2013 Management's Discussion and Analysis To view the PDF

To view the PDF of the Management's Discussion and Analysis, please click on the following link: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rn...3-12-7.pdf Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) is provided to enable a reader to assess our results of operations and financial condition for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013, compared to the preceding two years. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our 2013 Annual Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes and is dated December 4, 2013. All amounts are in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise specified, and are based on financial statements prepared 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 2013 Annual Information Form, is available free of charge on our website at rbc.com/investorrelations, on the Canadian Securities Administrators' website at sedar.com and on the EDGAR section of the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) website at sec.gov. Table of contents Overview and outlook 11 Selected financial and other highlights 11 About Royal Bank of Canada 12 Vision and strategic goals 12 Economic and market review and outlook 12 Key corporate events of 2013 14 Financial performance 14 Overview 14 Business segment results 18 Results by business segments 18 How we measure and report our business segments 18 Key performance and non-GAAP measures 19 Personal & Commercial Banking 21 Wealth Management 26 Insurance 29 Investor & Treasury Services 32 Capital Markets 33 Corporate Support 36 Quarterly financial information 37 Fourth quarter 2013 performance 37 Quarterly results and trend analysis 38 Results by geographic segment 39 Financial condition 40 Condensed balance sheets 40 Off-balance sheet arrangements 41 Risk management 44 Overview 44 Enhanced Disclosure Task Force 44 Top and emerging risks 44 Enterprise risk management 46 Credit risk 50 Credit quality performance 58 Market risk 60 Liquidity and funding management 64 Insurance risk 73 Regulatory compliance risk 73 Operational risk 74 Strategic risk 74 Reputation risk 74 Competitive risk 74 Overview of other risks 74 Capital management 76 Additional financial information 84 Exposures to selected financial instruments 84 Accounting and control matters 85 Related party transactions 90 Supplementary information 91   See our Glossary for definitions of terms used throughout this document 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 2013 Annual Report, in other filings with Canadian regulators or the SEC, in other reports to shareholders and in other communications. 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 and market review and outlook for Canadian, U.S., European and global economies, the regulatory environment in which we operate, the outlook and priorities for each of our business segments, and the risk environment including our liquidity and funding management. The forward-looking information contained in this document is 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 and our financial performance objectives, vision and strategic goals, and may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "believe", "expect", "foresee", "forecast", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "goal", "plan" and "project" and similar expressions of future or conditional verbs such as "will", "may", "should", "could" or "would". By their very nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, 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 and that our financial performance objectives, vision and strategic goals will not be achieved. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these 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: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, regulatory compliance, operational, strategic, reputation and competitive risks and other risks discussed in the Risk management and Overview of other risks sections; the impact of regulatory reforms, including relating to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's (BCBS) global standards for capital and liquidity reform, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations issued and to be issued thereunder, over-the -counter derivatives reform, the payments system in Canada, the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), and regulatory reforms in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Europe; the high levels of Canadian household debt; cybersecurity; the business and economic conditions in Canada, the U.S. and certain other countries in which we operate; the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies; our ability to attract and retain employees; the accuracy and completeness of information concerning our clients and counterparties; the development and integration of our distribution networks; model, information technology and social media risk; and the impact of environmental issues. 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. Material economic assumptions underlying the forward looking statements contained in this 2013 Annual Report are set out in the Overview and outlook section and for each business segment under the heading Outlook and priorities. 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 management and Overview of other risks sections. Information contained in or otherwise accessible through the websites mentioned does not form part of this report. 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