2.23               2.74       2.51       2.96  
Effective income tax rate
 
 
17.6%
 
      (0.8)%       16.0%     17.2%     40.2%       20.1%     21.5%     19.9%
Period average US$ equivalent of C$1.00
 
$
0.745
 
          $ 0.732     $ 0.750     $ 0.737     $ 0.745             $ 0.739     $ 0.783     $ 0.789  
 
(1)   Fluctuations in the Canadian dollar relative to other foreign currencies have affected our consolidated results over the period.
(2)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.
(3)   Effective the fourth quarter of 2023, we moved the Investor Services lending business from our Wealth Management segment to our Capital Markets segment. Therefore, comparative results for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented.
(4)   Effective November 1, 2023, we adopted IFRS 17. The quarterly trend for the Insurance segment will not be fully comparable across the periods presented as they have been prepared under a different basis of accounting. The 2023 results have been restated as part of our adoption of IFRS 17 while results for the fiscal 2022 periods are reported in accordance with IFRS 4
Insurance Contracts.
(5)   Teb adjusted. For further discussion, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section of our 2023 Annual Report.
(6)   As part of our adoption of IFRS 17, Insurance policyholder benefits, claims and acquisition expense (PBCAE) is no longer applicable. 2023 amounts have been restated from those previously presented.
n.a.   not applicable
Seasonality
Seasonal factors may impact our results in certain quarters. The first quarter has historically been stronger for our Capital
Markets
businesses. The second quarter has fewer days than the other quarters, which generally results in a decrease in net interest income and certain expense items. The third and fourth quarters include the summer months which generally results in lower client activity and may negatively impact the results of our Capital Markets trading business.
Trend analysis
Earnings over the period have been impacted by the factors noted below.
Personal & Commercial Banking revenue has benefitted from solid volume growth in loans and deposits over the period. NIM has been favourably impacted over the majority of the period by the higher interest rate environment. NIM was adversely impacted by a shift in deposit mix in fiscal 2023.
Wealth Management revenue has generally benefitted from growth in average
fee-based
client assets, which was impacted by market conditions, and volume growth in loans over the period. The higher interest rate environment also favourably impacted revenue over the majority of the period. The revenue of RBC Brewin Dolphin has been included since the acquisition closed on September 27, 2022. On July 3, 2023, we completed the sale of the European asset servicing activities of RBC Investor Services and its associated Malaysian centre of excellence. The fourth quarter of 2023 reflected impairment losses on our interest in an associated company.
As part of our adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023, fluctuations in Insurance revenue are reflective of market conditions and insurance experience, while new business gains are deferred through CSM.
Capital Markets revenue is influenced, to a large extent, by market conditions that impact client activity. In the
second
half of fiscal 2022, there was a decline in global investment banking fee pools amidst challenging market conditions, including the impact of loan underwriting markdowns in the third quarter. In 2023, we saw strong client activity, driving higher sales & trading revenues which continued in the first quarter of 2024.

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Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
PCL is comprised of provisions taken on performing assets and provisions taken on impaired assets. PCL on performing assets fluctuated over the period as it is impacted by changes in credit quality, macroeconomic conditions, and exposures. In the second quarter of 2022, we saw improvements in our macroeconomic forecast and credit quality outlook, as the economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic eased in most regions, resulting in releases of provisions on performing assets. We have seen provisions on performing assets over the remainder of the period generally reflecting unfavourable changes in credit quality and our macroeconomic forecast. PCL on impaired assets was low during the early part of the period, but has trended upwards over the remainder of the period.
As part of our adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023, PBCAE is no longer applicable, and 2023 amounts have been restated from those previously presented (refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes).
Non-interest
expense has been impacted by fluctuations in variable compensation over the period, commensurate with fluctuations in revenue and earnings. Changes in the fair value of our U.S. share-based compensation plans, which are largely offset in revenue, have also contributed to fluctuations over the period and are impacted by market conditions. While we continue to focus on efficiency management activities, expenses over the period also reflect investments in staff and technology.
Non-interest
expenses of RBC Brewin Dolphin have been included since the acquisition closed on September 27, 2022. Beginning in fiscal 2023, expenses have also included transaction and integration costs relating to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada.
Our effective income tax rate has fluctuated over the period, mostly due to varying levels of tax adjustments and changes in earnings mix. The first quarter of 2023 reflects the impact of the CRD and other tax related adjustments. The fourth quarter of 2023 reflects the recognition of deferred tax assets relating to realized losses in City National associated with the intercompany sale of certain debt securities.
 
Financial condition
 
 
Condensed balance sheets
 
 
       
As at     
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023 
(1)
 
Assets
   
Cash and due from banks
 
$
74,347
 
  $ 61,989  
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
 
 
61,080
 
    71,086  
Securities, net of applicable allowance
(2)
 
 
405,813
 
    409,730  
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed
 
 
347,871
 
    340,191  
Loans
   
Retail
 
 
569,894
 
    569,951  
Wholesale
 
 
293,721
 
    287,826  
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(5,299
    (5,004
Other – Derivatives
 
 
105,038
 
    142,450  
     – Other
 
 
121,940
 
    128,312  
Total assets
 
$
 1,974,405
 
  $  2,006,531  
Liabilities
   
Deposits
 
$
1,241,168
 
  $ 1,231,687  
Other – Derivatives
 
 
106,974
 
    142,629  
     – Other
 
 
498,250
 
    505,682  
Subordinated debentures
 
 
11,525
 
    11,386  
Total liabilities
 
 
1,857,917
 
    1,891,384  
Equity attributable to shareholders
 
 
116,391
 
    115,048  
Non-controlling
interests
 
 
97
 
    99  
Total equity
 
 
116,488
 
    115,147  
Total liabilities and equity
 
$
1,974,405
 
  $ 2,006,531  
 
(1)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.
(2)   Securities are comprised of trading and investment securities.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Total assets decreased $32 billion or 2% from October 31, 2023. Foreign exchange translation decreased total assets by $70 billion.
Cash and due from banks was up $12 billion or 20%, mainly due to higher deposits with central banks, reflecting our
short-term
cash management activities.
Interest-bearing deposits with banks decreased $10 billion or 14%, primarily due to lower deposits with central banks reflecting short-term cash management activities.

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Securities, net of applicable allowance, were down $4 billion or 1%, mainly due to the impact of foreign exchange translation and lower government debt securities. These factors were partially offset by higher corporate debt and equity trading securities due to favourable market conditions.
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements (reverse repos) and securities borrowed increased $8 billion or 2%, mainly due to increased client demand and cash management activities, partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange translation.
Loans (net of Allowance for loan losses) were up $6 billion or 1%, mainly due to volume growth in wholesale loans, partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange translation.
Derivative assets were down $37 billion or 26%, mainly attributable to the impact of foreign exchange translation and lower fair values on interest rate contracts, partially offset by higher fair values on foreign exchange contracts.
Other assets were down $6 billion or 5%, mainly due to lower customers’ liability under acceptances.
Total liabilities decreased $33 billion or 2%. Foreign exchange translation decreased total liabilities by $70 billion.
Deposits increased $9 billion or 1% mainly due to an increase in issuance of long-term notes for funding requirements and an increase in term deposits associated with clients’ investment preference. These factors were partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange translation and a decrease in demand deposits.
Derivative liabilities were down $36 billion or 25%, mainly attributable to the impact of foreign exchange translation and lower fair values on interest rate contracts, partially offset by higher fair values on foreign exchange contracts.
Other liabilities were down $7 billion or 1%, mainly due to the impact of foreign exchange translation.
 
Off-balance
sheet arrangements
 
In the normal course of business, we engage in a variety of financial transactions that, for accounting purposes, are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheets.
Off-balance
sheet transactions are generally undertaken for risk, capital and funding management purposes which benefit us and our clients. These include transactions with structured entities and may also include the purchase or issuance of guarantees. These transactions give rise to, among other risks, varying degrees of market, credit, liquidity and funding risks, which are discussed in the Risk management section of this Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders. Our significant
off-balance
sheet transactions include those described on pages 60 to 63 of our 2023 Annual Report.
 
Risk management
 
 
Credit risk
 
Credit risk is the risk of loss associated with an obligor’s potential inability or unwillingness to fulfill its contractual obligations on a timely basis and may arise directly from the risk of default of a primary obligor (e.g., issuer, debtor, counterparty, borrower or policyholder), indirectly from a secondary obligor (e.g., guarantor or reinsurer), through
off-balance
sheet exposures, contingent credit risk, associated credit risk and/or transactional risk. Credit risk includes counterparty credit risk arising from both trading and
non-trading
activities.
Our Enterprise Credit Risk Management Framework (ECRMF) and supporting credit policies are designed to clearly define roles and responsibilities, acceptable practices, limits and key controls. There have been no material changes to our ECRMF as described in our 2023 Annual Report.

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Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
Residential mortgages and home equity lines of credit (insured vs. uninsured)
(1)
Residential mortgages and home equity lines of credit are secured by residential properties. The following table presents a breakdown by geographic region.
 
    
As at January 31, 2024
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars,
except percentage amounts)
 
Residential mortgages
       
Home equity
lines of credit 
(2)
 
 
Insured
(3)
        
Uninsured
        
Total
        
Total
 
Region
(4)
                 
Canada
                 
Atlantic provinces
 
$
8,448
 
 
 
44
   
$
10,840
 
 
 
56
   
$
19,288
 
   
$
1,637
 
Quebec
 
 
11,708
 
 
 
27
 
   
 
31,778
 
 
 
73
 
   
 
43,486
 
   
 
3,137
 
Ontario
 
 
30,167
 
 
 
15
 
   
 
169,410
 
 
 
85
 
   
 
199,577
 
   
 
16,744
 
Alberta
 
 
18,714
 
 
 
45
 
   
 
22,602
 
 
 
55
 
   
 
41,316
 
   
 
4,352
 
Saskatchewan and Manitoba
 
 
8,473
 
 
 
42
 
   
 
11,846
 
 
 
58
 
   
 
20,319
 
   
 
1,741
 
B.C. and territories
 
 
11,737
 
 
 
16
 
     
 
62,374
 
 
 
84
 
     
 
74,111
 
     
 
7,083
 
Total Canada
(5)
 
 
89,247
 
 
 
22
 
   
 
308,850
 
 
 
78
 
   
 
398,097
 
   
 
34,694
 
U.S.
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
32,374
 
 
 
100
 
   
 
32,374
 
   
 
1,986
 
Other International
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
3,093
 
 
 
100
 
     
 
3,093
 
     
 
1,582
 
Total International
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
35,467
 
 
 
100
 
     
 
35,467
 
     
 
3,568
 
Total
 
$
 89,247
 
 
 
21
     
$
 344,317
 
 
 
79
     
$
 433,564
 
     
$
 38,262
 
                 
     As at October 31, 2023  
(Millions of Canadian dollars,
except percentage amounts)
  Residential mortgages         Home equity
lines of credit (2)
 
  Insured (3)          Uninsured          Total          Total  
Region
(4)
                 
Canada
                 
Atlantic provinces
  $ 8,474       44     $ 10,765       56     $ 19,239       $ 1,630  
Quebec
    11,831       27         31,741       73         43,572         3,111  
Ontario
    30,359       15         168,264       85         198,623         16,558  
Alberta
    18,840       45         22,596       55         41,436         4,403  
Saskatchewan and Manitoba
    8,546       42         11,803       58         20,349         1,749  
B.C. and territories
    11,911       16           62,475       84           74,386           7,048  
Total Canada
(5)
    89,961       23         307,644       77         397,605         34,499  
U.S.
                  33,683       100         33,683         2,090  
Other International
                    3,213       100           3,213           1,538  
Total International
                    36,896       100           36,896           3,628  
Total
  $  89,961       21       $  344,540       79       $  434,501         $  38,127  
 
  (1)   Disclosure is provided in accordance with the requirements of OSFI’s Guideline
B-20
(Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures).
 
  (2)   Includes $38,242 million and $20 million of uninsured and insured home equity lines of credit, respectively (October 31, 2023 – $38,108 million and $19 million, respectively), reported within the personal loan category. The amounts in U.S. and Other International include term loans collateralized by residential properties.  
  (3)   Insured residential mortgages are mortgages whereby our exposure to default is mitigated by insurance through the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation or other private mortgage default insurers.  
  (4)   Region is based upon the address of the property mortgaged. The Atlantic provinces are comprised of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; B.C. and territories are comprised of British Columbia, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon.  
  (5)   Total consolidated residential mortgages in Canada of $398 billion (October 31, 2023 – $398 billion) includes $12 billion (October 31, 2023 – $12 billion) of mortgages with commercial clients in Canadian Banking, of which $9 billion (October 31, 2023 – $9 billion) are insured, and $18 billion (October 31, 2023 – $18 billion) of residential mortgages in Capital Markets, of which $18 billion (October 31, 2023 – $18 billion) are held for securitization purposes. All of the residential mortgages held for securitization purposes are insured (October 31, 2023 – all insured).  
Residential mortgages portfolio by amortization period
(1)
The following table provides a summary of the percentage of residential mortgages that fall within the remaining amortization periods based upon current customer payment amounts, which incorporate payments larger than the minimum contractual amount and/or higher frequency of payments.
 
      As at      
    
January 31  
2024  
     
   October 31
   2023
     
Canada 
(2)
 
U.S. and other
International
  
Total
       Canada (2)   U.S. and other
International
  Total
Amortization period
               
25 years
  
 
58
 
 
27
  
 
55
      57     26     55
> 25 years
30 years
  
 
21
 
 
 
73
 
  
 
25
 
      20       74       24  
> 30 years
35 years
  
 
1
 
 
 
 
  
 
1
 
      1             1  
> 35 years
  
 
20
 
 
 
 
  
 
19
 
        22             20  
Total
  
 
100
 
 
100
  
 
100
        100     100     100
 
  (1)   Disclosure is provided in accordance with the requirements of OSFI’s Guideline
B-20
(Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures).
 
  (2)   Our policy is to originate mortgages with amortization periods of 30 years or less. Amortization periods greater than 30 years reflect the impact of increases in interest rates on our variable rate mortgage portfolios. For these loans, the amortization period resets to the original amortization schedule upon renewal. We do not originate mortgage products with a structure that would result in negative amortization, as payments on variable rate mortgages automatically increase to ensure accrued interest is covered.  

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Average
loan-to-value
(LTV) ratios
(1)
The following table provides a summary of our average LTV ratios for newly originated and acquired uninsured residential mortgages and RBC Homeline Plan
®
products by geographic region, as well as the respective LTV ratios for our total Canadian Banking residential mortgage portfolio outstanding.
 
     For the three months ended  
   
January 31
2024
       
October 31
2023
   
Uninsured
         Uninsured
    
Residential
mortgages 
(2)
   
RBC Homeline
Plan products 
(3)
       Residential
mortgages (2)
  RBC Homeline
Plan products (3)
Average of newly originated and acquired for the period, by region
(4)
         
Atlantic provinces
 
 
70
 
 
69
      71     71
Quebec
 
 
69
 
 
 
68
 
      69       69  
Ontario
 
 
70
 
 
 
62
 
      70       62  
Alberta
 
 
72
 
 
 
68
 
      72       70  
Saskatchewan and Manitoba
 
 
71
 
 
 
71
 
      72       72  
B.C. and territories
 
 
67
 
 
 
61
 
      67       62  
U.S.
 
 
72
 
 
 
n.m
      73       n.m
Other International
 
 
73
 
 
 
n.m
        66       n.m
Average of newly originated and acquired for the period 
(5), (6)
 
 
70
 
 
64
        70     65
Total Canadian Banking residential mortgages portfolio
(7)
 
 
58
 
 
48
        55     47
 
  (1)   Disclosure is provided in accordance with the requirements of OSFI’s Guideline
B-20
(Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures).
 
  (2)   Residential mortgages exclude residential mortgages within the RBC Homeline Plan products.  
  (3)   RBC Homeline Plan products are comprised of both residential mortgages and home equity lines of credit.  
  (4)   Region is based upon the address of the property mortgaged. The Atlantic provinces are comprised of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; B.C. and territories are comprised of British Columbia, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon.  
  (5)   The average LTV ratios for newly originated and acquired uninsured residential mortgages and RBC Homeline Plan products are calculated on a weighted basis by mortgage amounts at origination.  
  (6)   For newly originated mortgages and RBC Homeline Plan products, LTV is calculated based on the total facility amount for the residential mortgage and RBC Homeline Plan product divided by the value of the related residential property.  
  (7)   Weighted by mortgage balances and adjusted for property values based on the Teranet-National Bank
House Price Index
.
 
  n.m.   not meaningful  
Net International wholesale exposure by region, asset type and client type
(1), (2)
The following table provides a breakdown of our credit risk exposure by region, asset type and client type.
 
     As at  
   
January 31
2024
       
October 31
2023
 
   
Asset type
       
Client type
                     
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Loans
Outstanding
   
Securities 
(3)
   
Repo-style
transactions
   
Derivatives
        
Financials
   
Sovereign
   
Corporate
        
Total
         Total (7)  
Europe (excluding U.K.)
 
$
14,918
 
 
$
24,967
 
 
$
5,661
 
 
$
3,367
 
   
$
22,001
 
 
$
11,175
 
 
$
15,737
 
   
$
48,913
 
    $ 43,766  
U.K.
 
 
12,435
 
 
 
26,966
 
 
 
3,193
 
 
 
2,397
 
   
 
14,289
 
 
 
19,860
 
 
 
10,842
 
   
 
44,991
 
      42,104  
Caribbean
 
 
5,428
 
 
 
11,984
 
 
 
1,539
 
 
 
1,141
 
   
 
9,720
 
 
 
4,083
 
 
 
6,289
 
   
 
20,092
 
      21,592  
Asia-Pacific
 
 
5,279
 
 
 
38,732
 
 
 
4,432
 
 
 
1,142
 
   
 
17,508
 
 
 
28,131
 
 
 
3,946
 
   
 
49,585
 
      47,774  
Other
(4)
 
 
2,525
 
 
 
1,853
 
 
 
2,357
 
 
 
65
 
     
 
2,283
 
 
 
1,825
 
 
 
2,692
 
     
 
6,800
 
        6,726  
Net International exposure
(5), (6)
 
$
 40,585
 
 
$
 104,502
 
 
$
 17,182
 
 
$
 8,112
 
     
$
 65,801
 
 
$
 65,074
 
 
$
 39,506
 
     
$
 170,381
 
      $  161,962  
 
(1)   Geographic profile is based on country of risk, which reflects our assessment of the geographic risk associated with a given exposure. Typically, this is the residence of the borrower.
(2)   Exposures are calculated on a fair value basis and net of collateral, which includes $383 billion against repo-style transactions (October 31, 2023 – $374 billion) and $15 billion against derivatives (October 31, 2023 – $17 billion).
(3)   Securities include $14 billion of trading securities (October 31, 2023 – $13 billion), $50 billion of deposits (October 31, 2023 – $44 billion), and $41 billion of investment securities (October 31, 2023 – $38 billion).
(4)   Includes exposures in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
(5)   Excludes $5,789 million (October 31, 2023 – $5,686 million) of exposures to supranational agencies.
(6)   Reflects $2,211 million of mitigation through credit default swaps, which are largely used to hedge single name exposures and market risk (October 31, 2023 – $2,533 million).
(7)   Amounts have been revised from those previously presented. Collateral amounts are now reflected net of haircuts, consistent with OSFI’s CAR guidelines.

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Credit quality performance
The following credit quality performance tables and analysis provide information on loans, which represents loans, acceptances and commitments, and other financial assets:
Gross impaired loans
 
     As at and for the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
 
Personal & Commercial Banking
 
$
2,402
 
  $ 1,905  
Wealth Management
 
 
554
 
    514  
Capital Markets
 
 
1,242
 
    1,285  
Total GIL
 
$
4,198
 
  $ 3,704  
Impaired loans, beginning balance
 
$
3,704
 
  $ 3,284  
Classified as impaired during the period (new impaired)
(1)
 
 
1,494
 
    1,063  
Net repayments
(1)
 
 
(165
    (166
Amounts written off
 
 
(610
    (466
Other
 
(2)
 
 
(225
    (11
Impaired loans, balance at end of period
 
$
  4,198
 
  $   3,704  
GIL as a % of related loans and acceptances
   
Total GIL as a % of related loans and acceptances
 
 
0.48%
 
    0.42%
Personal & Commercial Banking
 
 
0.39%
 
    0.31%
Canadian Banking
 
 
0.35%
 
    0.26%
Caribbean Banking
 
 
3.29%
 
    3.45%
Wealth Management
 
 
0.50%
 
    0.44%
Capital Markets
 
 
0.85%
 
    0.89%
 
(1)   Certain GIL movements for Canadian Banking retail and wholesale portfolios are generally allocated to new impaired, as Net repayments and certain Other movements are not reasonably determinable. Certain GIL movements for Caribbean Banking retail and wholesale portfolios are generally allocated to Net repayments and new impaired, as Net repayments and certain Other movements are not reasonably determinable.
(2)   Includes return to performing status during the period, recoveries of loans and advances previously written off, sold, and foreign exchange translation and other movements.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Total GIL increased $494 million or 13% from last quarter, and the total GIL ratio increased 6 bps, mainly due to higher impaired loans in Personal & Commercial Banking.
GIL in Personal & Commercial Banking increased $497 million or 26%, largely due to higher impaired loans in our Canadian Banking commercial and retail portfolios. Higher impaired loans in our Canadian Banking commercial portfolios were mainly in the automotive and real estate and related sectors.
GIL in Wealth Management increased $40 million or 8%, primarily due to higher impaired loans in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National), mainly in our retail portfolios.
GIL in Capital Markets decreased $43 million or 3%, mainly due to lower impaired loans in a few sectors including the consumer discretionary and transportation sectors, partially offset by higher impaired loans in the financial services sector.
Allowance for credit losses (ACL)
 
      As at  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
 
Personal & Commercial Banking
 
$
3,980
 
  $ 3,718  
Wealth Management
 
 
548
 
    618  
Capital Markets
 
 
1,101
 
    1,012  
Corporate Support and other
 
 
1
 
     
ACL on loans
 
 
5,630
 
    5,348  
ACL on other financial assets
(1)
 
 
20
 
    18  
Total ACL
 
$
5,650
 
  $ 5,366  
ACL on loans is comprised of:
 
 
       
 
 
Retail
 
$
2,725
 
  $ 2,591  
Wholesale
 
 
1,605
 
    1,609  
ACL on performing loans
 
$
  4,330
 
  $   4,200  
ACL on impaired loans
 
 
1,300
 
    1,148  
 
(1)   ACL on other financial assets mainly represents allowances on debt securities measured at FVOCI and amortized cost, accounts receivable and financial guarantees.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Total ACL increased $284 million or 5% from last quarter, primarily reflecting an increase of $282 million in ACL on loans.
ACL on performing loans increased $130 million or 3%, largely due to higher ACL in Personal & Commercial Banking, primarily in our Canadian Banking retail portfolios, mainly reflecting unfavourable changes in credit quality. This was partially offset by lower ACL in U.S. Wealth Management (including City National).
ACL on impaired loans increased $152 million or 13%, mainly due to higher ACL in Personal & Commercial Banking.
For further details, refer to Note 5 of our Condensed Financial Statements.

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Market risk
 
Market risk is defined to be the impact of market factors and prices upon our financial condition. This includes potential financial gains or losses due to changes in market-determined variables such as interest rates, credit spreads, equity prices, commodity prices, foreign exchange rates and implied volatilities. There have been no material changes to our Market Risk Management Framework from the framework described in our 2023 Annual Report. Using that framework, we continuously seek to ensure that our market risk exposure is consistent with risk appetite constraints set by the Board of Directors.
Market risk controls include limits on probabilistic measures of potential loss in trading positions, such as
Value-at-Risk
(VaR) and stress testing. Market risk controls are also in place to manage Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book (IRRBB). To monitor and control IRRBB, we assess two primary metrics, Net Interest Income (NII) risk and Economic Value of Equity (EVE) risk, under a range of market shocks, scenarios, and time horizons. There has been no material change to the IRRBB measurement methodology, controls, or limits from those described in our 2023 Annual Report. For further details on our approach to the management of market risk, refer to the Market risk section of our 2023 Annual Report.
Market risk measures – FVTPL positions
VaR and Trading VaR
The following table presents our Market risk VaR and Trading VaR figures:
 
    
January 31, 2024
         October 31, 2023          January 31, 2023 (1)  
         
For the three
months ended
             
For the three
months ended
              For the three
months ended
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
As at
   
Average
   
High
   
Low
         As at     Average          As at     Average  
Equity
 
$
10
 
 
$
9
 
 
$
13
 
 
$
6
 
    $ 10     $ 8       $ 11     $ 15  
Foreign exchange
 
 
3
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
2
 
      4       5         3       3  
Commodities
 
 
5
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
4
 
      5       5         5       6  
Interest rate
(2)
 
 
30
 
 
 
34
 
 
 
44
 
 
 
26
 
      38       37         23       31  
Credit specific
(3)
 
 
8
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
7
 
      7       6         5       5  
Diversification
(4)
 
 
(31
 
 
(29
 
 
n.m.
 
 
n.m.
         (35      (33          (27      (34
Trading VaR
 
$
 25
 
 
$
 30
 
 
$
40
 
 
$
23
 
      $ 29     $ 28         $ 20     $ 26  
Total VaR
 
$
123
 
 
$
122
 
 
$
138
 
 
$
109
 
      $  121     $  68         $ 42     $ 55  
 
(1)   Amounts have been revised from those previously presented to align with a trading VaR view.
(2)   General credit spread risk and funding spread risk associated with uncollateralized derivatives are included under interest rate VaR.
(3)   Credit specific risk captures issuer-specific credit spread volatility.
(4)   Trading VaR is less than the sum of the individual risk factor VaR results due to risk factor diversification.
n.m.   not meaningful
Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023
Average Trading VaR of $30 million increased $4 million from a year ago, primarily driven by increased exposures in our fixed income and interest rate derivative portfolios, partially offset by the exposure changes in our equity derivatives portfolio.
Average total VaR of $122 million increased $67 million, primarily driven by the impact of management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada, partially offset by reduced exposures in loan underwriting commitments.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Average Trading VaR of $30 million remained relatively stable from last quarter.
Average total VaR of $122 million increased $54 million, reflecting the impact of management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada as noted above.

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The following chart displays a bar graph of our daily trading revenue and a line graph of our daily market risk Trading VaR. We incurred no net trading losses in the three months ended January 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023.
 
 
 
  (1)   Trading revenue (teb) in the chart above excludes the impact of loan underwriting commitments.
  (2)   In Q4 2023, VaR amounts in the chart above were revised from those previously presented to reflect Trading VaR corresponding to our trading portfolios.
Market risk measures for assets and liabilities of RBC Insurance
®
1
We offer a range of insurance products to clients and hold investments to meet the future obligations to policyholders. The investments which support actuarial liabilities are predominantly fixed income assets measured at FVTPL. Consequently, changes in the fair values of these assets are largely offset by changes in the discount rates used in the measurement of insurance and reinsurance contract assets and liabilities, and the impacts of both are reflected in Insurance investment result in the Consolidated Statements of Income. As at January 31, 2024, we held assets in support of $19 billion of insurance contract liabilities net of insurance contract assets and reinsurance contracts held balances (October 31, 2023 – $17 billion).
Market risk measures – IRRBB sensitivities
The following table shows the potential
before-tax
impact of an immediate and sustained 100 bps increase or decrease in interest rates on projected EVE and
12-month
NII, assuming no subsequent hedging. Interest rate risk measures are based on current on and
off-balance
sheet positions which can change over time in response to business activity and management actions.
 
