RBC Dominion Securities is the brand used by Royal Bank of Canada for full service brokerage services primarily in Canada. It forms part of RBC's Wealth Management division. Established in Toronto in 1901, it originally focused on government and municipal but diversified into war bonds during World War I. By the 1950s, it had developed a network with branches in every major city in Canada.
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RBC Dominion Securities Inc is the legal name of the company from which the full service brokerage activities operate. The subsidiary, among others, is also used by the RBC Capital Markets division. RBC Dominion Securities Inc has been 100% owned by the Royal Bank of Canada since 1996.