A sign for the Royal Bank of Canada in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2021.
REUTERS/Carlos Osorio Acquire Licensing RightsSept 29 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) (RY.TO) on Friday said it had injected capital into City National to strengthen the Los Angeles-based subsidiary's liquidity position and pay down higher-cost borrowing.
"This is part of the management actions that RBC is taking on the path to improving profitability at City National" an RBC spokesman told Reuters.
RBC, which bought City National in 2015 for $5.4 billion, said in August that the subsidiary's losses in the third quarter stood at $38 million, compared with a profit of $102 million a year ago.
RBC has also hired Greg Carmichael, the former CEO of U.S. regional lender Fifth Third Bancorp, to sit on City National's board.
Persons:
Carlos Osorio, Dave McKay, Greg Carmichael, Mike Rizvanovic, Rizvanovic, Jaiveer Singh, Balu, Maju Samuel, Paul Simao
Organizations:
Royal Bank of Canada, REUTERS, RBC, City National, Reuters, Valley Bank, Fifth Third Bancorp, City, Thomson
Locations:
Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Los Angeles, California, U.S, Santa Clara, Bengaluru, Toronto