    
January 31
2024
        
October 31
2023
        
January 31
2023
 
   
EVE risk
       
NII risk
(1
)
                                 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Canadian
dollar
impact
   
U.S.
dollar
impact
   
Total
        
Canadian
dollar
impact
   
U.S.
dollar
impact
   
Total
         EVE risk     NII risk (1)          EVE risk     NII risk (1)  
Before-tax
impact of:
                         
100 bps increase in rates
 
$
 (1,619
 
$
  (30
 
$
 (1,649
   
$
   296
 
 
$
  239
 
 
$
 535
 
    $  (1,552   $     651       $  (2,069   $     663  
100 bps decrease in rates
 
 
1,574
 
 
 
(265
 
 
1,309
 
 
 
 
 
(331
 
 
(291
 
 
(622
 
 
    1,353       (751  
 
    1,808       (776
 
(1)   Represents the
12-month
NII exposure to an instantaneous and sustained shift in interest rates.
As at January 31, 2024, an immediate and sustained
-100
bps shock would have had a negative impact to our NII of $622 million, down from $751 million last quarter. An immediate and sustained +100 bps shock as at January 31, 2024 would have had a negative impact to the bank’s EVE of $1,649 million, up from $1,552 million last quarter. The quarter-over-quarter change in NII and EVE sensitivity reflects an increase in fixed rate asset positions. During the first quarter of 2024, NII and EVE risks remained within approved limits.
 
1   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.

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Linkage of market risk to selected balance sheet items
The following tables provide the linkages between selected balance sheet items with positions included in our trading market risk and
non-trading
market risk disclosures, which illustrates how we manage market risk for our assets and liabilities through different risk measures:
 
    
As at January 31, 2024
         
Market risk measure
     
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Balance
sheet amount
   
Traded risk
(1)
   
Non-traded
risk 
(2)
   
Non-traded
risk
primary risk sensitivity
Assets subject to market risk
       
Cash and due from banks
 
$
74,347
 
 
$
 
 
$
74,347
 
 
Interest rate
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
 
 
61,080
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
61,079
 
 
Interest rate
Securities
       
Trading
 
 
193,597
 
 
 
171,135
 
 
 
22,462
 
 
Interest rate, credit spread
Investment, net of applicable allowance
 
 
212,216
 
 
 
 
 
 
212,216
 
 
Interest rate, credit spread, equity
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase
agreements and securities borrowed
 
 
347,871
 
 
 
312,834
 
 
 
35,037
 
 
Interest rate
Loans
       
Retail
 
 
569,894
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
569,892
 
 
Interest rate
Wholesale
 
 
293,721
 
 
 
7,144
 
 
 
286,577
 
 
Interest rate
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
(5,299
 
 
 
 
 
(5,299
 
Interest rate
Other
       
Derivatives
 
 
105,038
 
 
 
101,688
 
 
 
3,350
 
 
Interest rate, foreign exchange
Other assets
 
 
106,130
 
 
 
9,017
 
 
 
97,113
 
 
Interest rate
Assets not subject to market risk
(3)
 
 
15,810
 
                   
Total assets
 
$
1,974,405
 
 
$
 601,821
 
 
$
1,356,774
 
   
Liabilities subject to market risk
       
Deposits
 
$
1,241,168
 
 
$
56,202
 
 
$
1,184,966
 
 
Interest rate
Other
       
Obligations related to securities sold short
 
 
35,012
 
 
 
35,007
 
 
 
5
 
 
Interest rate, equity
Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned
 
 
334,490
 
 
 
313,197
 
 
 
21,293
 
 
Interest rate
Derivatives
 
 
106,974
 
 
 
98,998
 
 
 
7,976
 
 
Interest rate, foreign exchange
Other liabilities
 
 
107,065
 
 
 
13,166
 
 
 
93,899
 
 
Interest rate
Subordinated debentures
 
 
11,525
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,525
 
 
Interest rate
Liabilities not subject to market risk
(4)
 
 
21,683
 
                   
Total liabilities
 
$
 1,857,917
 
 
$
516,570
 
 
$
 1,319,664
 
   
Total equity
 
 
116,488
 
     
Total liabilities and equity
 
$
1,974,405
 
     
 
(1)   Traded risk includes positions that are classified or designated as FVTPL and positions whose revaluation gains and losses are reported in revenue within our trading portfolios. Market risk measures of VaR and stress tests are used as risk controls for traded risk.
(2)  
Non-traded
risk includes positions used in the management of IRRBB and other
non-trading
portfolios. Other material
non-trading
portfolios include positions from RBC Insurance and investment securities, net of applicable allowance, not included in IRRBB.
(3)   Assets not subject to market risk include physical and other assets.
(4)   Liabilities not subject to market risk include payroll related and other liabilities.

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     As at October 31, 2023 (1)
          Market risk measure      
(Millions of Canadian dollars)   Balance sheet
amount
    Traded risk (2)    
Non-traded

risk (3)
   
Non-traded
risk
primary risk sensitivity
Assets subject to market risk
       
Cash and due from banks
  $ 61,989     $     $ 61,989     Interest rate
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
    71,086       1       71,085     Interest rate
Securities
       
Trading
    190,151       171,483       18,668     Interest rate, credit spread
Investment, net of applicable allowance
    219,579             219,579     Interest rate, credit spread, equity
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase
agreements and securities borrowed
    340,191       304,672       35,519     Interest rate
Loans
       
Retail
    569,951             569,951     Interest rate
Wholesale
    287,826       3,134       284,692     Interest rate
Allowance for loan losses
    (5,004           (5,004   Interest rate
Other
       
Derivatives
    142,450       139,011       3,439     Interest rate, foreign exchange
Other assets
    112,477       8,699       103,778     Interest rate
Assets not subject to market risk
(4)
    15,835                      
Total assets
  $  2,006,531     $  627,000     $  1,363,696      
Liabilities subject to market risk
       
Deposits
  $ 1,231,687     $ 51,025     $ 1,180,662     Interest rate
Other
       
Obligations related to securities sold short
    33,651       33,555       96     Interest rate, equity
Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned
    335,238       312,551       22,687     Interest rate
Derivatives
    142,629       130,094       12,535     Interest rate, foreign exchange
Other liabilities
    116,445       12,491       103,954     Interest rate
Subordinated debentures
    11,386             11,386     Interest rate
Liabilities not subject to market risk
(5)
    20,348                      
Total liabilities
  $ 1,891,384     $ 539,716     $ 1,331,320      
Total equity
    115,147        
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 2,006,531        
 
(1)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.
(2)   Traded risk includes positions that are classified or designated as FVTPL and positions whose revaluation gains and losses are reported in revenue within our trading portfolios. Market risk measures of VaR and stress tests are used as risk controls for traded risk.
(3)  
Non-traded
risk includes positions used in the management of IRRBB and other
non-trading
portfolios. Other material
non-trading
portfolios include positions from RBC Insurance and investment securities, net of applicable allowance, not included in IRRBB.
(4)   Assets not subject to market risk include physical and other assets.
(5)   Liabilities not subject to market risk include payroll related and other liabilities.

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Liquidity and funding risk
 
Liquidity and funding risk (liquidity risk) is the risk that we may be unable to generate sufficient cash or its equivalents in a timely and cost-effective manner to meet our commitments. Liquidity risk arises from mismatches in the timing and value of
on-balance
sheet and
off-balance
sheet cash flows.
Our liquidity risk management activities are conducted in accordance with internal frameworks and policies, including the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF), the Enterprise Risk Appetite Framework (ERAF), the Enterprise Liquidity Risk Management Framework (LRMF), the Enterprise Liquidity Risk Policy, and the Enterprise Pledging Policy. Collectively, our frameworks and policies establish liquidity and funding management requirements appropriate for the execution of our strategy and ensuring liquidity risk remains within our risk appetite. There have been no material changes as described in our 2023 Annual Report.
Liquidity reserve
Our liquidity reserve consists only of available unencumbered liquid assets. Although unused wholesale funding capacity could be another potential source of liquidity, it is excluded in the determination of the liquidity reserve.
 
    
As at January 31, 2024
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Bank-owned
liquid assets
   
Securities
received
as collateral
from securities
financing
and derivative
transactions
          
Total liquid
assets
   
Encumbered
liquid assets
   
Unencumbered
liquid assets
 
Cash and deposits with banks
(1)
 
$
137,887
 
 
$
 
   
$
137,887
 
 
$
3,075
 
 
$
134,812
 
Securities issued or guaranteed by sovereigns, central banks or multilateral development banks
(2)
 
 
320,261
 
 
 
373,167
 
   
 
693,428
 
 
 
438,250
 
 
 
255,178
 
Other securities
 
 
138,801
 
 
 
126,761
 
   
 
265,562
 
 
 
157,158
 
 
 
108,404
 
Other liquid assets
(3)
 
 
27,886
 
 
 
 
         
 
27,886
 
 
 
24,768
 
 
 
3,118
 
Total liquid assets
 
$
624,835
 
 
$
499,928
 
         
$
1,124,763
 
 
$
623,251
 
 
$
501,512
 
 
 
    
As at October 31, 2023
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Bank-owned

liquid assets
    Securities
received
as collateral
from securities
financing
and derivative
transactions
           Total liquid
assets
    Encumbered
liquid assets
    Unencumbered
liquid assets
 
Cash and deposits with banks
(1)
  $ 135,353     $       $ 135,353     $ 3,329     $ 132,024  
Securities issued or guaranteed by sovereigns, central banks or multilateral development banks
(2)
    325,002       363,377         688,379       425,109       263,270  
Other securities
    130,209       118,651         248,860       153,700       95,160  
Other liquid assets
(3)
    31,706                     31,706       28,953       2,753  
Total liquid assets
  $  622,270     $  482,028             $  1,104,298     $  611,091     $  493,207  
 
 
     As at                            
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
                         
Royal Bank of Canada
 
$
215,036
 
  $ 210,191          
Foreign branches
 
 
76,053
 
    79,947          
Subsidiaries
 
 
210,423
 
    203,069          
Total unencumbered liquid assets
 
$
501,512
 
  $ 493,207          
 
(1)   Includes balances that are classified as held for sale and presented in Other assets. For further details, refer to Note 6 of our Condensed Financial Statements.
(2)   Includes liquid securities issued by provincial governments and U.S. government-sponsored entities working under U.S. Federal government’s conservatorship (e.g., Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation).
(3)   Encumbered liquid assets amount represents cash collateral and margin deposit amounts pledged related to
over-the-counter
and exchange-traded derivative transactions.
The liquidity reserve is typically most affected by routine flows of retail and commercial client banking activities, where liquid asset portfolios reflect changes in deposit and loan balances, as well as business strategies and client flows related to the activities in Capital Markets. Corporate Treasury also affects liquidity reserves through the management of funding issuances, which could result in timing differences between when debt is issued and funds are deployed into business activities.

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Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Total unencumbered liquid assets increased $8 billion or 2% from last quarter, mainly due to an increase in securities received under reverse repurchase agreements as well as cash and deposits with banks reflecting higher deposit and funding levels.
Asset encumbrance
The table below provides a summary of our
on-
and
off-balance
sheet amounts for cash, securities and other assets, distinguishing between those that are encumbered, and those available for sale or use as collateral in secured funding transactions. Other assets, such as mortgages and credit card receivables, can also be monetized, albeit over longer timeframes than those required for marketable securities. As at January 31, 2024, our unencumbered assets available as collateral comprised 25% of total assets (October 31, 2023 – 24%).
 
     As at         
   
January 31
2024
       
October 31
2023
 
   
Encumbered
       
Unencumbered
                  Encumbered         Unencumbered        
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Pledged as
collateral
   
Other 
(1)
        
Available as
collateral 
(2)
   
Other 
(3)
        
Total
         Pledged as
collateral
    Other (1)          Available as
collateral (2)
    Other (3)     Total  
Cash and deposits with banks
(4)
 
$
 
 
$
3,075
 
   
$
134,812
 
 
$
 
   
$
137,887
 
    $     $ 3,329       $ 132,024     $     $ 135,353  
Securities
                           
Trading
 
 
94,705
 
 
 
 
   
 
108,905
 
 
 
2,302
 
   
 
205,912
 
      99,990               100,517       2,252       202,759  
Investment, net of applicable allowance
 
 
7,850
 
 
 
 
   
 
204,366
 
 
 
 
   
 
212,216
 
      7,752               211,827             219,579  
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed
(5)
 
 
512,994
 
 
 
27,480
 
   
 
10,936
 
 
 
1,986
 
   
 
553,396
 
      495,233       27,343         6,876       1,862       531,314  
Loans
                           
Retail
                           
Mortgage securities
 
 
26,090
 
 
 
 
   
 
28,879
 
 
 
 
   
 
54,969
 
      26,365               28,079             54,444  
Mortgage loans
 
 
72,716
 
 
 
 
   
 
34,489
 
 
 
271,390
 
   
 
378,595
 
      69,802               37,313       272,942       380,057  
Non-mortgage
loans
 
 
5,997
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
130,333
 
   
 
136,330
 
      6,775                     128,675       135,450  
Wholesale
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
24,279
 
 
 
269,716
 
   
 
293,995
 
                    10,056       278,052       288,108  
Allowance for loan losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(5,299
   
 
(5,299
                          (5,004     (5,004
Segregated fund net assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
                          2,760       2,760  
Other
                           
Derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
105,038
 
   
 
105,038
 
                          142,450       142,450  
Others
(6)
 
 
24,768
 
 
 
 
     
 
3,118
 
 
 
91,320
 
     
 
119,206
 
        28,953                 2,753       89,747       121,453  
Total assets
 
$
 745,120
 
 
$
 30,555
 
     
$
 549,784
 
 
$
 866,786
 
     
$
 2,192,245
 
      $  734,870     $  30,672         $  529,445     $  913,736     $  2,208,723  
 
(1)   Includes assets restricted from use to generate secured funding due to legal or other constraints.
(2)   Represents assets that are immediately available for use as collateral, including National Housing Act Mortgage-Backed Securities (NHA MBS), our unencumbered mortgage loans that qualify as eligible collateral at FHLB, as well as loans that qualify as eligible collateral for discount window facility available to us and lodged at the FRBNY.
(3)   Other unencumbered assets are not subject to any restrictions on their use to secure funding or as collateral but would not be considered immediately available.
(4)   Includes balances that are classified as held for sale and presented in Other assets. For further details, refer to Note 6 of our Condensed Financial Statements.
(5)   Includes bank-owned liquid assets and securities received as collateral from
off-balance
sheet securities financing, derivative transactions, and margin lending. Includes $27 billion (October 31, 2023 – $27 billion) of collateral received through reverse repurchase transactions that cannot be rehypothecated in its current legal form.
(6)   The Pledged as collateral amount represents cash collateral and margin deposit amounts pledged related to OTC and exchange-traded derivative transactions.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
Total unencumbered assets available as collateral increased $20 billion or 4% from last quarter, mainly due to an increase in available loans eligible as collateral and securities received under reverse repurchase agreements.
Funding
Funding strategy
Maintaining a diversified funding base is a key strategy for managing our liquidity risk profile.
Core funding, comprising capital, longer-term wholesale liabilities and a diversified pool of personal as well as the stable portion of our commercial and institutional deposits, is the foundation of our structural liquidity position.
Wholesale funding activities are well-diversified by geography, investor segment, instrument, currency, structure and maturity. We maintain an ongoing presence in different funding markets, which allows us to continuously monitor market developments and trends, identify opportunities and risks and take appropriate and timely actions.
We continuously evaluate opportunities to expand into new markets and untapped investor segments since diversification expands our wholesale funding flexibility, minimizes funding concentration and dependency and generally reduces financing costs.
We regularly assess our funding concentration and have implemented limits on certain funding sources to support diversification of our funding base.
Deposit and funding profile
As at January 31, 2024, relationship-based deposits, which are the primary source of funding for retail and commercial lending, were $847 billion or 52% of our total funding (October 31, 2023 – $844 billion or 52%). The remaining portion is comprised of short- and long-term wholesale funding.
Funding for highly liquid assets consists primarily of short-term wholesale funding that reflects the monetization period of those assets. Long-term wholesale funding is used mostly to fund less liquid wholesale assets and to support liquid asset buffers.

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Senior long-term debt issued by the bank on or after September 23, 2018, that has an original term greater than 400 days and is marketable, subject to certain exceptions, is subject to the Canadian Bank Recapitalization
(Bail-in)
regime. Under the
Bail-in
regime, in circumstances when the Superintendent of Financial Institutions has determined that a bank may no longer be viable, the Governor in Council may, upon a recommendation of the Minister of Finance that he or she is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, grant an order directing the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) to convert all or a portion of certain shares and liabilities of that bank into common shares. As at January 31, 2024, the notional value of issued and outstanding long-term debt subject to conversion under the
Bail-in
regime was $106 billion (October 31, 2023 – $106 billion).
For further details on our wholesale funding, refer to the Composition of wholesale funding tables below.
Long-term debt issuance
We operate long-term debt issuance registered programs. The following table summarizes our registered programs and their authorized limits by geography:
 
Programs by geography
 
 
Canada
 
U.S.
  
Europe/Asia
•  Canadian Shelf Program – $25 billion
 
•  U.S. Shelf Program – US$75 billion
  
•  European Debt Issuance Program – US$75 billion
    
•  Global Covered Bond Program –
75 billion
 
 
 
  
•  Japanese Issuance Programs – ¥1 trillion
We also raise long-term funding using Canadian Senior Notes, Kangaroo Bonds (issued in the Australian domestic market by foreign firms) and Yankee Certificates of Deposit (issued in the U.S. domestic market by foreign firms).
As presented in the following charts, our current long-term debt profile is well-diversified by both currency and product.
 
 
(1)   Includes unsecured and secured long-term funding and subordinated debentures with an original term to maturity greater than 1 year
 
(1)   Includes unsecured and secured long-term funding and subordinated debentures with an original term to maturity greater than 1 year
 
(2)  Mortgage-backed securities and Canada Mortgage Bonds
The following table shows the composition of wholesale funding based on remaining term to maturity:
Composition of wholesale funding
(1)
 
    
As at January 31, 2024
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Less than
1 month
   
1 to 3
months
   
3 to 6
months
   
6 to 12
months
   
Less than 1
year sub-total
   
1 year
to 2 years
   
2 years and
greater
   
Total
 
Deposits from banks
(2)
 
$
6,568
 
 
$
136
 
 
$
344
 
 
$
20
 
 
$
7,068
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
7,068
 
Certificates of deposit and commercial paper 
(3), (4)
 
 
7,850
 
 
 
12,466
 
 
 
26,019
 
 
 
22,190
 
 
 
68,525
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
68,525
 
Asset-backed commercial paper
(5)
 
 
4,466
 
 
 
5,417
 
 
 
6,025
 
 
 
1,666
 
 
 
17,574
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17,574
 
Senior unsecured medium-term notes
(4), (6)
 
 
43
 
 
 
691
 
 
 
13,797
 
 
 
16,683
 
 
 
31,214
 
 
 
17,205
 
 
 
56,171
 
 
 
104,590
 
Senior unsecured structured notes
(7)
 
 
1,483
 
 
 
1,362
 
 
 
1,980
 
 
 
3,205
 
 
 
8,030
 
 
 
5,726
 
 
 
16,270
 
 
 
30,026
 
Mortgage securitization
 
 
 
 
 
362
 
 
 
1,065
 
 
 
841
 
 
 
2,268
 
 
 
2,243
 
 
 
10,297
 
 
 
14,808
 
Covered bonds/asset-backed securities
(8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,831
 
 
 
3,831
 
 
 
11,780
 
 
 
45,799
 
 
 
61,410
 
Subordinated liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,500
 
 
 
1,500
 
 
 
3,000
 
 
 
3,266
 
 
 
5,700
 
 
 
11,966
 
Other
(4), (9)
 
 
6,637
 
 
 
2,223
 
 
 
1,728
 
 
 
1,612
 
 
 
12,200
 
 
 
15,658
 
 
 
133
 
 
 
27,991
 
Total
 
$
 27,047
 
 
$
 22,657
 
 
$
 52,458
 
 
$
 51,548
 
 
$
 153,710
 
 
$
 55,878
 
 
$
 134,370
 
 
$
 343,958
 
Of which:
               
– Secured
 
$
10,998
 
 
$
7,811
 
 
$
8,553
 
 
$
6,338
 
 
$
33,700
 
 
$
14,023
 
 
$
56,096
 
 
$
103,819
 
– Unsecured
 
 
16,049
 
 
 
14,846
 
 
 
43,905
 
 
 
45,210
 
 
 
120,010
 
 
 
41,855
 
 
 
78,274
 
 
 
240,139
 

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     As at October 31, 2023  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)   Less than
1 month
    1 to 3
months
    3 to 6
months
    6 to 12
months
    Less than 1
year sub-total
    1 year to
2 years
    2 years and
greater
    Total  
Deposits from banks
(2)
  $ 4,606     $ 460     $ 319     $ 355     $ 5,740     $     $     $ 5,740  
Certificates of deposit and commercial
paper
(3), (4)
    11,558       8,231       12,575       28,202       60,566       69             60,635  
Asset-backed commercial paper
(5)
    4,533       3,829       6,354       2,155       16,871                   16,871  
Senior unsecured medium-term notes
(4), (6)
    1,118       6,311       733       18,828       26,990       22,790       54,070       103,850  
Senior unsecured structured notes
(7)
    1,343       1,898       2,081       3,343       8,665       5,495       15,744       29,904  
Mortgage securitization
          530       375       1,484       2,389       2,225       9,607       14,221  
Covered bonds/asset-backed securities
(8)
          3,236             1,685       4,921       10,844       44,733       60,498  
Subordinated liabilities
                      1,500       1,500       2,748       7,791       12,039  
Other
(4), (9)
    6,415       3,887       976       1,289       12,567       14,058       90       26,715  
Total
  $  29,573     $  28,382     $  23,413     $  58,841     $  140,209     $  58,229     $  132,035     $  330,473  
Of which:
               
– Secured
  $ 10,861     $ 10,124     $ 7,483     $ 5,324     $ 33,792     $ 13,069     $ 54,340     $ 101,201  
– Unsecured
    18,712       18,258       15,930       53,517       106,417       45,160       77,695       229,272  
 
(1)   Excludes bankers’ acceptances and repos.
(2)   Excludes deposits associated with services we provide to banks (e.g., custody, cash management).
(3)   Includes bearer deposit notes (unsecured).
(4)   We have changed our presentation to include bearer deposit notes (unsecured) within Certificates of deposit and commercial paper and to include floating rate notes (unsecured) within Senior unsecured medium-term notes to better align with how we view our composition of wholesale funding. These amounts were previously included in Other. Prior period amounts have been revised from those previously presented to conform to the presentation adopted in the current period.
(5)   Only includes consolidated liabilities, including our collateralized commercial paper program.
(6)   Includes deposit notes and floating rate notes (unsecured).
(7)   Includes notes where the payout is tied to movements in foreign exchange, commodities and equities.
(8)   Includes covered bonds collateralized with residential mortgages and securities backed by credit card receivables.
(9)   Includes tender option bonds (secured) of $4,987 million (October 31, 2023 – $5,104 million), other long-term structured deposits (unsecured) of $17,774 million (October 31, 2023 – $16,896 million), FHLB advances (secured) of $5,040 million (October 31, 2023 – $4,507 million) and wholesale guaranteed interest certificates of $190 million (October 31, 2023 – $208 million).
Credit ratings
Our ability to access unsecured funding markets and to engage in certain collateralized business activities on a cost-effective basis are largely dependent on maintaining competitive credit ratings. Credit ratings and outlooks provided by rating agencies reflect their views and methodologies. Ratings are subject to change, based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, our financial strength, competitive position, liquidity and other factors not completely within our control.
The following table presents our major credit ratings:
Credit ratings
(1)
 
     
As at February 27, 2024
 
     
Short-term

debt
    
Legacy senior
long-term debt 
(2)
      
Senior long-
term debt 
(3)
      
Outlook
 
Moody’s
(4)
  
 
P-1
 
  
 
Aa1
 
    
 
A1
 
    
 
stable
 
Standard & Poor’s
(5)
  
 
A-1+
 
  
 
AA-
 
    
 
A
 
    
 
stable
 
Fitch Ratings
(6)
  
 
F1+
 
  
 
AA
 
    
 
AA-
 
    
 
stable
 
DBRS
(7)
  
 
R-1 (high)
 
  
 
AA (high)
 
    
 
AA
 
    
 
stable
 
 
  (1)   Credit ratings are not recommendations to purchase, sell or hold a financial obligation in as much as they do not comment on market price or suitability for a particular investor. Ratings are determined by the rating agencies based on criteria established from time to time by them and are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating organization.  
  (2)   Includes senior long-term debt issued prior to September 23, 2018 and senior long-term debt issued on or after September 23, 2018 which is excluded from the
Bail-in
regime.
 
  (3)   Includes senior long-term debt issued on or after September 23, 2018 which is subject to conversion under the
Bail-in
regime.
 
  (4)   On November 6, 2023, Moody’s
affirmed our ratings with stable outlook.
 
  (5)   On May 25, 2023, Standard & Poor’s
affirmed our ratings with a stable outlook.
 
  (6)   On June 20, 2023, Fitch Ratings
affirmed our ratings with a stable outlook.
 
  (7)   On May 12, 2023, DBRS
affirmed our ratings with a stable outlook.
 
Additional contractual obligations for rating downgrades
We are required to deliver collateral to certain counterparties in the event of a downgrade from our current credit rating. The following table shows the additional collateral obligations required at the reporting date in the event of a
one-,
two-
or three-notch downgrade. These additional collateral obligations are incremental requirements for each successive downgrade and do not represent the cumulative impact of multiple downgrades. The amounts reported change periodically due to several factors, including the transfer of trading activity to centrally cleared financial market infrastructures and exchanges, the expiration of transactions with downgrade triggers, the imposition of internal limitations on new agreements to exclude downgrade triggers, as well as normal course
mark-to-market.
There is no outstanding senior debt issued in the market that contains rating triggers that would lead to early prepayment of principal.
 
       As at      
   
January 31
2024
       
October 31
2023
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
One-notch

downgrade
   
Two-notch

downgrade
   
Three-notch

downgrade
        
One-notch

downgrade
   
Two-notch

downgrade
   
Three-notch

downgrade
 
Contractual derivatives funding or margin requirements
 
$
327
 
 
$
90
 
 
$
186
 
    $ 217     $ 138     $ 199  
Other contractual funding or margin requirements
(1)
 
 
45
 
 
 
55
 
 
 
50
 
 
 
    41       57       42  
 
(1)   Includes Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) issued by our municipal markets business out of New York.

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Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)
The LCR is a Basel III metric that measures the sufficiency of high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) available to meet liquidity needs over a
30-day
period in an acute stress scenario. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and OSFI regulatory minimum coverage level for LCR is 100%.
OSFI requires Canadian banks to disclose the LCR using the standard Basel disclosure template and calculated using the average of daily LCR positions during the quarter.
Liquidity coverage ratio common disclosure template
(1)
 
     For the three months ended  
   
January 31
2024
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)  
Total unweighted
value (average) 
(2)
   
Total weighted
value (average)
 
High-quality liquid assets
   
Total high-quality liquid assets (HQLA)
 
 
 
 
 
$
392,630
 
Cash outflows
   
Retail deposits and deposits from small business customers, of which:
 
$
    363,040
 
 
$
35,566
 
Stable deposits
(3)
 
 
120,813
 
 
 
3,624
 
Less stable deposits
 
 
242,227
 
 
 
31,942
 
Unsecured wholesale funding, of which:
 
 
409,784
 
 
 
200,846
 
Operational deposits (all counterparties) and deposits in networks of cooperative banks
(4)
 
 
150,386
 
 
 
35,636
 
Non-operational
deposits
 
 
227,840
 
 
 
133,652
 
Unsecured debt
 
 
31,558
 
 
 
31,558
 
Secured wholesale funding
   
 
40,385
 
Additional requirements, of which:
 
 
353,698
 
 
 
81,253
 
Outflows related to derivative exposures and other collateral requirements
 
 
66,777
 
 
 
20,393
 
Outflows related to loss of funding on debt products
 
 
10,616
 
 
 
10,616
 
Credit and liquidity facilities
 
 
276,305
 
 
 
50,244
 
Other contractual funding obligations
(5)
 
 
29,759
 
 
 
29,759
 
Other contingent funding obligations
(6)
 
 
767,922
 
 
 
12,630
 
Total cash outflows
 
 
 
 
 
$
400,439
 
Cash inflows
   
Secured lending (e.g., reverse repos)
 
$
332,652
 
 
$
53,217
 
Inflows from fully performing exposures
 
 
16,526
 
 
 
10,106
 
Other cash inflows
 
 
38,732
 
 
 
38,732
 
Total cash inflows
 
 
 
 
 
$
 102,055
 
         
Total
adjusted value
 
Total HQLA
   
$
392,630
 
Total net cash outflows
 
 
 
 
 
 
298,384
 
Liquidity coverage ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
132%
                 
   
October 31
2023
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)          Total
adjusted value
 
Total HQLA
    $ 384,290  
Total net cash outflows
 
 
 
 
     293,328  
Liquidity coverage ratio
 
 
 
 
    131%
 
(1)   The LCR is calculated in accordance with OSFI’s LAR guideline, which, in turn, reflects liquidity-related requirements issued by the BCBS. The LCR for the quarter ended January 31, 2024 is calculated as an average of 62 daily positions.
(2)   With the exception of other contingent funding obligations, unweighted inflow and outflow amounts are items maturing or callable in 30 days or less. Other contingent funding obligations also include debt securities with remaining maturity greater than 30 days.
(3)   As defined by the BCBS, stable deposits from retail and small business customers are deposits that are insured and are either held in transactional accounts or the bank has an established relationship with the client making the withdrawal unlikely.
(4)   Operational deposits from customers other than retail and small and
medium-sized
enterprises, are deposits which clients need to keep with the bank in order to facilitate their access and ability to use payment and settlement systems primarily for clearing, custody and cash management activities.
(5)   Other contractual funding obligations primarily include outflows from unsettled securities trades and outflows from obligations related to securities sold short.
(6)   Other contingent funding obligations include outflows related to other
off-balance
sheet facilities that carry low LCR runoff factors (0% – 5%).

