Royal Bank of Canada (RY) 25 Aug 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Please standby, your meeting is about to begin. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the RBC's Conference Call for the Third Quarter 2021 financial results. Please be advised that this call is being recorded. I would like to turn the meeting over to Nadine Ahn, Head of Investor Relations. Ms. ahead, go Please Ahn.

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