Gordon M. "Gord" Nixon, CM, O.Ontwas the President, CEO and Director of Royal Bank of Canada, from 2001 to 2014... (wikipedia)
We are pleased with the strong earnings growth and ROE (return on equity) of 23.9% in the first quarter.
We started 2006 on a very strong note.
Our shares have always appealed to individual investors and we expect this step to make our shares more affordable and even more attractive to retail shareholders.
Government should support and defend its key industries through good policies, rather than what sometimes makes for good politics.