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We manage our LCR position within a target range that reflects our liquidity risk tolerance, business mix, asset composition and funding capabilities. The range is subject to periodic review, considering changes to internal requirements and external developments.
We maintain HQLAs in major currencies with dependable market depth and breadth. Our treasury management practices are designed to ensure that the levels of HQLA are actively managed to meet target LCR objectives. Our Level 1 assets, as calculated according to OSFI LAR and the BCBS LCR requirements, represent 88% of total HQLA. These assets consist of cash, placements with central banks and highly rated securities issued or guaranteed by governments, central banks and supranational entities.
LCR captures cash flows from
on-
and
off-balance
sheet activities that are either expected or could potentially occur within 30 days in an acute stress scenario. Cash outflows result from the application of withdrawal and
non-renewal
factors to demand and term deposits, differentiated by client type (wholesale, retail and small- and
medium-sized
enterprises). Cash outflows also arise from business activities that create contingent funding and collateral requirements, such as repo funding, derivatives, short sales of securities and the extension of credit and liquidity commitments to clients. Cash inflows arise primarily from maturing secured loans, interbank loans and
non-HQLA
securities.
LCR does not reflect any market funding capacity that we believe would be available in a stress situation. All maturing wholesale debt is assigned 100% outflow in the LCR calculation.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
The average LCR for the quarter ended January 31, 2024 was 132%, which translates into a surplus of approximately $94 billion, compared to 131% and a surplus of approximately $91 billion in the prior quarter. Average LCR remained relatively stable from the prior quarter as increased wholesale funding volumes and deposits were largely offset by on-balance sheet securities and loan growth.
Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR)
NSFR is a Basel III metric that measures the sufficiency of available stable funding relative to the amount of required stable funding. The BCBS and OSFI regulatory minimum coverage level for NSFR is 100%.
Available stable funding is defined as the portion of capital and liabilities expected to be reliable over the
one-year
time horizon considered by the NSFR. Required stable funding is a function of the liquidity characteristics and residual maturities of various bank assets and
off-balance
sheet exposures.
OSFI requires Canadian Domestic Systemically Important Banks
(D-SIBs)
to disclose the NSFR using the standard Basel disclosure template. Amounts presented in this disclosure template are determined in accordance with the requirements of OSFI’s LAR guideline and are not necessarily aligned with the classification requirements prescribed under IFRS.

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Net Stable Funding Ratio common disclosure template
(1)
 
    
As at January 31, 2024
 
   
Unweighted value by residual maturity
(2)
       
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)  
No maturity
   
< 6 months
   
6 months to
< 1 year
   
 1 year
   
Weighted
value
 
Available Stable Funding (ASF) Item
         
Capital:
 
$
118,158
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
10,725
 
 
$
128,883
 
Regulatory Capital
 
 
118,158
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,725
 
 
 
128,883
 
Other Capital Instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retail deposits and deposits from small business customers:
 
 
304,380
 
 
 
109,114
 
 
 
47,799
 
 
 
61,878
 
 
 
477,615
 
Stable deposits
(3)
 
 
94,154
 
 
 
47,886
 
 
 
23,966
 
 
 
29,546
 
 
 
187,252
 
Less stable deposits
 
 
210,226
 
 
 
61,228
 
 
 
23,833
 
 
 
32,332
 
 
 
290,363
 
Wholesale funding:
 
 
277,649
 
 
 
509,942
 
 
 
55,897
 
 
 
153,115
 
 
 
352,374
 
Operational deposits
(4)
 
 
157,806
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
78,903
 
Other wholesale funding
 
 
119,843
 
 
 
509,942
 
 
 
55,897
 
 
 
153,115
 
 
 
273,471
 
Liabilities with matching interdependent assets
(5)
 
 
95
 
 
 
2,858
 
 
 
1,686
 
 
 
21,100
 
 
 
 
Other liabilities:
 
 
46,771
 
 
 
261,818
 
 
 
15,953
 
NSFR derivative liabilities
   
 
28,712
 
 
All other liabilities and equity not included in the above categories
 
 
46,771
 
 
 
216,345
 
 
 
1,616
 
 
 
15,145
 
 
 
15,953
 
Total ASF
                                 
$
974,825
 
Required Stable Funding (RSF) Item
         
Total NSFR high-quality liquid assets (HQLA)
         
$
44,946
 
Deposits held at other financial institutions for operational purposes
 
 
 
 
 
1,781
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
891
 
Performing loans and securities:
 
 
218,925
 
 
 
328,794
 
 
 
121,820
 
 
 
510,882
 
 
 
703,457
 
Performing loans to financial institutions secured by
Level 1 HQLA
 
 
 
 
 
114,445
 
 
 
14,433
 
 
 
287
 
 
 
13,401
 
Performing loans to financial institutions secured by
non-Level
1 HQLA and unsecured performing loans to financial institutions
 
 
4,553
 
 
 
114,187
 
 
 
29,661
 
 
 
25,298
 
 
 
56,785
 
Performing loans to
non-financial
corporate clients, loans to retail and small business customers, and loans to sovereigns, central banks and PSEs, of which:
 
 
 138,789
 
 
 
 66,198
 
 
 
 34,772
 
 
 
 162,597
 
 
 
 306,147
 
With a risk weight of less than or equal to 35% under
the Basel II standardized approach for credit risk
 
 
 
 
 
711
 
 
 
752
 
 
 
2,661
 
 
 
2,461
 
Performing residential mortgages, of which:
 
 
36,968
 
 
 
26,639
 
 
 
41,071
 
 
 
302,402
 
 
 
272,444
 
With a risk weight of less than or equal to 35% under
the Basel II standardized approach for credit risk
 
 
36,968
 
 
 
26,619
 
 
 
41,057
 
 
 
301,540
 
 
 
271,694
 
Securities that are not in default and do not qualify as HQLA, including exchange-traded equities
 
 
38,615
 
 
 
7,325
 
 
 
1,883
 
 
 
20,298
 
 
 
54,680
 
Assets with matching interdependent liabilities
(5)
 
 
95
 
 
 
2,858
 
 
 
1,686
 
 
 
21,100
 
 
 
 
Other assets:
 
 
3,035
 
 
 
338,721
 
 
 
83,488
 
Physical traded commodities, including gold
 
 
3,035
 
       
 
2,580
 
Assets posted as initial margin for derivative contracts and contributions to default funds of CCPs
   
 
19,987
 
 
 
16,989
 
NSFR derivative assets
   
 
29,743
 
 
 
1,031
 
NSFR derivative liabilities before deduction of variation margin posted
   
 
53,453
 
 
 
2,673
 
All other assets not included in the above categories
 
 
 
 
 
178,193
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
57,328
 
 
 
60,215
 
Off-balance
sheet items
         
 
778,355
 
 
 
29,565
 
Total RSF
                                 
$
862,347
 
Net Stable Funding Ratio (%)
                                 
 
113%
         
     As at October 31, 2023         
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts)                              
Weighted
value
 
Total ASF
                                  $ 972,239  
Total RSF
                                     863,631  
Net Stable Funding Ratio (%)
                                    113%
 
(1)   The NSFR is calculated in accordance with OSFI’s LAR guideline, which, in turn, reflects liquidity-related requirements issued by the BCBS.
(2)   Totals for the following rows encompass the residual maturity categories of less than 6 months, 6 months to less than 1 year, and greater than or equal to 1 year in accordance with the requirements of the common disclosure template prescribed by OSFI: Other liabilities, NSFR derivative liabilities, Other assets, Assets posted as initial margin for derivative contracts and contributions to default funds of central counterparties (CCPs), NSFR derivative assets, NSFR derivative liabilities before deduction of variation margin posted and
Off-balance
sheet items.
(3)   As defined by the BCBS, stable deposits from retail and small business customers are deposits that are insured and are either held in transactional accounts or the bank has an established relationship with the client making the withdrawal unlikely.
(4)   Operational deposits from customers other than retail and small- and
medium-sized
enterprises, are deposits which clients need to keep with the bank in order to facilitate their access and ability to use payment and settlement systems primarily for clearing, custody and cash management activities.
(5)   Interdependent assets and liabilities represent NHA MBS liabilities, including liabilities arising from transactions involving the Canada Mortgage Bond program and their corresponding encumbered mortgages.

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Available stable funding is comprised primarily of a diversified pool of personal and commercial deposits, capital and long-term wholesale liabilities. Required stable funding is driven mainly by the bank’s mortgage and loan portfolio, secured loans to financial institutions and to a lesser extent by other less liquid assets. NSFR does not reflect any unused market funding capacity that we believe would be available.
Volume and composition of available stable funding is actively managed to optimize our structural funding position and meet NSFR objectives. Our NSFR is managed in accordance with our comprehensive LRMF.
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
The NSFR as at January 31, 2024 was 113%, which translates into a surplus of approximately $112 billion, compared to 113% and a surplus of approximately $109 billion in the prior quarter. NSFR remained relatively stable from the previous quarter as lower funding requirements for loans and securities financing transactions were largely offset by additional funding requirements on securities.
Contractual maturities of financial assets, financial liabilities and
off-balance
sheet items
The following tables provide remaining contractual maturity profiles of all our assets, liabilities, and
off-balance
sheet items at their carrying value (e.g., amortized cost or fair value) and maturity profiles of assets and liabilities of insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts held at their carrying value based on the estimated timing of when the cash flows are expected to occur at the balance sheet date.
Off-balance
sheet items are allocated based on the expiry date of the contract.
Details of contractual maturities and commitments to extend funds are a source of information for the management of liquidity risk. Among other purposes, these details form a basis for modelling a behavioural balance sheet with effective maturities to calculate liquidity risk measures. For further details, refer to the Risk measurement and internal liquidity section within the Liquidity and funding risk section of our 2023 Annual Report.
 
    
As at January 31, 2024
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Less than
1 month
   
1 to 3
months
   
3 to 6
months
   
6 to 9
months
   
9 to 12
months
   
1 year
to 2 years
   
2 years
to 5 years
   
5 years
and greater
   
With no
specific
maturity
   
Total
 
Assets
                   
Cash and deposits with banks
 
$
132,774
 
 
$
5
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
2,648
 
 
$
135,427
 
Securities
                   
Trading (1)
 
 
116,462
 
 
 
317
 
 
 
224
 
 
 
45
 
 
 
42
 
 
 
65
 
 
 
644
 
 
 
11,155
 
 
 
64,643
 
 
 
193,597
 
Investment, net of applicable allowance
 
 
3,568
 
 
 
5,477
 
 
 
5,230
 
 
 
2,497
 
 
 
5,256
 
 
 
43,151
 
 
 
67,090
 
 
 
78,731
 
 
 
1,216
 
 
 
212,216
 
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed (2)
 
 
153,149
 
 
 
81,540
 
 
 
55,243
 
 
 
16,142
 
 
 
20,274
 
 
 
294
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21,229
 
 
 
347,871
 
Loans, net of applicable allowance
 
 
33,721
 
 
 
25,246
 
 
 
35,402
 
 
 
40,527
 
 
 
48,927
 
 
 
206,339
 
 
 
302,877
 
 
 
75,492
 
 
 
89,785
 
 
 
858,316
 
Other
                   
Customers’ liability under acceptances
 
 
12,613
 
 
 
4,216
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
(43
 
 
16,793
 
Derivatives
 
 
7,533
 
 
 
8,518
 
 
 
5,694
 
 
 
4,695
 
 
 
6,271
 
 
 
13,128
 
 
 
26,658
 
 
 
32,541
 
 
 
 
 
 
105,038
 
Other financial assets
 
 
35,206
 
 
 
5,883
 
 
 
2,703
 
 
 
324
 
 
 
622
 
 
 
229
 
 
 
268
 
 
 
2,387
 
 
 
3,669
 
 
 
51,291
 
Total financial assets
 
 
495,026
 
 
 
131,202
 
 
 
104,496
 
 
 
64,230
 
 
 
81,394
 
 
 
263,206
 
 
 
397,542
 
 
 
200,306
 
 
 
183,147
 
 
 
1,920,549
 
Other
non-financial
assets
 
 
6,335
 
 
 
2,510
 
 
 
2,035
 
 
 
155
 
 
 
123
 
 
 
2,087
 
 
 
2,410
 
 
 
9,506
 
 
 
28,695
 
 
 
53,856
 
Total assets
 
$
501,361
 
 
$
133,712
 
 
$
106,531
 
 
$
64,385
 
 
$
81,517
 
 
$
265,293
 
 
$
399,952
 
 
$
209,812
 
 
$
211,842
 
 
$
1,974,405
 
Liabilities and equity
                   
Deposits (3)
                   
Unsecured borrowing
 
$
97,982
 
 
$
59,352
 
 
$
91,861
 
 
$
64,454
 
 
$
73,303
 
 
$
58,648
 
 
$
77,653
 
 
$
35,045
 
 
$
576,489
 
 
$
1,134,787
 
Secured borrowing
 
 
4,208
 
 
 
7,152
 
 
 
8,936
 
 
 
2,455
 
 
 
1,321
 
 
 
6,997
 
 
 
13,421
 
 
 
8,881
 
 
 
 
 
 
53,371
 
Covered bonds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,705
 
 
 
2,130
 
 
 
10,465
 
 
 
33,778
 
 
 
4,932
 
 
 
 
 
 
53,010
 
Other
                   
Acceptances
 
 
12,613
 
 
 
4,216
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16,836
 
Obligations related to securities sold short
 
 
35,012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35,012
 
Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned (2)
 
 
223,426
 
 
 
66,813
 
 
 
21,780
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
46
 
 
 
290
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22,130
 
 
 
334,490
 
Derivatives
 
 
6,992
 
 
 
10,924
 
 
 
6,126
 
 
 
5,134
 
 
 
8,001
 
 
 
13,373
 
 
 
25,702
 
 
 
30,722
 
 
 
 
 
 
106,974
 
Other financial liabilities
 
 
39,291
 
 
 
8,200
 
 
 
3,021
 
 
 
1,551
 
 
 
1,695
 
 
 
983
 
 
 
2,289
 
 
 
15,209
 
 
 
1,460
 
 
 
73,699
 
Subordinated debentures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,920
 
 
 
 
 
 
9,605
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,525
 
Total financial liabilities
 
 
419,524
 
 
 
156,657
 
 
 
131,724
 
 
 
75,304
 
 
 
86,498
 
 
 
92,676
 
 
 
152,848
 
 
 
104,394
 
 
 
600,079
 
 
 
1,819,704
 
Other
non-financial
liabilities
 
 
1,096
 
 
 
1,013
 
 
 
175
 
 
 
134
 
 
 
3,679
 
 
 
940
 
 
 
1,574
 
 
 
19,502
 
 
 
10,100
 
 
 
38,213
 
Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
116,488
 
 
 
116,488
 
Total liabilities and equity
 
$
420,620
 
 
$
157,670
 
 
$
131,899
 
 
$
75,438
 
 
$
90,177
 
 
$
93,616
 
 
$
154,422
 
 
$
123,896
 
 
$
726,667
 
 
$
1,974,405
 
Off-balance
sheet items
                   
Financial guarantees
 
$
1,228
 
 
$
2,477
 
 
$
3,432
 
 
$
4,472
 
 
$
3,409
 
 
$
880
 
 
$
7,594
 
 
$
639
 
 
$
25
 
 
$
24,156
 
Commitments to extend credit
 
 
3,984
 
 
 
10,766
 
 
 
12,593
 
 
 
13,918
 
 
 
20,943
 
 
 
57,965
 
 
 
198,205
 
 
 
25,485
 
 
 
4,204
 
 
 
348,063
 
Other credit-related commitments
 
 
15,281
 
 
 
1,143
 
 
 
1,814
 
 
 
1,666
 
 
 
1,528
 
 
 
149
 
 
 
386
 
 
 
66
 
 
 
80,653
 
 
 
102,686
 
Other commitments
 
 
5
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
16
 
 
 
15
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
61
 
 
 
151
 
 
 
196
 
 
 
909
 
 
 
1,380
 
Total
off-balance
sheet items
 
$
20,498
 
 
$
14,396
 
 
$
17,855
 
 
$
20,071
 
 
$
25,897
 
 
$
59,055
 
 
$
206,336
 
 
$
26,386
 
 
$
85,791
 
 
$
476,285
 
 
(1)   With the exception of debt securities within the Insurance segment, trading debt securities classified as FVTPL have been included in the less than 1 month category as there is no expectation to hold these assets to their contractual maturity.
(2)   Open reverse repo and repo contracts, which have no set maturity date and are typically short term, have been included in the with no specific maturity category.
(3)   A major portion of relationship-based deposits are repayable on demand or at short notice on a contractual basis while, in practice, these customer balances form a core base for our operations and liquidity needs, as explained in the preceding Deposit and funding profile section.

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     As at October 31, 2023 (1)  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)   Less than
1 month
    1 to 3
months
    3 to 6
months
    6 to 9
months
    9 to 12
months
    1 year
to 2 years
    2 years
to 5 years
    5 years
and greater
    With no
specific
maturity
    Total  
Assets
                   
Cash and deposits with banks
  $ 130,121     $ 8     $     $     $     $     $     $     $ 2,946     $ 133,075  
Securities
                   
Trading (2)
    117,373       56       103       26       46       99       127       8,997       63,324       190,151  
Investment, net of applicable allowance
    5,090       6,436       3,890       5,547       8,678       41,734       66,047       81,337       820       219,579  
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed (3)
    146,722       71,346       60,468       20,475       16,889       3,754                   20,537       340,191  
Loans, net of applicable allowance
    30,889       23,026       31,442       37,978       41,285       201,479       320,082       77,460       89,132       852,773  
Other
                   
Customers’ liability under acceptances
    16,493       5,247                               5             (50     21,695  
Derivatives
    10,074       13,655       9,292       6,955       6,173       18,905       33,260       44,136             142,450  
Other financial assets
    41,115       2,803       3,205       212       588       191       279       2,513       3,170       54,076  
Total financial assets
    497,877       122,577       108,400       71,193       73,659       266,162       419,800       214,443       179,879       1,953,990  
Other
non-financial
assets
    5,651       666       1,765       190       2,550       1,976       2,422       8,615       28,706       52,541  
Total assets
  $ 503,528     $ 123,243     $ 110,165     $ 71,383     $ 76,209     $  268,138     $ 422,222     $ 223,058     $ 208,585     $ 2,006,531  
Liabilities and equity
                   
Deposits (4)
                   
Unsecured borrowing
  $ 109,666     $ 59,128     $ 62,531     $ 76,957     $ 66,846     $ 59,845     $ 77,782     $ 27,314     $ 588,165     $ 1,128,234  
Secured borrowing
    4,992       6,044       7,337       4,100       1,489       6,965       13,616       8,706             53,249  
Covered bonds
          2,543                   1,687       9,422       31,847       4,705             50,204  
Other
                   
Acceptances
    16,493       5,247                               5                   21,745  
Obligations related to securities sold short
    33,651                                                       33,651  
Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned (3)
    254,955       37,121       19,509       (6     (1     279                   23,381       335,238  
Derivatives
    9,716       16,359       9,311       6,346       5,974       19,290       32,400       43,233             142,629  
Other financial liabilities
    43,397       5,295       3,028       1,382       1,673       959       2,253       14,402       3,945       76,334  
Subordinated debentures
                                        1,937       9,449             11,386  
Total financial liabilities
    472,870       131,737       101,716       88,779       77,668       96,760       159,840       107,809       615,491       1,852,670  
Other
non-financial
liabilities
    1,856       6,422       221       216       150       1,048       2,009       17,228       9,564       38,714  
Equity
                                                    115,147       115,147  
Total liabilities and equity
  $  474,726     $  138,159     $  101,937     $  88,995     $  77,818     $  97,808     $  161,849     $  125,037     $  740,202     $  2,006,531  
Off-balance
sheet items
                   
Financial guarantees
  $ 544     $ 2,013     $ 3,528     $ 3,691     $ 4,716     $ 784     $ 7,314     $ 701     $ 23     $ 23,314  
Commitments to extend credit
    7,086       8,338       14,774       14,447       18,361       58,978       205,504       23,181       5,524       356,193  
Other credit-related commitments
    14,799       1,173       1,563       1,858       1,659       169       435       49       95,099       116,804  
Other commitments
    91       10       15       15       15       55       128       178       985       1,492  
Total
off-balance
sheet items
  $ 22,520     $ 11,534     $ 19,880     $ 20,011     $ 24,751     $ 59,986     $ 213,381     $ 24,109     $ 101,631     $ 497,803  
 
(1)   Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023. Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further details on these changes.
(2)   Trading debt securities classified as FVTPL have been included in the less than 1 month category as there is no expectation to hold these assets to their contractual maturity.
(3)   Open reverse repo and repo contracts, which have no set maturity date and are typically short term, have been included in the with no specific maturity category.
(4)   A major portion of relationship-based deposits are repayable on demand or at short notice on a contractual basis while, in practice, these customer balances form a core base for our operations and liquidity needs, as explained in the preceding Deposit and funding profile section.
 
Capital management
 
We continue to manage our capital in accordance with our Capital Management Framework as described in our 2023 Annual Report. In addition, we continue to monitor for new regulatory capital developments, including OSFI guidance, in order to ensure compliance with these requirements as disclosed in the Capital management section in our 2023 Annual Report, as updated below.
OSFI expects Canadian banks to meet the Basel III targets for CET1, Tier 1, and Total capital ratios. Under Basel III, banks select from two main approaches, the Standardized Approach (SA) or the Internal Ratings Based (IRB) Approach, to calculate their minimum regulatory capital required to support credit, market and operational risks.
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has
re-designated
us as a Global Systemically Important Bank
(G-SIB).
This designation requires us to maintain a higher loss absorbency requirement (common equity as a percentage of RWA) of 1% consistent with the
D-SIB
requirement. In addition to the Basel III targets, OSFI established a Domestic Stability Buffer (DSB) applicable to all Canadian D-SIBs to further ensure the financial stability of the Canadian financial system. The current OSFI requirement for the DSB is set at 3.5% of total RWA.
Under OSFI’s Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) guideline, D-SIBs are required to maintain a risk-based TLAC ratio which builds on the risk-based capital ratios described in the CAR guideline, and a TLAC leverage ratio which builds on the leverage ratio described in OSFI’s LR guideline. The TLAC requirement is intended to address the sufficiency of a
D-SIB’s
loss absorbing capacity in supporting its recapitalization in the event of its failure. TLAC is defined as the aggregate of Tier 1 capital, Tier 2 capital and external TLAC instruments, which allow conversion in whole or in part into common shares under the CDIC Act and meet all of the eligibility criteria under the TLAC guideline.

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Effective Q2 2023 we implemented OSFI’s first phase of the adoption of the final BCBS Basel III reforms consisting of revised capital, leverage, and disclosure guidelines. The second phase of OSFI’s implementation of the final BCBS Basel III reforms relating to the revised credit valuation adjustment (CVA) and market risk chapters of the CAR guideline came into effect in Q1 2024. The adoption of the revised CVA and market risk rules reflects adoption of a revised SA framework for CVA and a revised SA for market risk, as well as the discontinuation of our existing internal models based approach used for market risk RWA determination. The revised Pillar 3 disclosure requirements effective upon adoption of these revised rules are reflected in our Q1 2024 standalone Pillar 3 Report. In addition, as prescribed by the CAR guidelines, our regulatory capital floor this quarter transitions to a new regulatory capital floor of 67.5% of RWA for fiscal 2024 from 65% of RWA in fiscal 2023. This new regulatory floor will be further transitioned over two years, reflecting a regulatory capital floor requirement of 70% and 72.5% in fiscal 2025 and 2026, respectively.
Our methodology for allocating capital to our business segments is based on the Basel III regulatory capital requirements, with the exception of Insurance. Effective November 1, 2023, our attributed capital methodology incorporates leverage requirements to allocate capital to our business segments. Our insurance platform will continue to be allocated capital based on fully diversified economic capital, similar to past quarters. For further details on changes to our attributed capital methodology, refer to the How we measure and report our business segments section.
For further details, refer to the Capital management section of our 2023 Annual Report.
The following table provides a summary of OSFI’s current regulatory target ratios under Basel III and Pillar 2 requirements. We are in compliance with all current capital, leverage and TLAC requirements imposed by OSFI:
 
Basel III
capital,
leverage and TLAC
ratios
 
 
OSFI regulatory target requirements for large banks under Basel III
   
 
RBC
capital,
leverage
and TLAC
ratios as at
January 31,
2024
   
Domestic
Stability
Buffer 
(3)
   
Minimum including
Capital Buffers,
D-SIB/G-SIB
surcharge and
Domestic Stability
Buffer as at
January 31, 2024 
(4)
 
 
Minimum
   
Capital
Buffers
   
Minimum
including
Capital
Buffers
   
D-SIB/G-SIB
surcharge
 
(1)
   
Minimum including
Capital Buffers
and
D-SIB/G-SIB

surcharge
(1), (2)
 
                 
Common Equity Tier 1     4.5%       2.6%       7.1%       1.0%       8.1%       14.9%       3.5%       11.6%  
Tier 1 capital     6.0%       2.6%       8.6%       1.0%       9.6%       16.3%       3.5%       13.1%  
Total capital     8.0%       2.6%       10.6%       1.0%       11.6%       18.1%       3.5%       15.1%  
Leverage ratio     3.5%       n.a.       3.5%       n.a.       3.5%       4.4%       n.a.       3.5%  
TLAC ratio     21.6%       n.a.       21.6%       n.a.       21.6%       31.4%       3.5%       25.1%  
TLAC leverage ratio     7.25%       n.a.       7.25%       n.a.       7.25%       8.5%       n.a.       7.25%  
 
(1)   A capital surcharge, equal to the higher of our
D-SIB
surcharge and the BCBS’s
G-SIB
surcharge, is applicable to risk-weighted capital.
(2)   The capital buffers include the capital conservation buffer of 2.5% and the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) as prescribed by OSFI. The CCyB, calculated in accordance with OSFI’s CAR guidelines, was 0.06% as at January 31, 2024 (October 31, 2023 – 0.06%; January 31, 2023 – 0.03%).
(3)   The DSB can range from 0% to 4% of total RWA and is currently set at 3.5%.
(4)   Minimum target requirements reflect CCyB requirements as at January 31, 2024 which are subject to change based on exposures held at the reporting date.
n.a.   not applicable

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The following table provides details on our regulatory capital, TLAC available, RWA, and on ratios for capital, leverage and TLAC. Our capital position remains strong and our capital, leverage and TLAC ratios remain well above OSFI regulatory targets.
 
     As at  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
   
January 31
2023
 
Capital
(1), (2)
     
CET1 capital
 
$
88,106
 
  $ 86,611     $ 78,055  
Tier 1 capital
 
 
96,140
 
    93,904       85,357  
Total capital
 
 
106,865
 
    104,952       96,438  
RWA used in calculation of capital ratios
(1), (2)
     
Credit risk
 
$
474,677
 
  $ 475,842     $ 502,807  
Market risk
 
 
30,980
 
    40,498       32,635  
Operational risk
 
 
84,600
 
    79,883       78,808  
Total RWA
 
$
590,257
 
  $ 596,223     $ 614,250  
Capital ratios and Leverage ratio
(1), (2)
     
CET1 ratio
 
 
14.9%
    14.5%     12.7%
Tier 1 capital ratio
 
 
16.3%
    15.7%     13.9%
Total capital ratio
 
 
18.1%
    17.6%     15.7%
Leverage ratio
 
 
4.4%
    4.3%     4.4%
Leverage ratio exposure (billions)
 
$
2,173
 
  $ 2,180     $ 1,921  
TLAC available and ratios
(1), (3)
     
TLAC available
 
$
  185,556
 
  $   184,916     $   173,179  
TLAC ratio
 
 
31.4%
    31.0%     28.2%
TLAC leverage ratio
 
 
8.5%
    8.5%     9.0%
 
  (1)   As prior period restatements are not required by OSFI, there was no impact from the adoption of IFRS 17 on regulatory capital, RWA, capital ratios, leverage ratio, TLAC available and TLAC ratios for periods prior to November 1, 2023.  
  (2)   Capital, RWA, and capital ratios are calculated using OSFI’s CAR guideline and the Leverage ratio is calculated using OSFI’s LR guideline. Both the CAR guideline and LR guideline are based on the Basel III framework. The periods ended January 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 reflect our adoption of the revised CAR and LR guidelines that came into effect in Q2 2023, as further updated on October 20, 2023 as part of OSFI’s implementation of the Basel III reforms. The period ended January 31, 2024 also reflects our adoption of the revised market risk and CVA frameworks that came into effect on November 1, 2023.  
  (3)   TLAC available and TLAC ratios are calculated using OSFI’s TLAC guideline. The TLAC standard is applied at the resolution entity level which for us is deemed to be Royal Bank of Canada and its subsidiaries. A resolution entity and its subsidiaries are collectively called a resolution group. The TLAC ratio and TLAC leverage ratio are calculated using the TLAC available as a percentage of total RWA and leverage exposure, respectively.  

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  First Quarter 2024
 
Q1 2024 vs. Q4 2023
 
 
 
(1)   Represents rounded figures.
(2)   Represents net internal capital generation of $2 billion or 33 bps consisting of Net income available to shareholders excluding the impact of specified items, less common and preferred share dividends and distributions on other equity instruments.
(3)   Excludes specified items for transaction and integration costs relating to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada and the management of closing capital volatility related to the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada.
(4)   For further details about the Dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP), refer to Note 11 of our Condensed Financial Statements.
(5)   Includes an unfavourable impact from the adoption of IFRS 17 of 13 bps, partially offset by a favourable impact of 11 bps from the second phase of OSFI’s adoption of the Basel III reforms discussed above.
(6)   Includes the impact of specified items noted above.
Our CET1 ratio was 14.9%, up 40 bps from last quarter, mainly reflecting net internal capital generation, the favourable impact of fair value OCI adjustments and share issuances under the DRIP. These factors were partially offset by RWA growth (excluding FX) and the net impact of regulatory updates.
Total RWA decreased by $6 billion, mainly reflecting the impact of foreign exchange translation, the net impact of regulatory updates and reductions relating to credit card securitization. These factors were partially offset by an unfavourable impact of net credit migration and the net impact of business growth mainly driven by operational risk RWA from higher revenues and loan growth in Canadian Banking. Business growth was partly offset by lower market risk driven by a reduction in trading activities. In our CET1 ratio, the impact of foreign exchange translation on RWA is largely mitigated with economic hedges.
Our Tier 1 capital ratio of 16.3% was up 60 bps, mainly reflecting the factors noted above under the CET1 ratio and a favourable impact from the issuance of preferred shares.
Our Total capital ratio of 18.1% was up 50 bps, mainly reflecting the factors noted above under the Tier 1 capital ratio.
Our Leverage ratio of 4.4% was up 10 bps, mainly due to net internal capital generation, and the favourable impacts of fair value OCI adjustments, the issuance of preferred shares and share issuances under the DRIP. These factors were partially offset by business-driven growth in leverage exposures and the impact of the adoption of IFRS 17.
Leverage exposures decreased by $7 billion, primarily due to the impact of foreign exchange translation and reductions relating to credit card securitization, partially offset by business growth mainly in repo-style transactions, wholesale loans and undrawn commitments.
Our TLAC ratio of 31.4% was up 40 bps, reflecting the factors noted above under the Total capital ratio.
Our TLAC leverage ratio of 8.5% was up 6 bps, reflecting the factors noted above under the Leverage ratio.
External TLAC instruments include long-term debt subject to conversion under the
Bail-in
regime. For further details, refer to Deposit and funding profile in the Liquidity and funding risk section.
Selected capital management activity
The following table provides our selected capital management activity:
 
    
For the three months ended
January 31, 2024
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except number of shares)  
Issuance or
redemption date
   
Number of
shares 
(000s)
   
Amount
 
Tier 1 capital
     
Common shares activity
     
Issued in connection with share-based compensation plans
(1)
   
 
400
 
 
$
38
 
Issued under the DRIP
(2)
   
 
6,135
 
 
 
720
 
Redemption of preferred shares, Series
C-2
(3)
 
 
November 7, 2023
 
 
 
(15
 
 
(23
Issuance of preferred shares, Series BU
(3), (4)
 
 
January 25, 2024
 
 
 
750
 
 
 
  750
 
 
  (1)   Amounts include cash received for stock options exercised during the period and fair value adjustments to stock options.
  (2)   During the three months ended January 31, 2024, the requirements of the DRIP were satisfied through shares issued from treasury.
  (3)   For further details, refer to Note 11 of our Condensed Financial Statements.
  (4)  
Non-Viability
Contingent Capital (NVCC) instruments.

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As at January 31, 2024, we did not have an active normal course issuer bid (NCIB).
On November 7, 2023, we redeemed all 15 thousand of our issued and outstanding
Non-Cumulative
First Preferred Shares
Series
C-2
at a redemption price of US$ 1,000 per share. Concurrently, we redeemed all 615 thousand Series
C-2
depositary shares, each of which represents a
one-fortieth
interest in a Series
C-2
share.
On January 25, 2024, we issued 750 thousand
Non-Cumulative
5-Year
Fixed Rate Reset First Preferred Shares Series BU (NVCC) to certain institutional investors at a price of $1,000 per share.
Selected share data
(1)
 
    
As at January 31, 2024
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars,
except number of shares and as otherwise noted)
 
Number of
shares 
(000s)
   
Amount
   
Dividends
declared per
share
 
Common shares issued
 
 
1,408,908
 
 
$
  20,156
 
 
$
1.38
 
Treasury shares – common shares
(2)
 
 
(651
 
 
(84
       
Common shares outstanding
 
 
1,408,257
 
 
$
20,072
 
       
Stock options and awards
     
Outstanding
 
 
9,059
 
   
Exercisable
 
 
4,549
 
               
First preferred shares issued
     
Non-cumulative
Series AZ
(3), (4)
 
 
20,000
 
 
$
500
 
 
$
0.23
 
Non-cumulative
Series BB
(3), (4)
 
 
20,000
 
 
 
500
 
 
 
0.23
 
Non-cumulative
Series BD
(3), (4)
 
 
24,000
 
 
 
600
 
 
 
0.20
 
Non-cumulative
Series BF
(3), (4)
 
 
12,000
 
 
 
300
 
 
 
0.19
 
Non-cumulative
Series BH
(4)
 
 
6,000
 
 
 
150
 
 
 
0.31
 
Non-cumulative
Series BI
(4)
 
 
6,000
 
 
 
150
 
 
 
0.31
 
Non-cumulative
Series BO
(3), (4)
 
 
14,000
 
 
 
350
 
 
 
0.30
 
Non-cumulative
Series BT
(3), (4), (5)
 
 
750
 
 
 
750
 
 
 
  4.20%
 
Non-cumulative Series BU
(3), (4), (5)
 
 
750
 
 
 
750
 
 
 
7.41%
 
Other equity instruments issued
     
Limited recourse capital notes Series 1
(3), (4), (6), (7)
 
 
1,750
 
 
 
1,750
 
 
 
4.50%
 
Limited recourse capital notes Series 2
(3), (4), (6), (7)
 
 
1,250
 
 
 
1,250
 
 
 
4.00%
 
Limited recourse capital notes Series 3
(3), (4), (6), (7)
 
 
1,000
 
 
 
1,000
 
 
 
3.65%
 
Preferred shares and other equity instruments issued
 
 
107,500
 
 
 
8,050
 
 
Treasury instruments – preferred shares and other equity instruments
(2)
 
 
(34
 
 
(19
       
Preferred shares and other equity instruments outstanding
 
 
107,466
 
 
$
8,031
 
       
Dividends on common shares
   
$
1,944
 
 
Dividends on preferred shares and distributions on other equity instruments
(8)
 
 
       
 
 
 
58
 
       
 
  (1)   For further details about our capital management activity, refer to Note 11 of our Condensed Financial Statements.  
  (2)   Positive amounts represent a short position and negative amounts represent a long position.  
  (3)   Dividend rate will reset every five years.  
  (4)   NVCC instruments.  
  (5)   The dividends declared per share represent the per annum dividend rate applicable to the shares issued as at the reporting date.  
  (6)   For Limited Recourse Capital Notes (LRCN) Series, the number of shares represent the number of notes issued and the dividends declared per share represent the annual interest rate percentage applicable to the notes issued as at the reporting date.  
  (7)   In connection with the issuance of LRCN Series 1, on July 28, 2020, we issued $1,750 million of First Preferred Shares Series BQ (Series BQ); in connection with the issuance of LRCN Series 2, on November 2, 2020, we issued $1,250 million of First Preferred Shares Series BR (Series BR); and in connection with the issuance of LRCN Series 3, on June 8, 2021, we issued $1,000 million of First Preferred Shares Series BS (Series BS). The Series BQ, BR and BS preferred shares were issued at a price of $1,000 per share and were issued to a consolidated trust to be held as trust assets in connection with the LRCN structure. For further details, refer to Note 20 of our 2023 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.  
  (8)   Excludes distributions to
non-controlling
interests.
 
As at February 23, 2024, the number of outstanding common shares was 1,413,885,959, net of treasury shares held of 771,298, and the number of stock options and awards was 9,001,777.
NVCC provisions require the conversion of the capital instrument into a variable number of common shares in the event that
OSFI
deems a bank to be
non-viable
or a federal or provincial government in Canada publicly announces that a bank has accepted or agreed to accept a capital injection. If a NVCC trigger event were to occur, our NVCC capital instruments as at January 31, 2024, which were the preferred shares Series AZ, BB, BD, BF, BH, BI, BO, BT, BU, LRCN Series 1, LRCN Series 2, LRCN Series 3 and subordinated debentures due on January 27, 2026, July 25, 2029, December 23, 2029, June 30, 2030, January 28, 2033, November 3, 2031, May 3, 2032, and February 1, 2033 would be converted into common shares pursuant to an automatic conversion formula with a conversion price based on the greater of: (i) a contractual floor price of $5.00, and (ii) the current market price of our common shares at the time of the trigger event
(10-day
weighted average). Based on a floor price of $5.00 and including an estimate for accrued dividends and interest, these NVCC capital instruments would convert into a maximum of 5,149 million common shares, in aggregate, which would represent a dilution impact of 78.52% based on the number of common shares outstanding as at January 31, 2024.

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  First Quarter 2024
 
Global systemically important banks
(G-SIBs)
13 assessment indicators
(1)
 
The BCBS and FSB use 13 indicators in the assessment methodology for determining the systemic importance of large global banks. As noted previously, we are designated as a
G-SIB.
The following table provides the 13 indicators used in the
G-SIB
assessment methodology:
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
October 31
2023
   
October 31
2022
 
Cross-jurisdictional activity
(2)
   
Cross-jurisdictional claims
 
$
1,095,074
 
  $ 1,046,441  
Cross-jurisdictional liabilities
 
 
822,122
 
    819,735  
Size
(3)
   
Total exposures as defined for use in the Basel III leverage ratio
 
 
2,205,597
 
    2,107,274  
Interconnectedness
(4)
   
Intra-financial system assets
 
 
178,747
 
    185,901  
Intra-financial system liabilities
 
 
154,580
 
    182,473  
Securities outstanding
 
 
453,282
 
    470,005  
Substitutability/financial institution infrastructure
(5)
   
Payment activity
 
 
48,548,510
 
    50,504,158  
Assets under custody
 
 
3,903,071
 
    4,214,247  
Underwritten transactions in debt and equity markets
 
 
217,449
 
    224,039  
Trading volume
   
Fixed income
 
 
8,692,240
 
    7,484,605  
Equities and other securities
 
 
5,488,456
 
    5,086,612  
Complexity
(6)
   
Notional amount of
over-the-counter
derivatives
 
 
  26,584,099
 
      25,226,394  
Trading and investment securities
 
 
79,676
 
    71,774  
Level 3 assets
 
 
5,190
 
    4,552  
 
(1)   The
G-SIBs
indicators are prepared based on the methodology prescribed in BCBS updated guidelines published in July 2018, and are disclosed in accordance with OSFI’s Global Systemically Important Banks – Public Disclosure Requirements Advisory. The indicators are based on the regulatory scope of consolidation, which excludes RBC Insurance subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified by the assessment methodology. For our 2023 standalone
G-SIB
disclosure, please refer to our Regulatory Disclosures at rbc.com/investorrelations.
(2)   Represents a bank’s level of interaction outside its domestic jurisdiction.
(3)   Represents the total on- and off- balance sheet exposures of the bank, as determined by leverage ratio rules, which reflect OSFI’s implementation of the final Basel III reforms, prior to regulatory adjustments.
(4)   Represents transactions with other financial institutions.
(5)   Represents the extent to which the bank’s services could be substituted by other institutions.
(6)   Includes the level of complexity and volume of a bank’s trading activities represented through derivatives, trading securities, investment securities and level 3 assets.
2023 vs. 2022
During 2023, notional amounts of over-the-counter derivatives increased primarily due to higher trading activity in interest rate and foreign exchange contracts. Assets under custody decreased primarily due to the impact of the partial sale of RBC Investor Services operations in the third quarter of 2023. The increase in total exposures as defined for use in the Basel III leverage ratio was mainly driven by business growth primarily in securities, personal and commercial lending in Canada, repo-style transactions, and undrawn commitments, partially offset by lower interest-bearing deposits with banks and cash. The impact of foreign exchange translation also contributed to the increase in total exposures. These factors were partially offset by the impact of the partial sale of RBC Investor Services operations. Other movements from the prior year primarily reflect normal changes in business activity.

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Accounting and control matters
 
 
Summary of accounting policies and estimates
 
Our Condensed Financial Statements are presented in compliance with International Accounting Standard 34
Interim Financial Reporting
. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of our audited 2023 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements.
 
Changes in accounting policies and disclosures
 
Changes in accounting policies
During the first quarter of 2024, we adopted IFRS 17
Insurance Contracts
(IFRS 17), replacing IFRS 4
Insurance Contracts
(IFRS 4). Our updated critical accounting policies and estimates for insurance and reinsurance contracts are described below. We have applied IFRS 17 retrospectively and restated comparative period results beginning November 1, 2022. Adjustments to the carrying amounts of insurance and reinsurance contracts at the transition date of November 1, 2022 were recognized in Retained earnings. The comparative period information for insurance and reinsurance contracts prior to November 1, 2022 is presented in accordance with our previous accounting policies.
As permitted by the transition provisions of IFRS 17, we reclassified certain financial assets between fair value classification categories at the date of initial application of IFRS 17. The reclassifications resulted in no adjustments to the carrying amounts of financial assets as at November 1, 2023. Retained earnings and Other components of equity as at November 1, 2023 were adjusted as a result with no net impact to total equity. As permitted, we elected not to restate comparative period results for these changes and accordingly, comparative period information for the impacted financial assets prior to November 1, 2023 is presented in accordance with our previous classifications.
Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for details of these changes.
Insurance and reinsurance contracts
For insurance and reinsurance contracts measured using the general measurement method or variable fee approach, the carrying amount of a group of contracts is measured as the sum of the fulfilment cash flows and CSM. The fulfilment cash flows consist of the present value of future cash flows and a risk adjustment for
non-financial
risk, discounted using the current rates as at the reporting date determined using the discount rate methodologies below. The estimates of future cash flows consider probability-weighted scenarios and include all future cash flows that are within the contract boundary. The risk adjustment for
non-financial
risk is estimated using the margin approach and represents the compensation that we require for bearing the uncertainty about the amount and timing of cash flows that arise from
non-financial
risk as the insurance contract is fulfilled. The measurement of the group of contracts requires the use of judgment in setting methodologies and assumptions for mortality, morbidity, policy lapses and other policyholder behaviour, discount rates, policy dividends, and directly attributable expenses including acquisition expenses allocated using a systematic and rational method. Changes to the underlying assumptions and estimates may have a significant effect on Non-interest income – Insurance service result and Insurance investment result.
Discount rates used reflect the time value of money and are based on the characteristics of the insurance and reinsurance contracts. Cash flows that vary based on the returns on underlying items are discounted at rates reflecting that variability. For cash flows that do not vary based on the returns on underlying items, we predominantly apply the
top-down
approach in determining discount rates. Under this approach, the discount rates for the observable periods are determined using yield curves implied from a reference portfolio of assets adjusted to eliminate factors (market and credit risk of the financial assets) that are not relevant to the insurance contracts. For unobservable periods, the discount rates are interpolated using the last observable point and the ultimate discount rate that is composed of a risk-free rate and illiquidity premium. For a selected portfolio, the
bottom-up
approach is applied in determining the discount rate, which uses a risk-free rate plus an illiquidity premium to reflect the characteristics of the contracts. Management judgment is required in estimating the market and credit risk factors and illiquidity premiums in determining the discount rates.
For insurance contracts, the CSM represents the unearned profit (net inflows) for providing insurance coverage. For reinsurance contracts held, the CSM represents the net cost or net gain of purchasing reinsurance. The CSM for insurance and reinsurance contacts are released into income based on coverage units, which represent the quantity of service (insurance coverage as well as investment-return and investment-related services) provided by a group of contracts and are determined by considering the quantity of benefits provided under each contract and the expected coverage duration.
Refer to Note 2 of our Condensed Financial Statements for further information.
 
Controls and procedures
 
Disclosure controls and procedures
As of January 31, 2024, management evaluated, under the supervision of and with the participation of the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined under rules adopted by the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. SEC. Based on that evaluation, the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of January 31, 2024.

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Internal control over financial reporting
No changes were made in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended January 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. On November 1, 2023, we adopted IFRS 17 and have updated and modified certain internal controls over financial reporting as a result of the new accounting standard.
 
Related party transactions
 
In the ordinary course of business, we provide normal banking services and operational services, and enter into other transactions with associated and other related corporations, including our joint venture entities, on terms similar to those offered to
non-related
parties. We grant loans to directors, officers and other employees at rates normally accorded to preferred clients. In addition, we offer deferred share and other plans to
non-employee
directors, executives and certain other key employees. For further information, refer to Notes 12 and 26 of our audited 2023 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Glossary
 
 
Acceptances
A bill of exchange or negotiable instrument drawn by the borrower for payment at maturity and accepted by a bank. The acceptance constitutes a guarantee of payment by the bank and can be traded in the money market. The bank earns a “stamping fee” for providing this guarantee.
Allowance for credit losses (ACL)
The amount deemed adequate by management to absorb expected credit losses as at the balance sheet date. The allowance is established for all financial assets subject to impairment assessment, including certain loans, debt securities, customers’ liability under acceptances, financial guarantees, and undrawn loan commitments. The allowance is changed by the amount of provision for credit losses recorded, which is charged to income, and decreased by the amount of write-offs net of recoveries in the period.
ACL on loans ratio
ACL on loans ratio is calculated as ACL on loans as a percentage of total loans and acceptances.
Asset-backed securities (ABS)
Securities created through the securitization of a pool of assets, for example auto loans or credit card loans.
Assets under administration (AUA)
Assets administered by us, which are beneficially owned by clients, unless otherwise noted. Services provided in respect of assets under administration are of an administrative nature, including safekeeping, collecting investment income, settling purchase and sale transactions, and record keeping.
Assets under management (AUM)
Assets managed by us, which are beneficially owned by clients, unless otherwise noted. Services provided in respect of assets under management include the selection of investments and the provision of investment advice. We have assets under management that are also administered by us and included in assets under administration.
Attributed capital
Attributed capital to our business segments is based on the Basel III regulatory capital and leverage requirements other than for our insurance segment for which we attribute capital based only on economic capital.
Auction rate securities (ARS)
Debt securities whose interest rates are regularly reset through an auction process.
Average earning assets, net
Average earning assets include interest-bearing deposits with other banks, securities, net of applicable allowance, assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed, loans, net of allowance, cash collateral and margin deposits. Insurance assets, and all other assets not specified are excluded. The averages are based on the daily balances for the period.
Basis point (bp)
One
one-hundredth
of a percentage point (.01%).
Collateral
Assets pledged as security for a loan or other obligation. Collateral can take many forms, such as cash, highly rated securities, property, inventory, equipment and receivables.
Collateralized debt obligation (CDO)
Securities with multiple tranches that are issued by structured entities and collateralized by debt obligations including bonds and loans. Each tranche offers a varying degree of risk and return so as to meet investor demand.
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
Securities created through the securitization of commercial mortgages.
Commitments to extend credit
Unutilized amount of credit facilities available to clients either in the form of loans, bankers’ acceptances and other
on-balance
sheet financing, or through
off-balance
sheet products such as guarantees and letters of credit.
Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital
A regulatory Basel III capital measure comprised mainly of common shareholders’ equity less regulatory deductions and adjustments for goodwill and intangibles, defined benefit pension fund assets, shortfall in allowances and other specified items. Refer to our Capital Management section of our Annual Report for further details.
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio
A risk-based capital measure calculated as CET1 capital divided by risk-weighted assets.
Contractual service margin (CSM)
For insurance contracts, the CSM represents the unearned profit (net inflows) for providing insurance coverage. For reinsurance contracts held, the CSM represents the net cost or net gain of purchasing reinsurance.
Covered bonds
Full recourse
on-balance
sheet obligations issued by banks and credit institutions that are fully collateralized by assets over which investors enjoy a priority claim in the event of an issuer’s insolvency.
Credit default swaps (CDS)
A derivative contract that provides the purchaser with a
one-time
payment should the referenced entity/entities default (or a similar triggering event occur).
Derivative
A contract between two parties, which requires little or no initial investment and where payments between the parties are dependent upon the movements in price of an underlying instrument, index or financial rate. Examples of derivatives include swaps, options, forward rate agreements and futures. The notional amount of the derivative is the contract amount used as a reference point to calculate the payments to be exchanged between the two parties, and the notional amount itself is generally not exchanged by the parties.
Dividend payout ratio
Common dividends as a percentage of net income available to common shareholders.
Dividend yield
Dividends per common share divided by the average of the high and low share price in the relevant period.
Earnings per share (EPS), basic
Calculated as net income available to common shareholders divided by the average number of shares outstanding.
Earnings per share (EPS), diluted
Calculated as net income available to common shareholders divided by the average number of shares outstanding adjusted for the dilutive effects of stock options and other convertible securities.
Efficiency ratio
Non-interest
expense as a percentage of total revenue.
Expected credit losses
The difference between the contractual cash flows due to us in accordance with the relevant contractual terms and the cash flows that we expect to receive, discounted to the balance sheet date.
Fair value
Fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
Funding valuation adjustment
Funding valuation adjustments are calculated to incorporate cost and benefit of funding in the valuation of uncollateralized and under-collateralized OTC derivatives. Future expected cash flows of these derivatives are discounted to reflect the cost and benefit of funding the derivatives by using a funding curve, implied volatilities and correlations as inputs.
Guarantees and standby letters of credit
These primarily represent irrevocable assurances that a bank will make payments in the event that its client cannot meet its financial obligations to third parties. Certain other guarantees, such as bid and performance bonds, represent
non-financial
undertakings.
Hedge
A risk management technique used to mitigate exposure from market, interest rate or foreign currency exchange risk arising from normal banking operations. The elimination or reduction of such exposure is accomplished by establishing offsetting positions. For example, assets denominated in foreign currencies can be offset with liabilities in the same currencies or through the use of foreign exchange hedging instruments such as futures, options or foreign exchange contracts.
Hedge funds
A type of investment fund, marketed to accredited high net worth investors, that is subject to limited regulation and restrictions on its investments compared to retail mutual funds, and that often utilize aggressive strategies such as selling short, leverage, program trading, swaps, arbitrage and derivatives.
High-quality liquid assets (HQLA)
HQLA are cash or assets that can be converted into cash quickly through sales (or by being pledged as collateral) with no significant loss of value.
Impaired loans
Loans are classified as impaired when there has been a deterioration of credit quality to the extent that management no longer has reasonable assurance of timely collection of the full amount of principal and interest in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Credit card balances are not classified as impaired as they are directly written off after payments are 180 days past due.

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Insurance contracts
Contracts under which we accept significant insurance risk from a policyholder by agreeing to compensate the policyholder if a specified uncertain future event adversely affects the policyholder. Insurance contracts also include reinsurance contracts issued by us to compensate another company for claims arising from underlying insurance contracts issued by that other company.
Insurance investment result
Calculated as Net investment income from the Insurance segment, Insurance finance income (expense) from insurance contracts and Reinsurance finance income (expense) from reinsurance contracts held.
Insurance service result
Calculated as Insurance revenue less Insurance service expense from insurance contracts and Net income (expense) from reinsurance contracts held.
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
IFRS are principles-based standards, interpretations and the framework adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Leverage ratio
A Basel III regulatory measure, the ratio divides Tier 1 capital by the sum of total assets plus specified
off-balance
sheet items. The leverage ratio is a
non-risk
based measure.
Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)
The Liquidity Coverage Ratio is a Basel III metric designed to ensure banks hold a sufficient reserve of high-quality liquidity assets (HQLA) to allow them to service a period of significant liquidity stress lasting 30 calendar days.
Loan-to-value
(LTV) ratio
Calculated based on the total facility amount for the residential mortgage and RBC Homeline Plan product divided by the value of the related residential property.
Master netting agreement
An agreement between us and a counterparty designed to reduce the credit risk of multiple derivative transactions through the creation of a legal right of offset of exposure in the event of a default.
Net interest income
The difference between what is earned on assets such as loans and securities and what is paid on liabilities such as deposits and subordinated debentures.
Net interest margin (NIM) on average earning assets, net
Calculated as net interest income divided by average earning assets, net.
Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR)
The Net Stable Funding Ratio is a Basel III metric defined as the amount of available stable funding (ASF) relative to the amount of requested stable funding (RSF). The ratio should be at least equal to 100% on an ongoing basis.
Normal course issuer bid (NCIB)
A program for the repurchase of our own shares for cancellation through a stock exchange that is subject to the various rules of the relevant stock exchange and securities commission.
Notional amount
The contract amount used as a reference point to calculate payments for derivatives.
Off-balance
sheet financial instruments
A variety of arrangements offered to clients, which include credit derivatives, written put options, backstop liquidity facilities, stable value products, financial standby letters of credit, performance guarantees, credit enhancements, mortgage loans sold with recourse, commitments to extend credit, securities lending, documentary and commercial letters of credit, sponsor member guarantees, securities lending indemnifications and indemnifications.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
The primary regulator of federally chartered financial institutions and federally administered pension plans in Canada. OSFI’s mission is to safeguard policyholders, depositors and pension plan members from undue loss.
Operating leverage
The difference between our revenue growth rate and
non-interest
expense growth rate.
Options
A contract or a provision of a contract that gives one party (the option holder) the right, but not the obligation, to perform a specified transaction with another party (the option issuer or option writer) according to specified terms.
Provision for credit losses (PCL)
The amount charged to income necessary to bring the allowance for credit losses to a level determined appropriate by management. This includes provisions on performing and impaired financial assets.
PCL on loans ratio
PCL on loans ratio is calculated using PCL on loans as a percentage of average net loans and acceptances.
RBC Homeline Plan products
This is comprised of residential mortgages and secured personal loans whereby the borrower pledges real estate as collateral.
Reinsurance contracts held
Contracts under which we transfer significant insurance risk to a reinsurer that compensates us for claims relating to underlying insurance contracts issued by us and are accounted for separately from the underlying insurance contracts to which they relate.
Repurchase agreements
These involve the sale of securities for cash and the simultaneous repurchase of the securities for value at a later date. These transactions normally do not constitute economic sales and therefore are treated as collateralized financing transactions.
Return on common equity (ROE)
Net income available to common shareholders, expressed as a percentage of average common equity.
Reverse repurchase agreements
These involve the purchase of securities for cash and the simultaneous sale of the securities for value at a later date. These transactions normally do not constitute economic sales and therefore are treated as collateralized financing transactions.
Risk-weighted assets (RWA)
Assets adjusted by a regulatory risk-weight factor to reflect the riskiness of on and
off-balance
sheet exposures. Certain assets are not risk-weighted, but deducted from capital. The calculation is defined by OSFI’s Capital Adequacy Requirements guidelines. For more details, refer to the Capital management section.
Securities lending
Transactions in which the owner of securities agrees to lend it under the terms of a prearranged contract to a borrower for a fee. Collateral for the loan consists of either high quality securities or cash and collateral value must be at least equal to the market value of the loaned securities. Borrowers pay a negotiated fee for loans collateralized by securities, whereas for cash collateral lenders pay borrowers interest at a negotiated rate and reinvest the cash collateral to earn a return. An intermediary such as a bank often acts as agent lender for the owner of the security in return for a share of the revenue earned by the owner from lending securities. Most often, agent lenders indemnify the owner against the risk of the borrower’s failure to redeliver the loaned securities – counterparty credit risk if a borrower defaults and market risk if the value of the
non-cash
collateral declines. The agent lender does not indemnify against the investment risk of
re-investing
cash collateral which is borne by the owner.
Securities sold short
A transaction in which the seller sells securities and then borrows the securities in order to deliver them to the purchaser upon settlement. At a later date, the seller buys identical securities in the market to replace the borrowed securities.
Securitization
The process by which various financial assets are packaged into newly issued securities backed by these assets.
Standardized Approach (SA) for credit risk
Risk weights prescribed by OSFI are used to calculate RWA for the credit risk exposures. Credit assessments by OSFI-recognized external credit rating agencies of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLP; Moody’s Investor Service, Inc.; Fitch Ratings, Inc.; and DBRS Limited are used to risk-weight our Sovereign and Bank exposures based on the standards and guidelines issued by OSFI. For our Business and Retail exposures, we use the standard risk weights prescribed by OSFI.
Structured entities
A structured entity is an entity in which voting or similar rights are not the dominant factor in deciding who controls the entity, such as when the activities that significantly affect the entity’s returns are directed by means of contractual arrangements. Structured entities often have restricted activities, narrow and well defined objectives, insufficient equity to finance their activities, and financing in the form of multiple contractually-linked instruments.
Taxable equivalent basis (teb)
Income from certain specified tax advantaged sources (eligible Canadian taxable corporate dividends) is increased to a level that would make it comparable to income from taxable sources. There is an offsetting adjustment in the tax provision, thereby generating the same
after-tax
net income.
Tier 1 capital
Tier 1 capital comprises predominantly of CET1 capital, with additional Tier 1 items such as preferred shares, limited recourse capital notes and
non-controlling
interests in subsidiaries Tier 1 instruments.

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Tier 2 capital
Tier 2 capital consists mainly of subordinated debentures that meet certain criteria, certain loan loss allowances and
non-controlling
interests in subsidiaries’ Tier 2 instruments.
Total loss absorbing capacity (TLAC)
The aggregate of Tier 1 capital, Tier 2 capital, and external TLAC instruments which allow conversion in whole or in part into common shares under the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act and meet all of the eligibility criteria under the guideline.
TLAC ratio
The risk-based TLAC ratio is defined as TLAC divided by total risk-weighted assets.
TLAC leverage ratio
The TLAC leverage ratio is defined as TLAC divided by the Leverage ratio exposure.
Total capital and total capital ratio
Total capital is defined as the total of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital. The total capital ratio is calculated by dividing total capital by risk-weighted assets.
Tranche
A security class created whereby the risks and returns associated with a pool of assets are packaged into several classes of securities offering different risk and return profiles from those of the underlying asset pool. Tranches are typically rated by ratings agencies, and reflect both the credit quality of underlying collateral as well as the level of protection based on the tranches’ relative subordination.
Unattributed capital
Unattributed capital represents common equity in excess of common equity attributed to our business segments and is reported in the Corporate Support segment.
Value-at-Risk
(VaR)
A generally accepted risk-measurement concept that uses statistical models based on historical information to estimate within a given level of confidence the maximum loss in market value we would experience in our financial portfolio from an adverse
one-day
movement in market rates and prices.

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Enhanced Disclosure Task Force recommendations index
 
We aim to present transparent, high-quality risk disclosures by providing disclosures in our 2023 Annual Report, Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders (RTS), Supplementary Financial Information package (SFI), and Pillar 3 Report, in accordance with recommendations from the FSB’s Enhanced Disclosure Task Force (EDTF). Information within the SFI and Pillar 3 Report is not and should not be considered incorporated by reference into our Q1 2024 Report to Shareholders.
The following index summarizes our disclosure by EDTF recommendation:
 
            
Location of disclosure
Type of Risk
 
Recommendation
 
Disclosure
  
RTS
page
 
Annual
Report page
  
SFI
page
General
  1  
Table of contents for EDTF risk disclosure
   50   132    1
  2  
Define risk terminology and measures
    
65-70,

130-131
  
  3  
Top and emerging risks
    
63-65
  
  4  
New regulatory ratios
   39-42  
109-114
  
Risk governance, risk management and business model
  5  
Risk management organization
    
65-70
  
  6  
Risk culture
    
65-70
  
  7  
Risk in the context of our business activities
     117   
  8  
Stress testing
  
 
 
68-69,
81
  
Capital adequacy and risk-weighted assets (RWA)
  9  
Minimum Basel III capital ratios and Domestic systemically important bank surcharge
   40  
109-114
  
  10  
Composition of capital and reconciliation of the accounting balance sheet to the regulatory balance sheet
        *
  11  
Flow statement of the movements in regulatory capital
        19
  12  
Capital strategic planning
    
109-114
  
  13  
RWA by business segments
        20
  14  
Analysis of capital requirement, and related measurement model information
    
71-74
   *
  15  
RWA credit risk and related risk measurements
        *
  16  
Movement of RWA by risk type
        20
  17  
Basel back-testing
  
 
  68,
71-73
   31
 
Liquidity
  18  
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of our liquidity reserve
   31-32  
88-89, 94-95
  
Funding
  19  
Encumbered and unencumbered assets by balance sheet category, and contractual obligations for rating downgrades
   32, 34   90, 93   
  20  
Maturity analysis of consolidated total assets, liabilities and
off-balance
sheet commitments analyzed by remaining contractual maturity at the balance sheet date
   38-39  
97-98
  
 
21
 
Sources of funding and funding strategy
  
32-34
 
90-92
  
Market risk
  22  
Relationship between the market risk measures for trading and
non-trading
portfolios and the balance sheet
   29-30  
85-86
  
  23  
Decomposition of market risk factors
   27-28  
81-86
  
  24  
Market risk validation and back-testing
     81   
  25  
Primary risk management techniques beyond reported risk measures and parameters
  
 
 
81-84
  
Credit risk
 
26
 
Bank’s credit risk profile
  
23-26
 
71-81, 178-185
  
21-31,*
   
Quantitative summary of aggregate credit risk exposures that reconciles to the balance sheet
  
66-70
 
124-129
  
*
  27  
Policies for identifying impaired loans
    
73-75, 119, 149-151
  
  28  
Reconciliation of the opening and closing balances of impaired loans and impairment allowances during the year
        23, 28
  29  
Quantification of gross notional exposure for
over-the-counter
derivatives or exchange-traded derivatives
     76    32
  30  
Credit risk mitigation, including collateral held for all sources of credit risk
  
 
 
74-75
   *
Other
  31  
Other risk types
    
100-109
  
  32  
Publicly known risk events
  
 
 
104-105, 223-224
  
 
*   These disclosure requirements are satisfied or partially satisfied by disclosures provided in our Pillar 3 Report for the quarter ended January 31, 2024 and for the year ended October 31, 2023.

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Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      As at   
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
  
January 31
2024
    
October 31
2023
(Restated – Note 2)
 
     
Assets
                 
Cash and due from banks
  
$
 74,347
 
   $  61,989  
     
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
 
  
 
 
61,080
 
 
 
    
 
71,086
 
 
 
     
Securities
                 
Trading
  
 
193,597
 
     190,151  
Investment, net of applicable allowance
(Note 4)
  
 
212,216
 
     219,579  
    
 
405,813
 
     409,730  
     
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed
 
  
 
 
347,871
 
 
 
    
 
340,191
 
 
 
     
Loans
(Note 5)
                 
Retail
  
 
569,894
 
     569,951  
Wholesale
  
 
293,721
 
     287,826  
    
 
863,615
 
     857,777  
Allowance for loan losses
(Note 5)
  
 
(5,299
     (5,004
    
 
858,316
 
     852,773  
Other
                 
Customers’ liability under acceptances
  
 
16,793
 
     21,695  
Derivatives
  
 
105,038
 
     142,450  
Premises and equipment
  
 
6,633
 
     6,749  
Goodwill
  
 
12,430
 
     12,594  
Other intangibles
  
 
5,790
 
     5,903  
Other assets
  
 
80,294
 
     81,371  
    
 
226,978
 
     270,762  
Total assets
  
$
1,974,405
 
   $ 2,006,531  
     
Liabilities and equity
                 
Deposits
(Note 7)
                 
Personal
  
$
452,189
 
   $ 441,946  
Business and government
  
 
743,772
 
     745,075  
Bank
  
 
45,207
 
     44,666  
    
 
1,241,168
 
     1,231,687  
Other
                 
Acceptances
  
 
16,836
 
     21,745  
Obligations related to securities sold short
  
 
35,012
 
     33,651  
Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned
  
 
334,490
 
     335,238  
Derivatives
  
 
106,974
 
     142,629  
Insurance contract liabilities
(Note 8)
  
 
21,342
 
     19,026  
Other liabilities
  
 
90,570
 
     96,022  
    
 
605,224
 
     648,311  
     
Subordinated debentures
(Note 1
1
)
 
  
 
 
11,525
 
 
 
    
 
11,386
 
 
 
Total liabilities
  
 
1,857,917
 
     1,891,384  
     
Equity attributable to shareholders
                 
Preferred shares and other equity instruments
  
 
8,031
 
     7,314  
Common shares
(Note 1
1
)
  
 
20,072
 
     19,167  
Retained earnings
  
 
82,049
 
     81,715  
Other components of equity
  
 
6,239
 
     6,852  
    
 
116,391
 
     115,048  
Non-controlling interests
  
 
97
 
     99  
Total equity
  
 
116,488
 
     115,147  
Total liabilities and equity
  
$
 1,974,405
 
   $  2,006,531  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
 
January 31
2024
   
January 31
2023
(Restated – Note 2)
 
     
Interest and dividend income
(Note 3)
               
Loans
 
$
12,269
 
  $ 9,997  
Securities
 
 
4,554
 
    3,003  
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed
 
 
7,221
 
    4,766  
Deposits and other
 
 
1,565
 
    1,571  
   
 
25,609
 
     19,337  
     
Interest expense
(Note 3)
               
Deposits and other
 
 
11,305
 
    7,772  
Other liabilities
 
 
7,786
 
    5,225  
Subordinated debentures
 
 
186
 
    138  
   
 
19,277
 
    13,135  
Net interest income
 
 
6,332
 
    6,202  
     
Non-interest income
               
Insurance service result
(Note 8)
 
 
187
 
    192  
Insurance investment result
(Note 8)
 
 
141
 
    (73
Trading revenue
 
 
804
 
    1,069  
Investment management and custodial fees
 
 
2,185
 
    2,056  
Mutual fund revenue
 
 
1,030
 
    1,015  
Securities brokerage commissions
 
 
388
 
    361  
Service charges
 
 
554
 
    511  
Underwriting and other advisory fees
 
 
606
 
    512  
Foreign exchange revenue, other than trading
 
 
262
 
    433  
Card service revenue
 
 
326
 
    325  
Credit fees
 
 
395
 
    379  
Net gains on investment securities
 
 
70
 
    53  
Share of profit in joint ventures and associates
 
 
12
 
    29  
Other
 
 
193
 
    293  
   
 
7,153
 
    7,155  
Total revenue
 
 
 13,485
 
    13,357  
     
Provision for credit losses
(Notes 4 and 5)
 
 
813
 
    532  
     
Non-interest expense
               
Human resources
(Note 9)
 
 
5,163
 
    4,850  
Equipment
 
 
619
 
    569  
Occupancy
 
 
407
 
    404  
Communications
 
 
321
 
    278  
Professional fees
 
 
624
 
    382  
Amortization of other intangibles
 
 
352
 
    362  
Other
 
 
838
 
    744  
   
 
8,324
 
    7,589  
Income before income taxes
 
 
4,348
 
    5,236  
Income taxes
 
 
766
 
    2,103  
Net income
 
$
3,582
 
  $ 3,133  
     
Net income attributable to:
               
Shareholders
 
$
3,580
 
  $ 3,131  
Non-controlling interests
 
 
2
 
    2  
   
$
3,582
 
  $ 3,133  
Basic earnings per share
(in dollars) (Note 1
2
)
 
$
2.50
 
  $ 2.23  
Diluted earnings per share
(in dollars) (Note 1
2
)
 
 
2.50
 
    2.23  
Dividends per common share
(in dollars)
 
 
1.38
 
    1.32  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(unaudited)
 
 
      For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
  
January 31
2024
    
January 31
2023
(Restated – Note 2)
 
Net income
  
$
3,582
 
   $  3,133  
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
     
Items that will be reclassified subsequently to income:
     
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities and loans at fair value through other comprehensive income
     
Net unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities and loans at fair value through other comprehensive income
  
 
788
 
     632  
Reclassification of net losses (gains) on debt securities and loans at fair value through other comprehensive income to income
  
 
(49
     (32
 
  
 
739
 
     600  
Foreign currency translation adjustments
     
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)
  
 
(2,151
     (955
Net foreign currency translation gains (losses) from hedging activities
  
 
922
 
     64  
Reclassification of losses (gains) on net investment hedging activities to income
  
 
1
 
      
 
  
 
(1,228
)
     (891
Net change in cash flow hedges
     
Net gains (losses) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
  
 
(602
     (398
Reclassification of losses (gains) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to income
  
 
(181
     2  
 
  
 
(783
     (396
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to income:
     
Remeasurement gains (losses) on employee benefit plans
(Note 9)
  
 
42
 
     (230
Net gains (losses) from fair value changes due to credit risk on financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss
  
 
(701
     (796
Net gains (losses) on equity securities designated at fair value through other comprehensive income
  
 
55
 
     10  
 
  
 
(604
     (1,016
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
  
 
(1,876
)
     (1,703
Total comprehensive income (loss)
  
$
1,706
 
   $ 1,430  
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
     
Shareholders
  
$
1,707
 
   $ 1,431  
Non-controlling interests
  
 
(1
     (1
 
  
$
 1,706
 
   $ 1,430  
The income tax effect on the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income is shown in the table below.
 
      For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
  
January 31
2024
    
January 31
2023
 
Income taxes on other comprehensive income
     
Net unrealized gains (losses) on debt securities and loans at fair value through other comprehensive income
  
$
303
 
   $     171  
Reclassification of net losses (gains) on debt securities and loans at fair value through other comprehensive income to income
  
 
(16
     (9
Unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses)
  
 
(17
      
Net foreign currency translation gains (losses) from hedging activities
  
 
340
 
     162  
Net gains (losses) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
  
 
(262
     (64
Reclassification of losses (gains) on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to income
  
 
(68
     1  
Remeasurement gains (losses) on employee benefit plans
  
 
22
 
     (23
Net gains (losses) from fair value changes due to credit risk on financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss
  
 
(271
     (306
Net gains (losses) on equity securities designated at fair value through other comprehensive income
  
 
20
 
     12  
Total income tax expenses (recoveries)
  
$
 51
 
   $ (56
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
For the three months ended January 31, 2024
 
                                 
Other components of equity 
                   
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Preferred
shares and
other equity
instruments
   
Common
shares
   
Treasury –
preferred
shares and
other equity
instruments
   
Treasury –
common
shares
   
Retained
earnings
   
FVOCI
securities
and loans
   
Foreign
currency
translation
   
Cash flow
hedges
   
Total other
components
of equity
   
Equity
attributable to
shareholders
   
Non-controlling
interests
   
Total
equity
 
Restated balance at beginning of period
 
$
   7,323
 
 
$
 19,398
 
 
$
(9
 
$
   (231
 
$
 81,715
 
 
$
 (2,516
 
$
  6,612
 
 
$
 2,756
 
 
$
   6,852
 
 
$
 115,048
 
 
$
     99
 
 
$
 115,147
 
Transition adjustment
(Note 2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(656
 
 
656

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
656

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restated balance at beginning of period
 
$
7,323
 
 
$
19,398
 
 
$
(9
 
$
(231
 
$
81,059
 
 
$
(1,860
)
 
$
6,612
 
 
$
2,756
 
 
$
7,508
 
 
$
115,048
 
 
$
99
 
 
$
115,147
 
Changes in equity
                                                                                               
Issues of share capital and other equity instruments
 
 
750
 
 
 
758
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,502
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,502
 
Redemption of preferred shares and other equity instruments
 
 
(23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(21
 
 
 
 
 
(21
Sales of treasury shares and other equity instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
113
 
 
 
1,227
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,340
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,340
 
Purchases of treasury shares and other equity instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(123
 
 
(1,080
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,203
 
 
 
 
 
(1,203
Share-based compensation awards
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
Dividends on common shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,944
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,944
 
 
 
 
 
(1,944
Dividends on preferred shares and distributions on other equity instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(58
 
 
(1
 
 
(59
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
Net income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,580
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,580
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
3,582
 
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(604
 
 
739
 
 
 
(1,225
 
 
(783
 
 
(1,269
)
 
 
(1,873
)
 
 
(3
 
 
(1,876
)
Balance at end of period
 
$
8,050
 
 
$
20,156
 
 
$
     (19
 
$
(84
 
$
82,049
 
 
$
(1,121
 
$
5,387
 
 
$
1,973
 
 
$
6,239
 
 
$
116,391
 
 
$
97
 
 
$
116,488
 
                                                                                                 
     For the three months ended January 31, 2023 (Restated – Note 2)  
                                  Other components of equity                    
(Millions of Canadian dollars)   Preferred
shares and
other equity
instruments
    Common
shares
    Treasury –
preferred
shares and
other equity
instruments
    Treasury –
common
shares
    Retained
earnings
    FVOCI
securities
and loans
    Foreign
currency
translation
    Cash flow
hedges
    Total other
components
of equity
    Equity
attributable to
shareholders
    Non-controlling
interests
   
Total
equity
 
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 7,323     $ 17,318     $ (5   $ (334   $ 78,037     $ (2,357   $ 5,688     $ 2,394     $ 5,725     $ 108,064     $ 111     $ 108,175  
Transition adjustment
(Note 2)
                            (2,359                             (2,359           (2,359
Restated balance at beginning of period
  $ 7,323     $ 17,318     $ (5   $ (334   $ 75,678     $ (2,357   $ 5,688     $ 2,394     $ 5,725     $ 105,705     $ 111     $ 105,816  
Changes in equity
                                                                                               
Issues of share capital and other equity instruments
          24                   1                               25             25  
Redemption of preferred shares and other equity instruments
                                                                       
Sales of treasury shares and other equity instruments
                277       742                                     1,019             1,019  
Purchases of treasury shares and other equity instruments
                (262     (797                                   (1,059           (1,059
Share-based compensation awards
                            5                               5             5  
Dividends on common shares
                            (1,829                             (1,829           (1,829
Dividends on preferred shares and distributions on other equity instruments
                            (44                             (44     (7     (51
Other
                            3                               3             3  
Net income
                            3,131                               3,131       2       3,133  
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
                            (1,016     600       (888     (396     (684     (1,700     (3     (1,703
Restated balance at end of period
  $ 7,323     $ 17,342     $ 10     $ (389   $ 75,929     $ (1,757   $ 4,800     $ 1,998     $ 5,041     $ 105,256     $ 103     $ 105,359  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
  
January 31
2024
    
January 31
2023
(Restated – Note 2)
 
Cash flows from operating activities
                 
Net income
  
$
3,582
 
   $ 3,133  
Adjustments for non-cash items and others
                 
Provision for credit losses
  
 
813
 
     532  
Depreciation
  
 
320
 
     315  
Deferred income taxes
  
 
(606
)
     (261
Amortization and impairment of other intangibles
  
 
354
 
     373  
Net changes in investments in joint ventures and associates
  
 
(12
)
     (29
Losses (Gains) on investment securities
  
 
(70
)
     (53
Losses (Gains) on disposition of businesses
  
 
(4

)
 
      
Adjustments for net changes in operating assets and liabilities
                 
Insurance contract liabilities
  
 
2,316
 
     991  
Net change in accrued interest receivable and payable
  
 
175
 
     397  
Current income taxes
  
 
315
 
     883  
Derivative assets
  
 
37,412
 
     24,156  
Derivative liabilities
  
 
(35,655
)
     (21,999
Trading securities
  
 
(2,521
)
     2,688  
Loans, net of securitizations
  
 
(5,838
)
     (4,704
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed
  
 
(7,680
)
     (10,534
Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned
  
 
(748
)
     16,420  
Obligations related to securities sold short
  
 
1,361
 
     (264
Deposits, net of securitizations
  
 
9,481
 
     16,145  
Brokers and dealers receivable and payable
  
 
(497
)
     (971
Other
  
 
(4,141
)
     (9,359 )
Net cash from (used in) operating activities
  
 
(1,643
)
     17,859  
Cash flows from investing activities
                 
Change in interest-bearing deposits with banks
  
 
10,006
 
     (3,666
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities
  
 
65,480
 
     34,282  
Purchases of investment securities
  
 
(60,887
)
     (40,515
Net acquisitions of premises and equipment and other intangibles
  
 
(482
)
     (698
Net proceeds from (cash transferred for) dispositions
  
 
9

 
      
Net cash from (used in) investing activities
  
 
14,126
 
     (10,597
Cash flows from financing activities
                 
Issuance of subordinated debentures
  
 
 
     1,500  
Repayment of subordinated debentures
  
 
 
     (60
Issue of common shares, net of issuance costs
  
 
36
 
     22  
Issue of preferred shares and other equity instruments, net of issuance costs
  
 
744

 
      
Redemption of preferred shares and other equity instruments
  
 
(21

)
 
      
Sales of treasury shares and other equity instruments
  
 
1,340
 
     1,019  
Purchases of treasury shares and other equity instruments
  
 
(1,203
)
     (1,059
Dividends paid on shares and distributions paid on other equity instruments
  
 
(1,240
)
     (1,841
Dividends/distributions paid to non-controlling interests
  
 
(1
)
     (7
Change in short-term borrowings of subsidiaries
  
 
533
 
     4,491  
Repayment of lease liabilities
  
 
(153
)
     (166
Net cash from (used in) financing activities
  
 
35
 
     3,899  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and due from banks
  
 
(160
)
     2,719  
Net change in cash and due from banks
  
 
12,358
 
     13,880  
Cash and due from banks at beginning of period
(1)
  
 
61,989
 
     72,397  
Cash and due from banks at end of period
(1)
  
$
  74,347
 
   $   86,277  
Cash flows from operating activities include:
                 
Amount of interest paid
  
$
18,920
 
   $ 11,226  
Amount of interest received
  
 
24,950
 
     17,492  
Amount of dividends received
  
 
1,058
 
     832  
Amount of income taxes paid
  
 
855
 
     1,436  
 
(1)   We are required to maintain balances due to regulatory requirements or contractual restrictions from central banks, other regulatory authorities, and other counterparties. The total balances were $3 billion as at January 31, 2024 (October 31, 2023 – $3 billion; January 31, 2023 – $2 billion; October 31, 2022 – $2 billion).
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Note 1 General information
 
Our unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Condensed Financial Statements) are presented in compliance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34
Interim Financial Reporting
. The Condensed Financial Statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with our audited 2023 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes included on pages 140 to 234 in our 2023 Annual Report. Unless otherwise stated, monetary amounts are stated in Canadian dollars. Tabular information is stated in millions of dollars, except as noted. On February 27, 2024, the Board of Directors authorized the Condensed Financial Statements for issue.
 
 
 
Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies, estimates and judgments
 
Except as indicated below, the Condensed Financial Statements have been prepared using the same accounting policies and methods used in the preparation of our audited 2023 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements. Our significant accounting policies and future changes in accounting policies and disclosures that are not yet effective for us are described in Note 2 of our audited 2023 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and updates are provided below.
Changes in accounting policies
During the first quarter of 2024, we adopted IFRS 17
Insurance Contracts
(IFRS 17), replacing IFRS 4
Insurance Contracts
(IFRS 4). Our updated accounting policies for insurance and reinsurance contracts are described below. We have applied IFRS 17 retrospectively and restated comparative period results beginning November 1, 2022, where applicable. Adjustments to the carrying amounts of insurance and reinsurance contracts at the transition date of November 1, 2022 were recognized in Retained earnings.
As permitted by the transition provisions of IFRS 17, we reclassified certain financial assets between fair value classification categories at the date of initial application of IFRS 17 as described below. The reclassifications resulted in no adjustments to carrying amounts of financial assets as at November 1, 2023. Retained earnings and Other components of equity as at November 1, 2023 were adjusted as a result with no net impact to total equity. We elected not to restate comparative period results for these changes and accordingly, comparative period information for the impacted financial assets prior to November 1, 2023 is presented in accordance with our previous classifications.
Insurance and reinsurance contracts
Contracts under which we accept significant insurance risk from a policyholder by agreeing to compensate the policyholder if a specified uncertain future event adversely affects the policyholder are insurance contracts, which includes reinsurance contracts issued. Contracts under which we transfer significant insurance risk to a reinsurer that compensates us for claims relating to underlying insurance contracts issued by us are reinsurance contracts held, and are accounted for separately from the underlying insurance contracts to which they relate. Embedded derivatives, investment components and promises to provide
non-insurance
services are separated from the insurance or reinsurance contract provided specific criteria are met. Insurance and reinsurance contracts are aggregated into portfolios that are subject to similar risks and are managed together, and then divided into groups based on the period of issuance and expected profitability. Groups are separately recognized and measured using one of three measurement models depending on the characteristics of the contracts:
 
For insurance contracts with direct participating features (applicable primarily to our segregated fund insurance contracts), the variable fee approach (VFA) is applied.
 
For insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts held with a short duration of one year or less (applicable primarily to our creditor reinsurance contracts issued, group life and health insurance contracts and travel insurance contracts), the premium allocation approach (PAA) is applied.
 
The general measurement method (GMM) is applied to all remaining contracts.
Under the GMM and VFA, the carrying amount of a group of insurance or reinsurance contracts is measured as the sum of the fulfilment cash flows and the contractual service margin (CSM). The carrying amount is also the sum of the balance for remaining coverage and the balance for incurred claims. The balance for remaining coverage comprises the fulfilment cash flows that relate to services that will be provided under the contracts in future periods and any remaining CSM at that date. The balance for incurred claims includes the fulfilment cash flows for incurred claims and expenses that have not yet been paid, including claims that have been incurred but not yet reported. The fulfilment cash flows consist of the present value of future cash flows and a risk adjustment for
non-financial
risk, discounted using the current rates as at the reporting date determined using the discount rate methodology below. The estimates of future cash flows consider probability-weighted scenarios and include all future cash flows that are within the contract boundary. The risk adjustment for
non-financial
risk is estimated using the margin approach and represents the compensation that we require for bearing the uncertainty about the amount and timing of cash flows that arise from
non-financial
risk as the insurance contract is fulfilled. The measurement of the groups of contracts requires the use of judgment in setting methodologies and assumptions for mortality, morbidity, policy lapses and other policyholder behaviour, policy dividends and directly attributable expenses, including acquisition costs allocated using a systematic and rational method. Changes to the underlying assumptions and estimates may have a significant effect on Non-interest income – Insurance service result and Investment insurance result. Subsequent changes in fulfilment cash flows related to future services adjust the CSM, unless the group is onerous in which case such changes are recognized in
Non-interest
income – Insurance service result along with changes related to past or current services.

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Discount rates used reflect the time value of money and are based on the characteristics of the insurance and reinsurance contracts. Cash flows that vary based on the returns on underlying items are discounted at rates reflecting that variability. For cash flows that do not vary based on the returns on underlying items, we predominantly apply the
top-down
approach in determining discount rates. Under this approach, the discount rates for the observable periods are determined using yield curves implied from a reference portfolio of assets adjusted to eliminate factors (credit and market risk of the financial assets) that are not relevant to the insurance contracts. For unobservable periods, the discount rates are interpolated using the last observable point and the ultimate discount rate, composed of a risk-free rate and illiquidity premium. For a selected portfolio, the
bottom-up
approach is applied in determining the discount rate, which uses a risk-free rate plus an illiquidity premium to reflect the characteristics of the contracts. Management judgment is required in estimating the market and credit risk factors and illiquidity premiums in determining the discount rates.
For insurance contracts, the CSM represents the unearned profit (net inflows) for providing insurance coverage. If there is a net outflow at the initial recognition of the group, the group is onerous and the net outflow is recognized in
Non-interest
income – Insurance service result immediately. For reinsurance contracts held, the CSM represents the net cost or net gain of purchasing reinsurance. The CSM for insurance and reinsurance contacts are released into income based on coverage units, which represent the quantity of service (insurance coverage as well as investment-return and investment-related services) provided by a group of contracts and are determined by considering the quantity of benefits provided under each contract and the expected coverage duration. Under the GMM, the CSM is adjusted for interest accretion using the discount rates that were
locked-in
at initial recognition of the groups or the discount rates that were
locked-in
at the transition date for groups where the fair value approach was applied. Under the VFA, the CSM is adjusted for changes in the amount of our share of the fair value of the underlying items, while the changes to the fair value of the underlying items, reflecting changes in the obligation to pay the policyholder, are recognized in
Non-interest
income – Insurance investment result.
Under the PAA, the liability for remaining coverage for each group is measured as the premiums received less insurance revenue recognized for services provided, while the liability for incurred claims is measured as the fulfillment cash flows for incurred claims.
Losses from the recognition of onerous groups of insurance contracts, regardless of the measurement model applied, are recognized in
Non-interest
income – Insurance service result immediately. Any losses recognized relating to future service can be reversed in subsequent periods if the group of contracts is no longer onerous.
The insurance and reinsurance contract balances are remeasured at the end of each reporting period. We have elected to update the accounting estimates made in the previous interim period when remeasuring the insurance and reinsurance contracts in subsequent interim and annual reporting periods.
An insurance or reinsurance contract is derecognized when it is extinguished or modified such that the modification results in a change in the measurement model, a substantially different contract boundary or a change in the scope of the applicable standard for measuring a component of the contract.
Insurance service result comprises Insurance revenue less Insurance service expense and Net income (expense) from reinsurance contracts held.
 
Insurance revenue is recognized as we provide insurance contract services under the groups of insurance contracts. For contracts measured using the PAA, the insurance revenue is generally recognized based on allocating expected premium receipts over the passage of time. For contracts measured using the GMM and VFA, insurance revenue represents the amount of consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for services in the period, which includes expected claims and expenses directly attributable to fulfilling insurance contracts (excluding any investment components), release of the risk adjustment for the period, CSM amortization to reflect services provided in the period, an allocation of premiums that relates to recovering insurance acquisition expenses and experience adjustments for premium receipts relating to current or past services.
 
Insurance service expense arising from insurance contracts include incurred claims and other directly attributable expenses in the current period (excluding investment components), amortization and impairment losses relating to insurance acquisition cash flows where applicable, changes relating to past or current services and changes in loss components of onerous groups of contracts.
 
Net income (expense) from reinsurance contracts held represents the amounts recovered from the reinsurers less the allocation of premiums paid on reinsurance contracts held.
Insurance investment result comprises Net investment income, Net insurance finance income (expense) and Net reinsurance finance income (expense) from reinsurance contracts held.
 
Net investment income primarily comprises interest and dividend income and net gains (losses) on financial assets, including segregated fund assets, and derivatives relating to the Insurance segment. Financial assets supporting the Insurance segment are primarily measured at FVTPL and FVOCI.
 
Insurance and reinsurance finance income (expense) represents the net effect of and changes in the time value of money (including the time value of money relating to risk adjustment on
non-financial
risks) and financial risks on insurance contracts and reinsurance contracts held respectively.

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Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies, estimates and judgments
(continued)
 
 
Impact of IFRS 17 transition excluding the impact of reclassifications of financial assets
Upon the adoption of IFRS 17, we applied IFRS 17 retrospectively by adjusting our Consolidated Balance Sheets as at November 1, 2022 and restating the comparative information for the year ended October 31, 2023. The full retrospective approach was applied for all insurance and reinsurance contracts unless it was impracticable to do so. The full retrospective approach was applied to all contracts measured using the PAA and all new contracts issued on and after November 1, 2022 measured using the GMM and VFA as if IFRS 17 had always been applied. Due to data availability and the inability to use hindsight, the fair value approach was applied to contracts issued before November 1, 2022 that were measured under the GMM and VFA. Under the fair value approach, each portfolio comprises only one group, and the CSM was calculated as the difference between the fair value of a group of contracts and the fulfilment cash flows using reasonable and supportable information available at the transition date. To determine the fair value of a group of contracts, the requirements of IFRS 13
Fair Value Measurement
were applied based on the present value of expected future cash flows within the contract boundary using assumptions adjusted for market participants’ views, and includes a profit margin beyond the risk adjustment for
non-financial
risk to reflect what a market participant would require for accepting such contract obligations. The fulfilment cash flows and discount rates were determined as at the transition using the policies applicable to new business described above.
The adoption of IFRS 17 resulted in a reduction in Retained earnings of $2.4 billion, net of taxes, as at November 1, 2022. This is attributable to the establishment of the CSM and other remeasurement changes to insurance and reinsurance contracts and related tax effects. The CSM of all insurance contracts net of reinsurance contracts held as at November 1, 202
2
 was $1.8 billion. The following details the selected balances and totals impacted on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as at November 1, 2022:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)   As at November 1, 2022
before transition
    Transition
adjustments
    As at November 1, 2022
after transition
 
Assets
                       
Segregated fund net assets
(1)
  $ 2,638     $ (2,638   $  
Other
                       
Other assets
(2)
    80,300       4,261       84,561  
Total assets
  $ 1,917,219     $ 1,623     $ 1,918,842  
Liabilities
                       
Segregated fund net liabilities
(3)
  $ 2,638     $ (2,638   $  
Other
                       
Insurance claims and policy benefit liabilities
(4)
    11,511       (11,511      
Insurance contract liabilities
(4)
          18,226       18,226  
Other liabilities
(5)
    95,235       (95     95,140  
Total liabilities
  $ 1,809,044     $  3,982     $  1,813,026  
Total equity
    108,175       (2,359 )       105,816  
Total liabilities and equity
  $  1,917,219     $ 1,623     $ 1,918,842  
 
(1)   Segregated fund net assets are now presented within Other assets.
(2)   The increase is primarily attributable to the inclusion of segregated fund net assets, the increase in insurance contract assets, reinsurance contracts held assets and the tax effects of the IFRS 17 transition adjustment.
(3)   Segregated fund insurance contracts are now presented within Insurance contract liabilities.
(4)   Insurance claims and policy benefit liabilities measured under IFRS 4 is replaced with Insurance contract liabilities measured under IFRS 17. The increase in these balances is attributable to presentation changes and remeasurement impacts including the establishment of the CSM for
in-force
contracts at transition.
(5)   Certain liabilities that were previously presented in Other liabilities are now included in the measurement of insurance contracts or reinsurance contracts held.
Impact of reclassifications of financial assets from IFRS 17 transition
As permitted by IFRS 17, we reclassified certain eligible financial assets held in respect of activities that relate to insurance contracts upon the adoption of IFRS 17. The changes were primarily a result of changes to the business models based on facts and circumstances that existed as at November 1, 2023, the date of the initial application of IFRS 17. We have applied these changes retrospectively by adjusting our Consolidated Balance Sheet as at
November 1, 2023 with no restatement of comparative information. The following were reclassified as at November 1, 2023:
 
 
$8.3 billion of securities and $2.0 billion of loans from designated as FVTPL to classified as FVTPL;
 
 
$0.5 billion of securities and $0.3 billion of loans from designated as FVTPL to classified as FVOCI;
 
 
$1.7 billion of securities from classified as FVOCI to classified as FVTPL; and
 
 
$0.3 billion of securities from classified as FVTPL to designated as FVOCI.
The impacts of the reclassifications resulted in an increase in Other components of equity by $656 million, net of taxes, and a decrease in Retained earnings by the same amount, with no net impact to our total equity nor the carrying amounts of those assets.

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Note 3 Fair value of financial instruments
 
Carrying value and fair value of financial instruments
The following tables provide a comparison of the carrying values and fair values for financial instruments classified or designated as fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) and fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI). Embedded derivatives are presented on a combined basis with the host contracts. Refer to Note 2 and Note 3 of our audited 2023 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the valuation techniques and inputs used in the fair value measurement of our financial instruments. There have been no significant changes to our determination of fair value during the quarter.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
As at January 31, 2024
 
   
Carrying value and fair value
       
Carrying value
       
Fair value
             
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Financial
instruments
classified as
FVTPL
   
Financial
instruments
designated as
FVTPL
   
Financial
instruments
classified as
FVOCI
   
Financial
instruments
designated as
FVOCI
        
Financial
instruments
measured at
amortized cost
        
Financial
instruments
measured at
amortized cost
   
Total carrying
amount
   
Total fair value
 
Financial assets
                                                                       
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
 
$
 
 
$
51,812
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
 
 
$
9,268
 
 
 
 
$
9,268
 
 
$
61,080
   
$
61,080
 
Securities
                                                                       
Trading
 
 
192,679
 
 
 
918
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
193,597
   
 
193,597
 
Investment, net of applicable allowance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
120,281
 
 
 
1,239
 
 
 
 
 
90,696
 
 
 
 
 
85,727
 
 
 
212,216
   
 
207,247
 
 
 
 
192,679
 
 
 
918
 
 
 
120,281
 
 
 
1,239
 
 
 
 
 
90,696
 
 
 
 
 
85,727
 
 
 
405,813
   
 
400,844
 
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed
 
 
292,204
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
55,667
 
 
 
 
 
55,667
 
 
 
347,871
   
 
347,871
 
Loans, net of applicable allowance
                                                                       
Retail
 
 
490
 
 
 
 
 
 
390
 
 
 
 
     
 
566,006
 
     
 
550,375
 
 
 
566,886
   
 
551,255
 
Wholesale
 
 
12,740
 
 
 
1,318
 
 
 
952
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
276,420
 
 
 
 
 
271,120
 
 
 
291,430
   
 
286,130
 
 
 
 
13,230
 
 
 
1,318
 
 
 
1,342
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
842,426
 
 
 
 
 
821,495
 
 
 
858,316
   
 
837,385
 
Other
                                                                       
Derivatives
 
 
105,038
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
105,038
   
 
105,038
 
Other assets
(1)
 
 
8,892
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
59,389
 
 
 
 
 
59,389
 
 
 
68,287
   
 
68,287
 
Financial liabilities
                                                                       
Deposits
                                                                       
Personal
 
$
241
 
 
$
28,089
 
                     
$
 
423,859
 
     
$
 
423,208
 
 
$
 
452,189
   
$
 
451,538
 
Business and government
(2)
 
 
180
 
 
 
151,518
 
                     
 
592,074
 
     
 
592,014
 
 
 
743,772
   
 
743,712
 
Bank
(3)
 
 
 
 
 
9,401
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
35,806
 
 
 
 
 
35,807
 
 
 
45,207
   
 
45,208
 
 
 
 
421
 
 
 
189,008
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
1,051,739
 
 
 
 
 
1,051,029
 
 
 
1,241,168
   
 
1,240,458
 
Other
                                                                       
Obligations related to securities sold short
 
 
35,012
 
 
 
 
                     
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
35,012
   
 
35,012
 
Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned
 
 
 
 
 
300,662
 
                     
 
33,828
 
     
 
33,828
 
 
 
334,490
   
 
334,490
 
Derivatives
 
 
106,974
 
 
 
 
                     
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
106,974
   
 
106,974
 
Other liabilities
(4)
 
 
(1,099
)
 
 
6
 
                     
 
84,201
 
     
 
84,356
 
 
 
83,108
   
 
83,263
 
Subordinated debentures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11,525
 
 
 
 
 
11,511
 
 
 
11,525
   
 
11,511
 

60   
Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
Note 3 Fair value of financial instruments
(continued)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     As at October 31, 2023 (Restated – Note 2)  
    Carrying value and fair value         Carrying value         Fair value              
(Millions of Canadian dollars)   Financial
instruments
classified as
FVTPL
    Financial
instruments
designated as
FVTPL
    Financial
instruments
classified as
FVOCI
    Financial
instruments
designated as
FVOCI
         Financial
instruments
measured at
amortized cost
         Financial
instruments
measured at
amortized cost
    Total carrying
amount
    Total fair value  
Financial assets
                                                                       
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
  $     $ 60,856     $     $    
 
  $ 10,230    
 
  $ 10,230     $ 71,086     $ 71,086  
Securities
                                                                       
Trading
    180,651       9,500                                       190,151       190,151  
Investment, net of applicable
allowance
                 127,624       842    
 
    91,113    
 
    83,667       219,579       212,133  
 
    180,651       9,500       127,624        842    
 
    91,113    
 
    83,667       409,730       402,284  
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and
securities borrowed
    285,869                      
 
    54,322    
 
    54,322       340,191       340,191  
Loans, net of applicable allowance
                                                                       
Retail
    114       362       280                 566,376           542,480       567,132       543,236  
Wholesale
    5,629       3,619       597          
 
    275,796    
 
    268,843       285,641       278,688  
 
    5,743       3,981       877          
 
    842,172    
 
    811,323       852,773       821,924  
Other
                                                                       
Derivatives
     142,450                                             142,450       142,450  
Other assets
(1)
    7,579       5                
 
    68,450    
 
    68,450       76,034       76,034  
Financial liabilities
                                                                       
Deposits
                                                                       
Personal
  $ 109     $ 26,702                         $ 415,135         $ 412,886     $ 441,946     $ 439,697  
Business and government
(2)
    174       137,454                           607,447           605,260       745,075       742,888  
Bank
(3)
          11,462    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    33,204    
 
    33,160       44,666       44,622  
 
    283       175,618    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     1,055,786    
 
     1,051,306        1,231,687        1,227,207  
Other
                                                                       
Obligations related to securities sold short
    33,651                                                 33,651       33,651  
Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned
           298,679                           36,559           36,559       335,238       335,238  
Derivatives
    142,629                                                 142,629       142,629  
Other liabilities
(4)
    (937     11                           92,539           92,441       91,613       91,515  
Subordinated debentures
             
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    11,386    
 
    11,213       11,386       11,213  
 
(1)   Includes Customers’ liability under acceptances and financial instruments recognized in Other assets.
(2)   Business and government deposits include deposits from regulated deposit-taking institutions other than banks.
(3)   Bank deposits refer to deposits from regulated banks and central banks.
(4)   Includes Acceptances and financial instruments recognized in Other liabilities.

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  First Quarter 2024   61
 
Fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and classified using the fair value hierarchy

                                                                                     
      As at   
   
January 31, 2024
        October 31, 2023 (Restated – Note 2)  
   
Fair value measurements using
   
Netting
adjustments
     
 
        Fair value measurements using    
Netting
adjustments
     
 
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Fair value
         Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Fair value  
Financial assets
                                                                                   
Interest-bearing deposits with banks
 
$
 
 
$
51,812
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
 
$
51,812
 
      $     $ 60,856     $     $       $ 60,856  
Securities
                                                                                   
Trading
                                                                                   
Debt issued or guaranteed by:
                                                                                   
Canadian government
(1)
                                                                                   
Federal
 
 
19,907
 
 
 
3,320
 
 
 
 
         
 
23,227
 
        26,675       2,581                     29,256  
Provincial and municipal
 
 
 
 
 
17,816
 
 
 
 
         
 
17,816
 
              16,389                     16,389  
U.S. federal, state, municipal and agencies
(1), (2)
 
 
1,734
 
 
 
55,806
 
 
 
 
         
 
57,540
 
        2,249       50,439                     52,688  
Other OECD government
(3)
 
 
2,047
 
 
 
2,942
 
 
 
 
         
 
4,989
 
        2,055       2,577                     4,632  
Mortgage-backed securities
(1)
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
         
 
2
 
              2                     2  
Asset-backed securities
                                                                                   
Non-CDO
securities
(4)
 
 
 
 
 
1,205
 
 
 
 
         
 
1,205
 
              1,245                     1,245  
Corporate debt and other debt
 
 
 
 
 
24,175
 
 
 
 
         
 
24,175
 
              22,615                     22,615  
Equities
 
 
60,184
 
 
 
2,173
 
 
 
2,286
 
         
 
64,643
 
        58,826       2,232       2,266               63,324  
   
 
83,872
 
 
 
107,439
 
 
 
2,286
 
         
 
193,597
 
        89,805       98,080       2,266               190,151  
Investment
                                                                                   
Debt issued or guaranteed by:
                                                                                   
Canadian government
(1)
                                                                                   
Federal
 
 
313
 
 
 
3,730
 
 
 
 
         
 
4,043
 
        2,731       3,528                     6,259  
Provincial and municipal
 
 
 
 
 
1,957
 
 
 
 
         
 
1,957
 
              2,748                     2,748  
U.S. federal, state, municipal and agencies
(1)
 
 
729
 
 
 
63,053
 
 
 
 
         
 
63,782
 
        275       73,020                     73,295  
Other OECD government
 
 
2,029
 
 
 
7,620
 
 
 
 
         
 
9,649
 
              6,192                     6,192  
Mortgage-backed securities
(1)
 
 
 
 
 
2,502
 
 
 
30
 
         
 
2,532
 
              2,672       29               2,701  
Asset-backed securities
                                                                                   
CDO
 
 
 
 
 
7,766
 
 
 
 
         
 
7,766
 
              8,265                     8,265  
Non-CDO
securities
 
 
 
 
 
410
 
 
 
 
         
 
410
 
              441                     441  
Corporate debt and other debt
 
 
 
 
 
29,994
 
 
 
148
 
         
 
30,142
 
              27,574       149               27,723  
Equities
 
 
369
 
 
 
408
 
 
 
462
 
         
 
1,239
 
        38       338       466               842  
   
 
3,440
 
 
 
117,440
 
 
 
640
 
         
 
121,520
 
        3,044       124,778       644               128,466  
Assets purchased under reverse repurchase agreements and securities borrowed
 
 
 
 
 
292,204
 
 
 
 
         
 
292,204
 
              285,869                     285,869  
Loans
 
 
 
 
 
14,075
 
 
 
1,815
 
         
 
15,890
 
              8,742       1,859               10,601  
Other
                                                                                   
Derivatives
                                                                                   
Interest rate contracts
 
 
 
 
 
30,982
 
 
 
329
 
         
 
31,311
 
              39,243       290               39,533  
Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
 
59,066
 
 
 
9
 
         
 
59,075
 
              89,644       4               89,648  
Credit derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
160
 
 
 
 
         
 
160
 
              224                     224  
Other contracts
 
 
2,478
 
 
 
14,187
 
 
 
42
 
         
 
16,707
 
        2,352       13,927       111               16,390  
Valuation adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
(1,503
)
 
 
4
 
         
 
(1,499
)
              (1,805     4               (1,801
Total gross derivatives
 
 
2,478
 
 
 
102,892
 
 
 
384
 
         
 
105,754
 
        2,352       141,233       409               143,994  
Netting adjustments
                         
 
(716)

 
 
(716
)
                                (1,544)       (1,544
Total derivatives
                                 
 
105,038
 
                                        142,450  
Other assets
 
 
4,602
 
 
 
4,286
 
 
 
10
 
         
 
8,898
 
        4,152       3,421       11               7,584  
   
$
94,392
 
 
$
690,148
 
 
$
5,135
 
 
$
(716)

 
$
788,959
 
      $  99,353     $  722,979     $  5,189     $  (1,544)     $  825,977  
Financial liabilities
                                                                                   
Deposits
                                                                                   
Personal
 
$
 
 
$
27,901
 
 
$
429
 
 
$
 
 
 
$
28,330
 
      $     $ 26,428     $ 383     $       $ 26,811  
Business and government
 
 
 
 
 
151,698
 
 
 
 
         
 
151,698
 
              137,628                     137,628  
Bank
 
 
 
 
 
9,401
 
 
 
 
         
 
9,401
 
              11,462                     11,462  
Other
                                                                                   
Obligations related to securities sold short
 
 
13,343
 
 
 
21,669
 
 
 
 
         
 
35,012
 
        14,391       19,260                     33,651  
Obligations related to assets sold under repurchase agreements and securities loaned
 
 
 
 
 
300,662
 
 
 
 
         
 
300,662
 
              298,679                     298,679  
Derivatives
                                                                                   
Interest rate contracts
 
 
 
 
 
28,964
 
 
 
864
 
         
 
29,828
 
              41,249       952               42,201  
Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
 
51,620
 
 
 
58
 
         
 
51,678
 
              81,750       53               81,803  
Credit derivatives
 
 
 
 
 
166
 
 
 
 
         
 
166
 
              176                     176  
Other contracts
 
 
3,411
 
 
 
22,894
 
 
 
391
 
         
 
26,696
 
        3,119       17,306       549               20,974  
Valuation adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
(678
)
 
 
 
         
 
(678
)
              (982     1               (981
Total gross derivatives
 
 
3,411
 
 
 
102,966
 
 
 
1,313
 
         
 
107,690
 
        3,119       139,499       1,555               144,173  
Netting adjustments
                         
 
(716)

 
 
(716
)
                                (1,544)       (1,544
Total derivatives
                                 
 
106,974
 
                                        142,629  
Other liabilities
 
 
394
 
 
 
(1,487
)
 
 
 
         
 
(1,093
)
        370       (1,296                   (926
   
$
17,148
 
 
$
612,810
 
 
$
1,742
 
 
$
(716)

 
$
630,984
 
      $ 17,880     $ 631,660     $ 1,938     $ (1,544)     $ 649,934  
 
(1)   As at January 31, 2024, residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities (MBS) included in all fair value levels of trading securities were $13,307
 
million
 
and $nil (October 31, 2023 – $14,345 million and $nil), respectively, and in all fair value levels of Investment securities were $26,826
 
million
 
and $2,454
 
million
 
(
October 31, 2023 – $24,365 million and $2,618 million), respectively.
(2)   United States (U.S.).
(3)   Organisation for Economic
Co-operation
and Development (OECD).
(4)   Collateralized debt obligations (CDO).

62   
Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024
 
Note 3 Fair value of financial instruments
(continued)
 
 
Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 Instruments)
A financial instrument is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy if one or more of its unobservable inputs may significantly affect the measurement of its fair value. In preparing the financial statements, appropriate levels for these unobservable input parameters are chosen so that they are consistent with prevailing market evidence or management judgment. Due to the unobservable nature of the prices or rates, there may be uncertainty about the valuation of these Level 3 financial instruments.
During the three months ended January 31, 2024, there were no significant changes made to the valuation techniques and ranges and weighted averages of unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of Level 3 financial instruments. As at January 31, 2024, the impacts of adjusting one or more of the unobservable inputs by reasonably possible alternative assumptions did not change significantly from the impacts disclosed in our audited 2023 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.
Changes in fair value measurement for instruments measured on a recurring basis and categorized in Level 3
 
  
 
For the three months ended January 31, 2024
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Fair value
at beginning
of period
   
Gains (losses)
included
in earnings
   
Gains (losses)
included in
OCI 
(1)
   
Purchases
(issuances)
   
Settlement
(sales) and
other 
(2)
   
Transfers
into
Level 3
   
Transfers
out of
Level 3
   
Fair value
at end of
period
   
Gains
(losses) included
in earnings for
positions still held
 
Assets
                                                                       
Securities
                                                                       
Trading
                                                                       
Debt issued or guaranteed by:
                                                                       
U.S. state, municipal and agencies
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
Asset-backed securities
                                                                       
Non-CDO
securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate debt and other debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equities
 
 
2,266
 
 
 
(18
)
 
 
(36
)
 
 
98
 
 
 
(24
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,286
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
2,266
 
 
 
(18
)
 
 
(36
)
 
 
98
 
 
 
(24
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,286
 
 
 
1
 
Investment
                                                                       
Mortgage-backed securities
 
 
29
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30
 
 
 
n.a.
 
Corporate debt and other debt
 
 
149
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
148
 
 
 
n.a.
 
Equities
 
 
466
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
462
 
 
 
n.a.
 
 
 
 
644
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
640
 
 
 
n.a.
 
Loans
 
 
1,859
 
 
 
(46
)
 
 
(8
)
 
 
165
 
 
 
(193
)
 
 
38
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,815
 
 
 
(44
)
Other
                                                                       
Net derivative balances
(3)
                                                                       
Interest rate contracts
 
 
(662
)
 
 
80
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
16
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
(535
)
 
 
84
 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
(49
)
 
 
(11
)
 
 
1
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(49
)
 
 
(11
)
Other contracts
 
 
(438
)
 
 
(123
)
 
 
14
 
 
 
(15
)
 
 
(2
)
 
 
(7
)
 
 
222
 
 
 
(349
)
 
 
(71
)
Valuation adjustments
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
Other assets
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
3,634
 
 
$
(118
)
 
$
(29
)
 
$
266
 
 
$
(203
)
 
$
48
 
 
$
224
 
 
$
3,822
 
 
$
(41
)
Liabilities
                                                                       
Deposits
 
$
(383
)
 
$
(47
)
 
$
3
 
 
$
(122
)
 
$
13
 
 
$
(1
)
 
$
108
 
 
$
(429
)
 
$
(33
)
 
 
$
(383
)
 
$
(47
)
 
$
3
 
 
$
(122
)
 
$
13
 
 
$
(1
)
 
$
108
 
 
$
(429
)
 
$
(33
)

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     For the three months ended January 31, 2023  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)   Fair value
at beginning
of period
    Gains (losses)
included
in earnings
    Gains (losses)
included in
OCI (1)
    Purchases
(issuances)
    Settlement
(sales) and
other (2)
    Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Fair value
at end of
period
   
Gains
(losses) included
in earnings for
positions still held
 
Assets
                                                                       
Securities
                                                                       
Trading
                                                                       
Debt issued or guaranteed by:
                                                                       
U.S. state, municipal and agencies
  $ 4     $     $     $     $ (4   $     $     $     $  
Asset-backed securities
                                                                       
Non-CDO
securities
    2                         (2                        
Corporate debt and other debt
    7                                     (7            
Equities
    1,874       (14     (25     250       (20     41             2,106       (32
 
    1,887       (14     (25     250       (26     41       (7     2,106       (32
Investment
                                                                       
Mortgage-backed securities
    28                                           28       n.a.  
Corporate debt and other debt
    151             (1           (1                 149       n.a.  
Equities
    397             24             (1                 420       n.a.  
 
    576             23             (2                 597       n.a.  
Loans
    1,692       (52     (7     1,193       (120     28       (137     2,597       (15
Other
                                                                       
Net derivative balances
(3)
                                                                       
Interest rate contracts
    (859     5       5       (20     173       18       24       (654     8  
Foreign exchange contracts
    (132     5       8       4       37             15       (63     8  
Other contracts
    (785     (55     17       (8     62       (31     253       (547     (26
Valuation adjustments
    53                         (36                 17        
Other assets
    15                         (2                 13        
 
  $ 2,447     $ (111   $ 21     $ 1,419     $ 86     $ 56     $ 148     $ 4,066     $ (57
Liabilities
                                                                       
Deposits
  $ (241   $ (20   $ 1     $ (35   $ 2     $ (34   $ 77     $ (250   $ (14
 
  $ (241   $ (20   $ 1     $ (35   $ 2     $ (34   $ 77     $ (250   $ (14
 
(1)   These amounts include the foreign currency translation gains or losses arising on consolidation of foreign subsidiaries relating to the Level 3 instruments, where applicable. The unrealized gains on Investment securities recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI) were $10
 
million
 
for the three months ended January 31, 2024 (January 31, 2023 – gains of $18 million), excluding the translation gains or losses arising on consolidation.
(2)   Other includes amortization of premiums or discounts recognized in net income.
(3)   Net derivatives as at January 31, 2024 included derivative assets of $384
 
million
 
(January 31, 2023 – $336 million) and derivative liabilities of $1,313
 
million
 
(January 31, 2023 – $1,583 million).
n.a.   not applicable
Transfers between fair value hierarchy levels for instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis
Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, and transfers into and out of Level 3 are assumed to occur at the end of the period. For an asset or a liability that transfers into Level 3 during the period, the entire change in fair value for the period is excluded from the Gains (losses) included in earnings for positions still held column of the above reconciliation, whereas for transfers out of Level 3 during the period, the entire change in fair value for the period is included in the same column of the above reconciliation.
Transfers between Level 1 and 2 are dependent on whether fair value is obtained on the basis of quoted market prices in active markets (Level 1).
During the three months ended January 31, 2024, transfers out of Level 1 to Level 2 included Investment U.S. federal, state, municipal and agencies debt of $123 million. During the three months ended January 31, 2023, transfers out of Level 1 to Level 2 included Investment U.S. federal, state, municipal and agencies debt of
$435 million.
During the three months ended January 31, 2024 and January 31, 2023, there were
 
no
significant transfers out of Level 2 to Level 1.
Transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 are primarily due to either a change in the market observability for an input, or a change in an unobservable input’s significance to a financial instrument’s fair value.
During the three months ended January 31, 2024 and January 31, 2023, there were no significant transfers out of Level 2 to Level 3.
During the three months ended January 31, 2024, transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2 included Other contracts and Deposits due to changes in the market observability of inputs and changes in the significance of unobservable inputs. During the three months ended January 31, 2023, transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2 included Other contracts and Loans due to changes in the market observability of inputs and changes in the significance of unobservable inputs.

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Note 3 Fair value of financial instruments
(continued)
 
 
Net interest income from financial instruments
Interest and dividend income arising from financial assets and financial liabilities and the associated costs of funding are reported in Net interest income.
 
  
 
For the three months ended
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
January 31
2024
 
 
January 31
2023
 
Interest and dividend income
(1), (2)
 
 
Financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss
 
$
9,474
 
  $ 6,709  
Financial instrume
nt
s measured at fa
ir
value through other comprehensive income
 
 
1,608
 
    942  
Financial instruments measured at amortized cost
 
 
14,527
 
    11,686  
   
 
25,609
 
     19,337  
Interest expense
(1)
               
Financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss
 
 
9,084
 
    6,240  
Financial instruments measured at amortized cost
 
 
10,193
 
    6,895  
   
 
19,277
 
    13,135  
Net interest income
 
$
  6,332
 
  $ 6,202  
 
(1)   Excludes interest and dividend income of $272 million (January 31, 2023 – $143
 
million) and interest expense of $11 million
 
(January 31, 2023 – $4
 
million) presented in Insurance investment result in the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
(2)   Includes dividend income for the three months ended January 31, 2024 of
$
957 million
 
(January 31, 2023 – $792 million) presented in Interest and dividend income in the Interim Condensed C
o
nsolidated Statements of Income.
 
Note 4 Securities
 
Unrealized gains and losses on securities at FVOCI
(1), (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     As at               
   
January 31, 2024
 
(3)
        October 31, 2023  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Cost/
Amortized
cost
   
Gross
unrealized
gains
   
Gross
unrealized
losses
   
Fair value
         Cost/
Amortized
cost
    Gross
unrealized
gains
    Gross
unrealized
losses
    Fair value  
Debt issued or guaranteed by:
                                                                   
Canadian government
                                                                   
Federal
 
$
4,058
 
 
$
3
 
 
$
(18
)
 
$
4,043
 
      $ 6,609     $ 1     $ (351   $ 6,259  
Provincial and municipal
 
 
1,937
 
 
 
48
 
 
 
(28
)
 
 
1,957
 
        3,396       2       (650     2,748  
U.S. federal, state, municipal and agencies
 
 
65,178
 
 
 
367
 
 
 
(1,763
)
 
 
63,782
 
        75,326       343       (2,374     73,295  
Other OECD government
 
 
9,664
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
(21
)
 
 
9,649
 
        6,200       1       (9     6,192  
Mortgage-backed securities
 
 
2,566
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
(35
)
 
 
2,532
 
        2,762             (61     2,701  
Asset-backed securities
                                                                   
CDO
 
 
7,769
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
(12
)
 
 
7,766
 
        8,308       3       (46     8,265  
Non-CDO
securities
 
 
414
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4
)
 
 
410
 
        444       2       (5     441  
Corporate debt and other debt
 
 
30,131
 
 
 
95
 
 
 
(84
)
 
 
30,142
 
        27,774       44       (95     27,723  
Equities
 
 
816
 
 
 
429
 
 
 
(6
)
 
 
1,239
 
        493       357       (8     842  
   
$
 
 
122,533
 
 
$
958
 
 
$
 
 
(1,971
)
 
 
$
 
 
121,520
 
      $  131,312     $ 753     $  (3,599   $  128,466  
 
(1)   Excludes $90,696 million of
held-to-collect
securities as at January 31, 2024 that are carried at amortized cost, net of allowance for credit losses (October 31, 2023 – $91,113 million).
(2)   Gross unrealized gains and losses includes $(33) million
 
of allowance for credit losses on debt securities at FVOCI as at January 31, 2024 (October 31, 2023 – $(33
) million) recognized in income and Other components of equity.
(3)
 
These amounts reflect certain reclassifications made upon the adoption of IFRS 17 as at November 1, 2023 with no restatement of comparative information. Refer to Note 2 for further details.
Allowance for credit losses on investment securities
The following tables reconcile the opening and closing allowance for debt securities at FVOCI and amortized cost by stage. Reconciling items include the following:
 
Transfers between stages, which are presumed to occur before any corresponding remeasurement of the allowance.
 
Purchases, which reflect the allowance related to assets newly recognized during the period, including those assets that were derecognized following a modification of terms.
 
Sales and maturities, which reflect the allowance related to assets derecognized during the period without a credit loss being incurred, including those assets that were derecognized following a modification of terms.
 
Changes in risk, parameters and exposures, which comprise the impact of changes in model inputs or assumptions, including changes in forward-looking macroeconomic conditions; partial repayments; changes in the measurement following a transfer between stages; and unwinding of the time value discount due to the passage of time.

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Allowance for credit losses – securities at FVOCI
(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     For the three months ended  
   
January 31, 2024
          January 31, 2023  
   
Performing
         
Impaired
                Performing           Impaired        
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Stage 1
   
Stage 2
          
Stage 3 
(2)
   
Total
           Stage 1     Stage 2            Stage 3 (2)     Total  
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
4
 
 
$
 
         
$
(37
 
$
(33
          $ 3     $ 1             $ (23   $ (19
Provision for credit losses
                                                                                       
Transfers to stage 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
Transfers to stage 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
Transfers to stage 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
Purchases
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
3
 
            2                           2  
S
a
les and maturities
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
                                  –          –  
Changes in risk, parameters and exposures
 
 
(2
)
 
 
 
         
 
(2
)
 
 
(4
)
            (1                   (2     (3
Exchange rate and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
2
 
 
 
2
 
                                1       1  
Balance at end of period
 
$
  4
 
 
$
   –
 
         
$
 (37
 
$
 (33
          $   4     $   1             $ (24   $ (19
 
(1)   Expected credit losses on debt securities at FVOCI are not separately recognized on the balance sheet as the related securities are recorded at fair value. The cumulative amount of credit losses recognized in income is presented in Other components of equity.
(2)   Reflects changes in the allowance for purchased credit impaired securities.
Allowance for credit losses – securities at amortized cost
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     For the three months ended  
   
January 31, 2024
          January 31, 2023  
   
Performing
         
Impaired
                Performing           Impaired        
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Stage 1
   
Stage 2
          
Stage 3
   
Total
           Stage 1     Stage 2            Stage 3     Total  
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
8
 
 
$
15
 
         
$
 
 
$
23
 
          $ 8     $ 14             $     $ 22  
Provision for credit losses
                                                                                       
Transfers to stage 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
Transfers to stage 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
Transfers to stage 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
   –
 
                                         –  
Purchases
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
3
 
            4                           4  
Sales and maturities
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
Changes in risk, parameters and exposures
 
 
(2
)
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
(2
)
            (2     (1                 –       (3
Exchange rate and other
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
         
 
 
 
 
(1
)
                                       
Balance at end of period
 
$
  9
 
 
$
 14
 
         
$
   –
 
 
$
 23
 
          $   10     $  13             $     $  23  
Credit risk exposure by internal risk rating
The following table presents the fair value of debt securities at FVOCI and gross carrying amount of securities at amortized cost. Risk ratings are based on internal ratings used in the measurement of expected credit losses as at the reporting date, as outlined in the internal ratings maps in the Credit risk section of our 2023 Annual Report.
 
     As at  
 
 
January 31, 2024
 
 
 
 
 
October 31, 2023
 
 
 
Performing
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performing
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired
 
 
 
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
Stage 1
 
 
Stage 2
 
 
  
 
 
Stage 3 
(1)
 
 
Total
 
 
  
 
 
Stage 1
 
 
Stage 2
 
 
  
 
 
Stage 3 (1)
 
 
Total
 
Investment securities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities at FVOCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment grade
 
$
 119,277
 
 
$
   8
 
         
$
  –
 
 
$
119,285
 
          $  126,732     $ 1             $     $ 126,733  
Non-investment
grade
 
 
848
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
848
 
            742                           742  
Impaired
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
148
 
 
 
148
 
                                149       149  
   
 
120,125
 
 
 
8
 
         
 
148
 
 
 
120,281
 
            127,474       1                  149       127,624  
Items not subject to impairment 
(2)
                                 
 
1,239
 
                                            842  
                                   
$
121,520
 
                                          $  128,466  
Securities at amortized cost
                                                                                       
Investment grade
 
$
89,598
 
 
$
 
         
$
 
 
$
89,598
 
          $ 89,947     $             $     $ 89,947  
Non-investment
grade
 
 
941
 
 
 
180
 
         
 
 
 
 
1,121
 
            990        199                     1,189  
Impaired
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
                                       
   
 
90,539
 
 
 
180
 
         
 
 
 
 
90,719
 
            90,937       199                     91,136  
Allowance for credit losses
 
 
9
 
 
 
14
 
         
 
 
 
 
23
 
            8       15                     23  
   
$
90,530
 
 
$
166
 
         
$
 
 
$
90,696
 
          $ 90,929     $ 184             $     $ 91,113  
 
(1)   Reflects $148
 
million of purchased credit impaired securities (October 31, 2023 – $149 million).
(2)   Investment securities at FVOCI not subject to impairment represent equity securities designated as FVOCI.

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Note 5 Loans and allowance for credit losses
 
Allowance for credit losses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     For the three months ended  
   
January 31, 2024
        January 31, 2023  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Balance at
beginning
of period
   
Provision
for credit
losses
   
Net
write-offs
   
Exchange
rate and
other
   
Balance at
end of
period
         Balance at
beginning
of period
    Provision
for credit
losses
    Net
write-offs
    Exchange
rate and
other
    Balance at
end of
period
 
Retail
                                                                                   
Residential mortgages
 
$
481
 
 
$
74
 
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(12
)
 
$
542
 
      $ 432     $ 51     $ (5   $ (9   $ 469  
Personal
 
 
1,228
 
 
 
202
 
 
 
(139
)
 
 
(4
)
 
 
1,287
 
        1,043       169       (83           1,129  
Credit cards
 
 
1,069
 
 
 
183
 
 
 
(150
)
 
 
(1
)
 
 
1,101
 
        893       136       (102     (1     926  
Small business
 
 
194
 
 
 
37
 
 
 
(15
)
 
 
(4
)
 
 
212
 
        194       17       (9     2       204  
Wholesale
 
 
2,326
 
 
 
329
 
 
 
(149
)
 
 
(61
)
 
 
2,445
 
        1,574       161       (17     (38     1,680  
Customers’ liability under acceptances
 
 
50
 
 
 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
43
 
        45       (4                 41  
   
$
 5,348
 
 
$
818
 
 
$
(454
)
 
$
(82
)
 
$
 5,630
 
      $  4,181     $ 530     $  (216   $ (46   $  4,449  
Presented as:
                                                                                   
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
5,004
 
                         
$
5,299
 
      $ 3,753                             $ 3,999  
Other liabilities – Provisions
 
 
288
 
                         
 
282
 
        378                               403  
Customers’ liability under acceptances
 
 
50
 
                         
 
43
 
        45                               41  
Other components of equity
 
 
6
 
                         
 
6
 
        5                               6  
The following table reconciles the opening and closing allowance for each major product of loans and commitments as determined by our modelled, scenario-weighted allowance and the application of expert credit judgment as applicable. Reconciling items include the following:
 
Transfers between stages, which are presumed to occur before any corresponding remeasurements of the allowance.
 
Originations, which reflect the allowance related to assets newly recognized during the period, including those assets that were derecognized following a modification of terms.
 
Maturities, which reflect the allowance related to assets derecognized during the period without a credit loss being incurred, including those assets that were derecognized following a modification of terms.
 
Changes in risk, parameters and exposures, which comprise the impact of changes in model inputs or assumptions, including changes in forward-looking macroeconomic conditions; partial repayments and additional draws on existing facilities; changes in the measurement following a transfer between stages; and unwinding of the time value discount due to the passage of time in stage 1 and stage 2.

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  First Quarter 2024   67
 
Allowance for credit losses – Retail and wholesale loans

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     For the three months ended  
   
January 31, 2024
        January 31, 2023  
   
Performing
       
Impaired
              Performing         Impaired        
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Stage 1
   
Stage 2
        
Stage 3
   
Total
         Stage 1     Stage 2          Stage 3     Total  
Residential mortgages
                                                                           
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
223
 
 
$
90
 
     
$
168
 
 
$
481
 
      $ 235     $ 65         $ 132     $ 432  
Provision for credit losses
                                                                           
Transfers to stage 1
 
 
17
 
 
 
(17
)
     
 
 
 
 
 
        13       (13                
Transfers to stage 2
 
 
(6
)
 
 
10
 
     
 
(4
)
 
 
 
        (6     10           (4      
Transfers to stage 3
 
 
(1
)
 
 
(8
)
     
 
9
 
 
 
 
              (3         3        
Originations
 
 
19
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
19
 
        30                       30  
Maturities
 
 
(4
)
 
 
(4
)
     
 
 
 
 
(8
)
        (4     (2               (6
Changes in risk, parameters and exposures
 
 
(1
)
 
 
40
 
     
 
24
 
 
 
63
 
        (13     25           15       27  
Write-offs
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
(4
)
 
 
(4
)
                        (8     (8
Recoveries
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
3
 
 
 
3
 
                        3       3  
Exchange rate and other
 
 
(2
)
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
 
(9
)
 
 
(12
)
 
 
    (1        
 
    (8     (9
Balance at end of period
 
$
245
 
 
$
110
 
 
 
 
$
187
 
 
$
542
 
 
 
  $ 254     $ 82    
 
  $ 133     $ 469  
                       
Personal
                                                                           
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
280
 
 
$
793
 
     
$
155
 
 
$
1,228
 
      $ 285     $ 661         $ 97     $ 1,043  
Provision for credit losses
                                                                           
Transfers to stage 1
 
 
125
 
 
 
(125
)
     
 
 
 
 
 
        150       (150                
Transfers to stage 2
 
 
(19
)
 
 
20
 
     
 
(1

)
 
 
 
 
        (23     23                  
Transfers to stage 3
 
 
(1

)

 
 
(28
)
     
 
29
 
 
 
 
              (13         13        
Originations
 
 
22
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
22
 
        23                       23  
Maturities
 
 
(12
)
 
 
(46
)
     
 
 
 
 
(58
)
        (12     (25               (37
Changes in risk, parameters and exposures
 
 
(114
)
 
 
229
 
     
 
123
 
 
 
238
 
        (138     231           90       183  
Write-offs
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
(169
)
 
 
(169
)
                        (112     (112
Recoveries
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
30
 
 
 
30
 
                        29       29  
Exchange rate and other
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3

)
 
 
 
(4
)
 
 
    1       (2  
 
    1        
Balance at end of period
 
$
280
 
 
$
843
 
 
 
 
$
164
 
 
$
1,287
 
 
 
  $ 286     $ 725    
 
  $ 118     $ 1,129  
                       
Credit cards
                                                                           
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
203
 
 
$
866
 
     
$
 
 
$
1,069
 
      $ 177     $ 716         $     $ 893  
Provision for credit losses
                                                                           
Transfers to stage 1
 
 
137
 
 
 
(137
)
     
 
 
 
 
 
        164       (164                
Transfers to stage 2
 
 
(28
)
 
 
28
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
        (20     20                  
Transfers to stage 3
 
 
(1
)
 
 
(108
)
     
 
109
 
 
 
 
              (94         94        
Originations
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
3
 
        4                       4  
Maturities
 
 
(1
)
 
 
(8
)
     
 
 
 
 
(9
)
        (1     (7               (8
Changes in risk, parameters and exposures
 
 
(125
)
 
 
272
 
     
 
42
 
 
 
189
 
        (139     271           8       140  
Write-offs
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
(259
)
 
 
(259
)
                        (142     (142
Recoveries
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
109
 
 
 
109
 
                        40       40  
Exchange rate and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1

)
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
    (1        
 
          (1
Balance at end of period
 
$
188
 
 
$
913
 
 
 
 
$
 
 
$
1,101
 
 
 
  $ 184     $ 742    
 
  $     $ 926  
                       
Small business
                                                                           
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
70
 
 
$
66
 
     
$
58
 
 
$
194
 
      $ 73     $ 73         $ 48     $ 194  
Provision for credit losses
                                                                           
Transfers to stage 1
 
 
5
 
 
 
(5
)
     
 
 
 
 
 
        10       (10                
Transfers to stage 2
 
 
(5
)
 
 
5
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
        (3     3                  
Transfers to stage 3
 
 
 
 
 
(2
)
     
 
2
 
 
 
 
              (2         2        
Originations
 
 
9
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
9
 
        8                       8  
Maturities
 
 
(3
)
 
 
(5
)
     
 
 
 
 
(8
)
        (4     (6               (10
Changes in risk, parameters and exposures
 
 
(5
)
 
 
15
 
     
 
26
 
 
 
36
 
        (12     13           18       19  
Write-offs
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
(18
)
 
 
(18
)
                        (11     (11
Recoveries
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
3
 
 
 
3
 
                        2       2  
Exchange rate and other
 
 
1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5
)
 
 
(4
)
 
 
    1       2    
 
    (1     2  
Balance at end of period
 
$
72
 
 
$
74
 
 
 
 
$
66
 
 
$
212
 
 
 
  $ 73     $ 73    
 
  $ 58     $ 204  
                       
Wholesale
                                                                           
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
774
 
 
$
785
 
     
$
767
 
 
$
2,326
 
      $ 597     $ 585         $ 392     $ 1,574  
Provision for credit losses
                                                                           
Transfers to stage 1
 
 
50
 
 
 
(50
)
     
 
 
 
 
 
        51       (51                
Transfers to stage 2
 
 
(55
)
 
 
58
 
     
 
(3

)
 
 
 
 
        (20     21           (1      
Transfers to stage 3
 
 
(3
)
 
 
(9
)
     
 
12
 
 
 
 
        (3     (14         17        
Originations
 
 
124
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
124
 
        153                       153  
Maturities
 
 
(97
)
 
 
(87
)
     
 
 
 
 
(184
)
        (118     (71               (189
Changes in risk, parameters and exposures
 
 
(101
)
 
 
173
 
     
 
317
 
 
 
389
 
        (55     150           102       197  
Write-offs
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
(160
)
 
 
(160
)
                        (26     (26
Recoveries
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
11
 
 
 
11
 
                        9       9  
Exchange rate and other
 
 
17
 
 
 
(17
)
 
 
 
 
(61
)
 
 
(61
)
 
 
    (5     (8  
 
    (25     (38
Balance at end of period
 
$
  709
 
 
$
  853
 
 
 
 
$
  883
 
 
$
 2,445
 
 
 
  $   600     $   612    
 
  $   468     $  1,680  

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  First Quarter 2024
 
Note 5 Loans and allowance for credit losses
(continued)
 
 
Key inputs and assumptions

The following provides an update on the key inputs and assumptions used in the measurement of expected credit losses. For further details, refer to Note 2 and Note 5 of our audited 2023 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements.
Our base scenario reflects rising unemployment rates in the near-term and central bank policy interest rate cuts beginning in calendar Q2 2024 as inflation declines towards target levels in Canada and the U.S. Our base scenario also reflects Canadian residential real estate price declines in the near-term from the recent peak in Q3 2023.
Downside scenarios, including two additional and more severe downside scenarios designed for the energy and real estate sectors, reflect the possibility of a more severe macroeconomic shock beginning in calendar Q2 2024 relative to our base scenario. In these scenarios, conditions are expected to deteriorate from calendar Q1 2024 levels for up to 18 months, followed by a recovery for the remainder of the period. These scenarios assume monetary policy responses that return the economy to a
long-run,
sustainable growth rate within the forecast period.
The upside scenario reflects slightly stronger economic growth than the base scenario, without prompting a further offsetting monetary policy response as compared to our base scenario, followed by a return to a
long-run
sustainable growth rate within the forecast period.
The following provides additional detail about our calendar quarter forecasts for certain key macroeconomic variables used in the models to estimate the allowance for credit losses:
 
 
Unemployment rates
 
– In our base forecast, calendar Q1 2024 unemployment rates
in
C
an
ada
 
are expected to rise to 6.2%
,
 peaking at 6.6% in 
Q2 2024 with the U.S. to rise to 3.9%, peaking
 at
4.5% in 
Q3 2024 then
 
reverting to long run equilibrium towards the
 
middle
 
of the forecast horizon.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Gross Domestic Product (GDP
)
In our base forecast, we expect Canadian GDP to grow continuously following calendar Q1 2024, while U.S. GDP is expected to decline initially followed by continuous growth in calendar Q3 2024 and thereafter. GDP in calendar Q4 2024 is expected to be
 
1.4
% and
0.4
% above Q4 2023 levels in Canada and the U.S., respectively.
 
 
 
 

 

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  First Quarter 2024   69
 

 
Oil price (West Texas Intermediate in US$)
 
– In our base forecast, we expect oil prices to average $76 per barrel over the next 12 months from calendar Q1 2024 and $67 per barrel in the following 2 to 5 years. The range of average prices in our alternative downside and upside scenarios is $27 to $92 per barrel for the next 12 months and $43 to $71 per barrel for the following 2 to 5 years
.
As at October 31, 2023, our base forecast included an average price of $81 per barrel for the next 12 months and $67 per barrel for the following 2 to 5 years.
 
 
Canadian housing price index
– In our base forecast, we expect housing prices to increase by 1.4% over the next 12 months from calendar Q1 2024, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.0% for the following 2 to 5 years. The range of annual housing price growth (contraction) in our alternative real estate downside and upside scenarios is (30.0)% to 10.9% over the next 12 months and 4.2% to 9.6% for the following 2 to 5 years. As at October 31, 2023, our base forecast included housing price growth of 1.6% for the next 12 months and 5.0% for the following 2 to 5 years.

70   
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  First Quarter 2024
 
Note 5 Loans and allowance for credit losses
(continued)
 
 
Credit risk exposure by internal risk rating
The following table presents the gross carrying amount of loans measured at amortized cost, and the full contractual amount of undrawn loan commitments subject to the impairment requirements of IFRS 9
Financial Instruments
. Risk ratings are based on internal ratings used in the measurement of expected credit losses as at the reporting date, as outlined in the internal ratings maps for Wholesale and Retail facilities in the Credit risk section of our 2023 Annual Report.
 

  
 
  As at       
 
 
 
January 31, 2024
 
 
 
 
October 31, 2023
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
Stage 1
 
 
Stage 2
 
 
Stage 3
 
 
Total
 
 
  
 
Stage 1
 
 
Stage 2
 
 
Stage 3
 
 
Total
 
Retail
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans outstanding – Residential mortgages
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Low risk
 
$
347,982
 
 
$
2,453
 
 
$
 
 
$
350,435
 
      $ 349,001     $ 1,630     $     $ 350,631  
Medium risk
 
 
19,103
 
 
 
1,586
 
 
 
 
 
 
20,689
 
        19,126       1,610             20,736  
High risk
 
 
1,463
 
 
 
5,499
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,962
 
        1,582       4,927             6,509  
Not rated
(1)
 
 
52,733
 
 
 
1,402
 
 
 
 
 
 
54,135
 
        54,247       1,220             55,467  
Impaired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
853
 
 
 
853
 
                    682       682  
   
 
421,281
 
 
 
10,940
 
 
 
853
 
 
 
433,074
 
        423,956       9,387       682       434,025  
Items not subject to impairment
(2)
                         
 
490
 
                                476  
Total
                         
$
433,564
 
                              $ 434,501  
                   
Loans outstanding – Personal
                                                                   
Low risk
 
$
76,351
 
 
$
1,741
 
 
$
 
 
$
78,092
 
      $ 75,572     $ 1,676     $     $ 77,248  
Medium risk
 
 
5,720
 
 
 
2,937
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,657
 
        5,587       2,915             8,502  
High risk
 
 
468
 
 
 
2,145
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,613
 
        477       2,088             2,565  
Not rated
(1)
 
 
9,330
 
 
 
266
 
 
 
 
 
 
9,596
 
        9,982       157             10,139  
Impaired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
317
 
 
 
317
 
                    280       280  
Total
 
$
91,869
 
 
$
7,089
 
 
$
317
 
 
$
99,275
 
      $ 91,618     $ 6,836     $ 280     $ 98,734  
                   
Loans outstanding – Credit cards
                                                                   
Low risk
 
$
16,331
 
 
$
162
 
 
$
 
 
$
16,493
 
      $ 16,331     $ 135     $     $ 16,466  
Medium risk
 
 
1,709
 
 
 
2,134
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,843
 
        1,771       2,132             3,903  
High risk
 
 
45
 
 
 
1,851
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,896
 
        41       1,734             1,775  
Not rated
(1)
 
 
741
 
 
 
32
 
 
 
 
 
 
773
 
        856       35             891  
Total
 
$
18,826
 
 
$
4,179
 
 
$
 
 
$
23,005
 
      $ 18,999     $ 4,036     $     $ 23,035  
                   
Loans outstanding – Small business
                                                                   
Low risk
 
$
8,724
 
 
$
899
 
 
$
 
 
$
9,623
 
      $ 8,641     $ 920     $     $ 9,561  
Medium risk
 
 
2,275
 
 
 
969
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,244
 
        2,238       936             3,174  
High risk
 
 
122
 
 
 
785
 
 
 
 
 
 
907
 
        99       592             691  
Not rated
(1)
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
        11                   11  
Impaired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
268
 
 
 
268
 
                    244       244  
Total
 
$
11,129
 
 
$
2,653
 
 
$
268
 
 
$
14,050
 
      $ 10,989     $ 2,448     $ 244     $ 13,681  
                   
Undrawn loan commitments – Retail
                                                                   
Low risk
 
$
264,315
 
 
$
769
 
 
$
 
 
$
265,084
 
      $ 266,209     $ 610     $     $ 266,819  
Medium risk
 
 
11,705
 
 
 
332
 
 
 
 
 
 
12,037
 
        10,759       298             11,057  
High risk
 
 
1,122
 
 
 
465
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,587
 
        956       434             1,390  
Not rated
(1)
 
 
6,953
 
 
 
161
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,114
 
        6,686       138             6,824  
Total
 
$
284,095
 
 
$
1,727
 
 
$
 
 
$
285,822
 
      $ 284,610     $ 1,480     $     $ 286,090  
                   
Wholesale – Loans outstanding
                                                                   
Investment grade
 
$
91,756
 
 
$
356
 
 
$
 
 
$
92,112
 
      $ 89,037     $ 416     $     $ 89,453  
Non-investment
grade
 
 
149,767
 
 
 
24,149
 
 
 
 
 
 
173,916
 
        156,211       19,210             175,421  
Not rated
(1)
 
 
10,676
 
 
 
199
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,875
 
        10,968       238             11,206  
Impaired
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2,760
 
 
 
2,760
 
                     2,498       2,498  
   
 
252,199
 
 
 
24,704
 
 
 
2,760
 
 
 
279,663
 
        256,216       19,864       2,498       278,578  
Items not subject to impairment
(2)
                         
 
14,058
 
                                9,248  
Total
                         
$
293,721
 
                              $ 287,826  
                   
Undrawn loan commitments – Wholesale
                                                                   
Investment grade
 
$
311,697
 
 
$
45
 
 
$
 
 
$
311,742
 
      $ 312,178     $ 186     $     $ 312,364  
Non-investment
grade
 
 
129,709
 
 
 
14,604
 
 
 
 
 
 
144,313
 
        130,994       13,947             144,941  
Not rated
(1)
 
 
5,440
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,441
 
        4,176                   4,176  
Total
 
$
446,846
 
 
$
14,650
 
 
$
 
 
$
461,496
 
      $  447,348     $  14,133     $     $  461,481  
 
(1)   In certain cases where an internal risk rating is not assigned, we use other approved credit risk assessment or rating methodologies, policies and tools to manage our credit risk.
(2)   Items not subject to impairment are loans held at FVTPL.
Loans past due but not impaired
(1), (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     As at         
   
January 31, 2024
        October 31, 2023  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
30 to 89 days
   
90 days
and greater
   
Total
         30 to 89 days     90 days
and greater
    Total  
Retail
 
$
1,933
 
 
$
224
 
 
$
2,157
 
      $ 1,840     $ 208     $ 2,048  
Wholesale
 
 
1,220
 
 
 
57
 
 
 
1,277
 
        1,823       49       1,872  
   
$
3,153
 
 
$
281
 
 
$
3,434
 
      $  3,663     $  257     $   3,920  
 
(1)   Excludes loans less than 30 days past due as they are not generally representative of the borrowers’ ability to meet their payment obligations.
(2)   Amounts presented may include loans past due as a result of administrative processes, such as mortgage loans on which payments are restrained pending payout due to sale or refinancing, which can fluctuate based on business volumes. Past due loans arising from administrative processes are not representative of the borrowers’ ability to meet their payment obligations.

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Note 6 Significant acquisition and disposition
 
Acquisition
HSBC Bank Canada
On November 29, 2022, we entered into an agreement to acquire 100%
of the common shares of HSBC Bank Canada (HSBC Canada) for an all-cash purchase price of $
13.5
billion. HSBC Canada is a premier Canadian personal and commercial bank focused on globally connected clients. We will also purchase all of the existing preferred shares and subordinated debt of HSBC Canada held directly or indirectly by HSBC Holdings plc at par value ($2.1 billion as of December 31, 2023).
The agreement includes a locked box mechanism under which HSBC Canada’s earnings from June 30, 2022 to the closing date accrue to RBC and will be reflected in the acquired net assets on closing. Relatedly, we will pay an additional amount that accrues from August 30, 2023 to the closing date, which is calculated based on the all-cash purchase price for the common shares of HSBC Canada and the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average.
On December 21, 2023, we received approval from the federal Minister of Finance to proceed with the planned acquisition of HSBC Canada, which is expected to close on March 28, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The results of the acquired business will be consolidated from the date of close.
Disposition
Wealth Management
On December 1, 2023, we completed the previously announced sale of the RBC Investor Services® business in Jersey to CACEIS. The transaction did not have a significant impact on our financial statements. The completion of the sale of the business of the U.K. branch of RBC Investor Services Trust remains subject to customary closing conditions. The disposal group consists
 of $2.7 billion of assets, primarily consisting of cash and due from banks, and $2.7 billion of liabilities, primarily consisting of deposits, and remains classified as
held-for-sale,
presented in Other assets and Other liabilities.
 
 
 
Note 7 Deposits
 
 
       As at  
   
January 31, 2024
        October 31, 2023  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Demand
(1)
   
Notice
(2)
   
Term
(3)
   
Total
         Demand (1)     Notice (2)     Term (3)     Total  
Personal
 
$
183,035
 
 
$
59,654
 
 
$
209,500
 
 
$
452,189
 
    $ 186,530     $ 57,614     $ 197,802     $ 441,946  
Business and government
 
 
308,455
 
 
 
16,663
 
 
 
418,654
 
 
 
743,772
 
      316,200       19,056       409,819       745,075  
Bank
 
 
7,994
 
 
 
688
 
 
 
36,525
 
 
 
45,207
 
        7,996       769       35,901       44,666  
   
$
499,484
 
 
$
77,005
 
 
$
664,679
 
 
$
1,241,168
 
      $ 510,726     $ 77,439     $ 643,522     $ 1,231,687  
Non-interest-bearing
(4)
                 
Canada
 
$
128,063
 
 
$
6,187
 
 
$
193
 
 
$
134,443
 
    $ 132,994     $ 6,107     $ 168     $ 139,269  
United States
 
 
36,514
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
36,514
 
      40,646                   40,646  
Europe
(5)
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
      17                   17  
Other International
 
 
7,262
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,262
 
      7,265                   7,265  
Interest-bearing
(4)
                 
Canada
 
 
300,806
 
 
 
14,502
 
 
 
515,934
 
 
 
831,242
 
      302,746       14,641       493,347       810,734  
United States
 
 
16,206
 
 
 
55,499
 
 
 
83,225
 
 
 
154,930
 
      16,210       55,895       78,837       150,942  
Europe
(5)
 
 
5,154
 
 
 
771
 
 
 
48,402
 
 
 
54,327
 
      5,353       726       51,812       57,891  
Other International
 
 
5,468
 
 
 
46
 
 
 
16,925
 
 
 
22,439
 
        5,495       70       19,358       24,923  
   
$
 499,484
 
 
$
 77,005
 
 
$
 664,679
 
 
$
 1,241,168
 
      $  510,726     $  77,439     $  643,522     $  1,231,687  
 
(1)   Demand deposits are deposits for which we do not have the right to require notice of withdrawal, which include both savings and chequing accounts.
(2)   Notice deposits are deposits for which we can legally require notice of withdrawal. These deposits are primarily savings accounts.
(3)   Term deposits are deposits payable on a fixed date, and include term deposits, guaranteed investment certificates and similar instruments.
(4)   The geographical splits of the deposits are based on the point of origin of the deposits and where the revenue is recognized. As at January 31, 2024, deposits denominated in U.S. dollars, British pounds, Euro and other foreign currencies were $453
 
billion
, $34
 
billion
,
$46
 
billion
an
d $30
 
billion
,
respectively (October 31, 2023 – $445 billion, $34 billion, $49 billion and $32 billion, respectively).
(5)   Europe includes the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands.

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Note 7 Deposits
(continued)
 
 
Contractual maturities of term deposits
 
  
 
 As at  
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
January 31
2024
 
 
October 31
2023
 
Within 1 year:
 
 
less than 3 months
 
$
168,694
 
  $ 182,373  
3 to 6 months
 
 
100,797
 
    69,868  
6 to 12 months
 
 
145,368
 
    151,079  
1 to 2 years
 
 
76,110
 
    76,232  
2 to 3 years
 
 
55,812
 
    49,965  
3 to 4 years
 
 
39,359
 
    36,774  
4 to 5 years
 
 
29,681
 
    36,506  
Over 5 years
 
 
48,858
 
    40,725  
   
$
664,679
 
  $ 643,522  
Aggregate amount of term deposits in denominations of one hundred thousand dollars or more
 
$
602,000
 
  $  586,000  
 
 
 
Note 8 Insurance and reinsurance
 
Insurance and reinsurance contracts by measurement components
(1)

The following table presents the measurement components of assets and liabilities for insurance contracts issued and reinsurance contracts held by estimates of present value of future cash flows, risk adjustment for non-financial risk and CSM. These contracts are presented on a portfolio basis such that portfolios of contracts that are in an asset position are presented separately from those that are in a liability position. Financial assets held in support of the insurance and reinsurance contracts are not reflected in this table.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      As at  
   
January 31, 2024
        October 31, 2023  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Estimates of
present value
of future
cash flows
   
Risk
adjustment for
non-financial

risk
   
CSM
   
Total
         Estimates of
present value
of future
cash flows
    Risk
adjustment for
non-financial

risk
    CSM     Total  
Insurance contract assets
(
2
)
 
$
1,952
 
 
$
(630
)
 
$
(558
)
 
$
764
 
      $ 1,790     $ (544   $ (565   $ 681  
Insurance contract liabilities
(
3
)
                                                                   
Insurance contract liabilities for segregated funds
 
$
(3,236
)
 
$
(16
)
 
$
(54
)
 
$
(3,306
)
      $ (2,553   $ (15   $ (64   $ (2,632
Insurance contract liabilities excluding segregated funds
 
 
(13,227
)
 
 
(2,664
)
 
 
(2,145
)
 
 
(18,036
)
        (11,955     (2,308     (2,131     (16,394
   
$
(16,463
 
$
(2,680
 
$
(2,199
 
$
(21,342
      $ (14,508   $ (2,323   $ (2,195   $ (19,026
Reinsurance contracts held assets
(
2
), (
3
)
 
$
360
 
 
$
555
 
 
$
780
 
 
$
1,695
 
      $ 327     $ 469     $ 786     $ 1,582  
Reinsurance contracts held liabilities
(
4
)
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
 
$
 
      $ (42   $ 6     $ 18     $ (18
CSM for insurance contracts, net of reinsurance contracts held
                 
$
(1,977
                              $ (1,956        
 
(1)
 
Includes contracts measured using the GMM and VFA that have CSM and contracts measured using the PAA in which CSM is not applicable.
(2)
 
Presented in Other assets.
(3)
 
Insurance contract liabilities and reinsurance contract held assets primarily relate to balances for remaining coverage for future services on contracts measured using the GMM or VFA.
(4)
 
Presented in Other liabilities.

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Insurance service and insurance investment results
The following table provides the composition of Insurance service result and Insurance investment result for insurance contracts issued and reinsurance contracts held.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
January 31
2024
   
January 31
2023
(1)
 
Insurance service result
               
Insurance revenue 
 
$
1,205
 
  $ 1,104  
Insurance service expense
 
 
(984
    (853
Net income (expense) from reinsurance contracts held
 
 
(34
    (59
 
 
$
187
 
  $ 192  
Insurance investment result
               
Net investment income
 
$
2,018
 
  $ 1,019  
Insurance finance income (expense)
 
 
(1,976
    (1,134
Reinsurance finance income (expense)
 
 
99
 
    42  
 
 
$
141
 
  $ (73
Insurance service and insurance investment results
 
$
328
 
  $ 119  
 
(1)   The 2023 amounts may not be fully comparable to the current period as we were not managing our asset and liability portfolios under IFRS 17 and Net investment income was not restated for the reclassifications of certain eligible financial assets. Refer to Note 2 for
further
details.
 
 
 
Note 9 Employee benefits – Pension and other post-employment benefits
 
We offer a number of defined benefit and defined contribution plans which provide pension and post-employment benefits to eligible employees. The following tables present the composition of our pension and other post-employment benefit expense and the effects of remeasurements recorded in OCI:
Pension and other post-employment benefit expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     For the three months ended  
    Pension plans        
Other post-employment benefit plans
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
January 31
2024
   
January 31
2023
        
January 31
2024
   
January 31
2023
 
Current service costs
 
$
46
 
  $ 48        
$
8
 
  $ 8  
Past service costs
 
 
 
           
 
 
     
Net interest expense (income)
 
 
(38
    (40      
 
20
 
    19  
Remeasurements of other long-term benefits
 
 
 
           
 
10
 
    2  
Administrative expense
 
 
4
 
    3    
 
 
 
 
     
Defined benefit pension expense
(1)
 
 
12
 
    11        
 
38
 
    29  
Defined contribution pension expense
(1)
 
 
106
 
    85    
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
$
118
 
  $ 96    
 
 
$
38
 
  $ 29  
 
(1)   Pension expenses are primarily reported in
Non-Interest
expense – Human resources with a portion reported in Insurance service result when such expenses are directly attributable to insurance or reinsurance contracts.
Pension and other post-employment benefit remeasurements
(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     For the three months ended  
    Defined benefit pension plans        
Other post-employment benefit plans
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)
 
January 31
2024
   
January 31
2023
        
January 31
2024
   
January 31
2023
 
Actuarial (gains) losses:
                                   
Changes in financial assumptions
(2)
 
$
1,271
 
  $ 772        
$
120
 
  $ 75  
Experience adjustments
 
 
 
           
 
1
 
     
Return on plan assets (excluding interest based on discount rate)
 
 
(1,469
    (594  
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
$
(198
  $ 178    
 
 
$
121
 
  $ 75  
 
(1)   Market based assumptions, including Changes in financial assumptions and Return on plan assets, are reviewed on a quarterly basis. All other assumptions are updated during our annual review of plan assumptions.
(2)
 
Changes in financial assumptions in our defined benefit pension plans primarily relate to changes in discount rates.

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Note 10 Income taxes
 
Pillar Two model rules
The 2023 Canadian Federal budget reinforced the Government of Canada’s commitment to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s two-pillar plan for international tax reform, including a global
 
15
%
minimum tax on multinational enterprises (under the Pillar Two model rules), and associated draft legislation for a Global Minimum Tax Act was released by the Government on August 4. The timing of the enactment of these proposed rules in Canada remains uncertain, and the legislation remains subject to amendment prior to enactment. While the Pillar Two model rules are not yet substantively enacted in Canada, certain non-Canadian jurisdictions where we have operations have enacted or substantively enacted legislation implementing these rules. The impact on RBC continues to be assessed and will depend on numerous variables including, among others, the final legislation enacted across the various jurisdictions in which we operate. We continue to actively monitor developments.
 
 
 
Note 1
1
 Significant capital and funding transactions
 
Preferred Shares
On November 7, 2023, we redeemed all 15 thousand of our issued and outstanding Non-Cumulative First Preferred Shares Series C-2 at a redemption price of US$1,000 per share. Concurrently, we redeemed all 615 thousand Series C-2 depositary shares, each of which represents a one-fortieth interest in a Series C-2 share.
On January
25, 2024, we issued 750 thousand Non-Cumulative 5-Year Fixed Rate Reset First Preferred Shares Series BU to certain institutional investors, at a price of $1,000 per share, for total gross proceeds of $750 million. For the initial period ending February 24, 2029, the shares pay semi-annual cash dividends, if declared, at a rate of 7.408% per annum. The dividend rate will reset every fifth year at a rate equal to the 5-year Government of Canada bond yield plus a premium of 3.90%.
Subject to the consent of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) and the requirements of the
Bank Act
(Canada), we may redeem the Series BU Preferred Shares in whole or in part at par during the period from January 25, 2029, to and including February 24, 2029, and during the period from January 24 to and including February 24 every fifth year thereafter. The shares include non-viability contingency capital (NVCC) provisions necessary for them to qualify as Tier 1 regulatory capital under Basel III.
Common shares issued
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     For the three months ended  
   
January 31, 2024
        January 31, 2023  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except number of shares)  
Number of
shares
(thousands)
   
Amount
         Number of
shares
(thousands)
    Amount  
Issued in connection with share-based compensation plans
(1)
 
 
400
 
 
$
38
 
        269     $ 24  
Issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan
(2)
 
 
6,135
 
 
 
720
 
               
   
 
6,535
 
 
$
  758
 
        269     $   24  
 
(1)   Amounts include cash received for stock options exercised during the period and the fair value adjustment to stock options.
(2)
 
The requirements of our dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) are satisfied through either open market share purchases or shares issued from treasury. During the three months ended January 31, 2024 our DRIP requirements were satisfied through shares issued from treasury. During the three months ended January 31, 2023 our DRIP requirements were satisfied through open market share purchases.

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Note 1
2
 Earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     For the three months ended  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except share and per share amounts)  
January 31
2024
   
January 31
2023
(Restated – Note 2)
 
Basic earnings per share
               
Net income
 
$
3,582
 
  $ 3,133  
Dividends on preferred shares and distributions on other equity instruments
 
 
(58
    (44
Net income attributable to
non-controlling
interests
 
 
(2
    (2
Net income available to common shareholders
 
$
3,522
 
  $ 3,087  
Weighted average number of common shares (in thousands)
 
 
1,406,324
 
    1,382,754  
Basic earnings per share (in dollars)
 
$
   2.50
 
  $ 2.23  
Diluted earnings per share
               
Net income available to common shareholders
 
$
3,522
 
  $ 3,087  
Weighted average number of common shares (in thousands)
 
 
1,406,324
 
    1,382,754  
Stock options
(1)
 
 
1,291
 
    1,756  
Issuable under other share-based compensation plans
 
 
26
 
    26  
Average number of diluted common shares (in thousands)
 
 
1,407,641
 
     1,384,536  
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars)
 
$
2.50
 
  $ 2.23  
 
(1)   The dilutive effect of stock options was calculated using the treasury stock method. When the exercise price of options outstanding is greater than the average market price of our common shares, the options are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the three months ended January 31, 2024, an average of 2,216,903 outstanding options with an average exercise price of $130.78 were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share. For the three months ended January 31, 2023, an average of 591,472 outstanding options with an average exercise price of $131.64 were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.
Note 13 Legal and regulatory matters
 
We are a large global institution that is subject to many different complex legal and regulatory requirements that continue to evolve. We are and have been subject to a variety of legal proceedings, including civil claims and lawsuits, regulatory examinations, investigations, audits and requests for information by various governmental regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities in various jurisdictions. Some of these matters may involve novel legal theories and interpretations and may be advanced under criminal as well as civil statutes, and some proceedings could result in the imposition of civil, regulatory enforcement or criminal penalties. We review the status of all proceedings on an ongoing basis and will exercise judgment in resolving them in such manner as we believe to be in our best interest. In many proceedings, it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or to reliably estimate the amount of any loss. This is an area of significant judgment and uncertainty and the extent of our financial and other exposure to these proceedings after taking into account current provisions could be material to our results of operations in any particular period though we do not believe that the ultimate resolution of any such matter will have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition.
Our significant legal proceedings and regulatory matters are described in Note 25 of our audited 2023 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and as updated below. Based on the facts currently known, except as may otherwise be noted, it is not possible at this time for us to predict the ultimate outcome of these proceedings or the timing of their resolution.
London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) litigation
On December 12, 2023, the settlement agreement resolving one of the LIBOR class actions brought on behalf of certain plaintiffs that purchased U.S. dollar LIBOR-based instruments was granted final court approval.
Royal Bank of Canada Trust Company (Bahamas) Limited proceedings
On December 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor published a technical correction to the prior one-year exemption reflecting the fact that the pending Court of Appeal’s decision will be rendered by an appellate court, and not the district court.

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Note 1
4
 Results by business segment
 
Composition of business segments
For management purposes, based on the products and services offered, we are organized into four business segments: Personal & Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, Insurance and Capital Markets.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
For the three months ended January 31, 2024
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Personal &
Commercial
Banking
   
Wealth
Management
   
Insurance
   
Capital
Markets 
(1)
   
Corporate
Support 
(1)
   
Total
 
Net interest income
(2)
 
$
4,216
 
 
$
1,150
 
 
$
 
 
$
661
 
 
$
305
 
 
$
6,332
 
Non-interest
income
 
 
1,578
 
 
 
3,387
 
 
 
363
 
 
 
2,290
 
 
 
(465
 
 
7,153
 
Total revenue
 
 
5,794
 
 
 
4,537
 
 
 
363
 
 
 
2,951
 
 
 
(160
 
 
13,485
 
Provision for credit losses
 
 
634
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
167
 
 
 
 
 
 
813
 
Non-interest
expense
 
 
2,339
 
 
 
3,768
 
 
 
71
 
 
 
1,642
 
 
 
504
 
 
 
8,324
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
 
2,821
 
 
 
758
 
 
 
291
 
 
 
1,142
 
 
 
(664
 
 
4,348
 
Income taxes (recoveries)
 
 
760
 
 
 
152
 
 
 
71
 
 
 
(12
 
 
(205
 
 
766
 
Net income
 
$
2,061
 
 
$
606
 
 
$
220
 
 
$
1,154
 
 
$
(459
 
$
3,582
 
Non-interest
expense includes:
                                               
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
235
 
 
$
311
 
 
$
4
 
 
$
124
 
 
$
(2

)
 
 
$
672
 
                                                 
     For the three months ended January 31, 2023 (Restated – Note 2)  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)   Personal &
Commercial
Banking
    Wealth
Management (3), (4)
    Insurance     Capital
Markets (1), (4)
    Corporate
Support (1), (3)
    Total  
Net interest income
(
2
)
  $ 4,007     $ 1,216     $     $ 792     $ 187     $ 6,202  
Non-interest
income
    1,534       3,344       154       2,354       (231     7,155  
Total revenue
    5,541       4,560       154       3,146       (44     13,357  
Provision for credit losses
    401       66             65             532  
Non-interest
expense
    2,229       3,434       70       1,701       155       7,589  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    2,911       1,060       84       1,380       (199     5,236  
Income taxes (recoveries)
    785       230       17       139       932       2,103  
Net income
  $ 2,126     $ 830     $ 67     $ 1,241     $ (1,131   $  3,133  
Non-interest
expense includes:
                                               
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 241     $ 301     $ 8     $ 127     $     $ 677  
 
(1)
 
Taxable equivalent basis.
(2)
 
Interest revenue is reported net of interest expense as we rely primarily on net interest income as a performance measure.
(3)
 
Amounts for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented.
(4)
 
Effective the fourth quarter of 2023, we moved the Investor Services lending business from our Wealth Management segment to our Capital Markets segment. Therefore, comparative results for the three months ended January 31, 2023 have been revised from those previously presented.
Total assets and total liabilities by business segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
As at January 31, 2024
 
(Millions of Canadian dollars)  
Personal &
Commercial
Banking
   
Wealth
Management
   
Insurance
   
Capital
Markets
   
Corporate
Support
   
Total
 
Total assets
 
$
640,193
 
 
$
175,270
 
 
$
26,956
 
 
$
1,069,398
 
 
$
62,588
 
 
$
1,974,405
 
Total liabilities
 
 
640,114
 
 
 
174,043
 
 
 
26,904
 
 
 
1,069,685
 
 
 
(52,829
 
 
1,857,917
 
                                     
     As at October 31, 2023 (Restated – Note 2)  
(Millions of Canadian dollars)   Personal &
Commercial
Banking
    Wealth
Management
    Insurance    
Capital
Markets
    Corporate
Support
    Total  
Total assets
  $  636,046     $  179,227     $  24,130     $  1,100,172     $    66,956     $  2,006,531  
Total liabilities
    635,952       177,389       24,895       1,099,893       (46,745     1,891,384  

Royal Bank of Canada
  First Quarter 2024   77
 
 
 
Note 1
5
 Capital management
 
Regulatory capital and capital ratios
OSFI formally establishes risk-based capital and leverage minimums and Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) ratios for deposit-taking institutions in Canada. During the first
 
quarter of 2024, we complied with all applicable capital, leverage and TLAC requirements, including the Domestic Stability Buffer, imposed by OSFI.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      As at  
(Millions of Canadian dollars, except percentage amounts and as otherwise noted)
 
January 31
2024
   
October 31
2023
 
Capital
(1), (2)
               
CET1 capital
 
$
88,106
 
  $ 86,611  
Tier 1 capital
 
 
96,140
 
    93,904  
Total capital
 
 
106,865
 
    104,952  
Risk-weighted assets (RWA) used in calculation of capital ratios
(1), (2)
               
Credit risk
 
$
474,677
 
  $ 475,842  
Market risk
 
 
30,980
 
    40,498  
Operational risk
 
 
84,600
 
    79,883  
Total RWA
 
$
590,257
 
  $ 596,223  
Capital ratios and Leverage ratio
(1), (2)
               
CET1 ratio
 
 
14.9%
 
    14.5%  
Tier 1 capital ratio
 
 
16.3%
 
    15.7%  
Total capital ratio
 
 
18.1%
 
    17.6%  
Leverage ratio
 
 
4.4%
 
    4.3%  
Leverage ratio exposure (billions)
 
$
2,173
 
  $ 2,180  
TLAC available and ratios
(1), (3)
               
TLAC available
 
$
 185,556
 
  $  184,916  
TLAC ratio
 
 
31.4%
 
    31.0%  
TLAC leverage ratio
 
 
8.5%
 
    8.5%  
 
(1)   As prior period restatements are not required by OSFI, there was no impact from the adoption of IFRS 17 on regulatory capital, RWA, capital ratios, leverage ratio, TLAC available and TLAC ratios for periods prior to November 1, 2023.
(2)   Capital, RWA, and capital ratios are calculated using OSFI’s Capital Adequacy Requirements (CAR) guideline and the Leverage ratio is calculated using OSFI’s Leverage Requirements (LR) guideline. Both the CAR guideline and LR guideline are based on the Basel III framework. The periods ended January 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 reflect our adoption of the revised CAR and LR guidelines that came into effect in Q2 2023, as further updated on October 20, 2023 as part of OSFI’s implementation of the Basel III reforms. The period ended January 31, 2024 also reflects our adoption of the revised market risk and CVA frameworks that came into effect on November 1, 2023.
(3)   TLAC available and TLAC ratios are calculated using OSFI’s TLAC guideline. The TLAC standard is applied at the resolution entity level which for us is deemed to be Royal Bank of Canada and its subsidiaries. A resolution entity and its subsidiaries are collectively called a resolution group. The TLAC ratio and TLAC leverage ratio are calculated using the TLAC available as percentage of total RWA and leverage exposure, respectively.
EX-99.3 4 d626066dex993.htm EX-99.3 EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

Return on Equity and Assets Ratios

 

     Q1 2024     For the Year-Ended
October 2023(1)
    For the Year-Ended
October 2022
    For the Year-Ended
October 2021
 

Return on Assets

     0.68     0.73     0.84     0.96

Return on Equity

     13.1     14.3     16.4     18.6

Return on Equity

     55     52     45     39

 

(1)

Amounts have been restated from those previously presented as part of the adoption of IFRS 17, effective November 1, 2023.

EX-31.1 5 d626066dex311.htm EX-31.1 EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

SOX 302 Certification

I, David McKay, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report for the period ended January 31, 2024 (the “report”) of Royal Bank of Canada (the “registrant”);

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a.

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b.

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 28, 2024

 

/s/ David McKay

Name:   David McKay
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
EX-31.2 6 d626066dex312.htm EX-31.2 EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

SOX 302 Certification

I, Nadine Ahn, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report for the period ended January 31, 2024 (the “report”) of Royal Bank of Canada (the “registrant”);

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a.

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b.

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d.

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a.

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b.

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 28, 2024

 

/s/ Nadine Ahn

Name:   Nadine Ahn
Title:   Chief Financial Officer