navigation search royal bank of trinidad and tobago type subsidiary industry bank founded trinidad and tobago headquarters port of spain trinidad and tobago products financial services parent royal bank of canada website http www.rbtt.com the royal bank of trinidad and tobago rbtt was one of the larger commercial banks of trinidad and tobago . as a subsidiary of rbtt financial holdings limited rbtt was one of the largest commercial banking corporations in the caribbean region with a group asset base of over us 6.2 billion dollars . the rbtt group of companies operated several commercial banking businesses in other neighbouring islands as well as various investment holdings in various parts of the trinidad and tobago economy . on 26 march 2008 rbtt shareholders voted 98.18 percent in favour of selling the bank to the royal bank of canada rbc who previously had divested the bank in 1987 . on 16 june 2008 rbc completed the acquisition . rbtt financial holdings limited and rbc holdings trinidad & tobago limited a subsidiary of rbc will amalgamate and continue as a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of rbc . the head office of the caribbean operations for rbc will be located at port of spain the capital of trinidad and tobago and the site of rbtt s headquarters . contents 1 history 1.1 stock market 2 subsidiaries and units 3 associate companies 4 largest competitors 5 external links history edit rbtt s history in trinidad and tobago began in 1902 when the union bank of halifax based in nova scotia canada opened a branch in port of spain . union bank like many other canadian banks was drawn to the west indies by the flourishing trade between the canadian maritimes i.e. nova scotia with the wider west indies region . in 1910 the royal bank of canada rbc acquired the union bank . in time rbc expanded its operations from a single location to several different branches across trinidad and tobago . in 1962 trinidad and tobago gained its independence from the united kingdom . with several independent countries in the former british west indies engaging in left leaning policy experiments seen by many as heading down the road towards socialism or communism many canadian banks were seeking to sever their ties in the caribbean region so as to avoid having their operations nationalized . 1972 rbc at the urging of the local government incorporated the royal bank of trinidad and tobago rbtt to take over its operations in the country . 1985 rbtt formed caribbean banking corporation limited cbc its first venture outside of trinidad and tobago to acquire the branch operations of the royal bank of canada in st. vincent and the grenadines . cbc was a 50 50 joint venture with the neal & massy group . cbc is now rbtt bank caribbean . by 1986 rbc had divested itself of 53 % of its shares in rbtt . then in 1987 rbc divested itself of its remaining shares in rbtt putting 100 % of its shares in the hands of local shareholders including 21 % in the hands of bank employees . to propel future growth the bank created the parent holding company known as the royal bank of trinidad and tobago limited for banking operations . in 1990 rbtt decided to transform the royal bank of trinidad and tobago limited into a full fledged regional institution offering financial services across the caribbean . 1991 cbc now rbtt bank caribbean established a branch at bequia in the grenadines . 1992 cbc established a branch in antigua . 1993 cbc established itself in saint lucia . 1995 rbtt acquired st. maarten commercial bank and changed its name to antilles banking corporation sint maarten . 1996 rbtt with the encouragement of the eastern caribbean central bank acquired a 94 % interest in the nevis corporative bank established in 1955 and changed its name to caribbean banking corporation skn . rbtt also acquired nevis banking company est. 1955 and merged it into cbc skn . rbtt acquired the mclaughlin bank in cura ao and changed the name to antilles banking corporation cura ao . 1997 rbtt acquired a 50 % interest in the grenada bank of commerce est. 1983 which it has since increased to 62 % . rbtt also acquired neal & massy s 50 % interest in cbc making cbc a wholly owned subsidiary . this is now rbtt bank caribbean with branches in st. lucia antigua st. vincent and bequia and owns rbtt bank skn in nevis and rbtt bank grenada . 1998 rbtt acquired the first national bank of aruba with two subsidiaries offering both onshore and offshore services . the bank also formed rbtt financial holdings limited a new holding company . 1999 antilles banking corporation acquired the operations of the chase manhattan bank in st. maarten . rbtt restructured its ownership and grenada bank of commerce became a subsidiary of cbc . 2000 rbtt acquired finsac s 99.9 % shareholding in union bank of jamaica . the bank changed its name to rbtt bank jamaica . union bank was the result of a merger of the business of four 4 finsac controlled commercial banks and their three 3 allied merchant banks all seven of which sought government intervention when faced with insolvency citizens bank ; eagle commercial bank ; island victoria bank ; workers savings & loan bank ; citizens merchant bank ; corporate merchant bank ; and island life merchant bank . 2000 antilles banking corporation cura ao n.v acquired all of abn amro branches in cura ao and bonaire . antilles banking corporation sint maarten acquired the operations in sint maarten . rbtt merged the operations of abn amro netherlands antilles and abc and continued the combined business under the name rbtt bank antilles . abn amro held a minority of the shares in abc for a maximum period of up to three years . abn amro traced its origins in the netherlands antilles back to edwards henriquez & co. established in 1856 in cura ao whose main activity was trade and sea transportation . 2000 first national bank of aruba acquired abn amro s branches in aruba . rbtt merged the banking activities of abn amro aruba and first national bank of aruba and continued the combined business under the name rbtt bank aruba . first national bank of aruba also owned banco nacional de hipotecas a licensed mortgage bank . 2000 rbtt acquired all of abn amro bank s branches in suriname through its wholly owned subsidiary rbtt bank suriname . on 22 april 2002 the bank celebrated its 100th anniversary and rebranded itself legally to the acronym form of the royal bank of trinidad and tobago or rbtt . this led to a regional rebranding of all rbtt businesses of the financial group . today all commercial banking subsidiaries carry the rbtt brand in their official name . 2003 rbtt acquired ernst & young trust corporation in barbados and renamed it rbtt trust corporation . 2004 rbtt acquired caribbean commercial bank in barbados . this is now rbtt bank barbados . 2005 rbtt opened a representative office in costa rica as the first step in a strategy of greater involvement in central america . 2007 rbc announced it would acquire rbtt which would mark the return of rbc to trinidad and tobago after an absence of 20 years . 1 2 2008 rbtt shareholders voted in favour of the acquisition by the royal bank of canada ; the transaction was completed in june 2008 . 3 stock market edit the company was listed on the trinidad and tobago stock exchange ttse under the symbol rbtt . rbtt shareholders are receiving both cash and rbc shares for their stock in rbtt . rbc is considering listing depository receipts for rbc shares on the ttse . subsidiaries and units edit trinidad and tobago rbtt bank limited trinidad and tobago rbtt insurance agency limited rbtt merchant bank limited rbtt trust limited west indies stockbrokers limited aruba rbtt bank aruba n.v. barbados rbtt bank barbados limited rbtt trust corporation grenada rbtt bank grenada limited rbtt bank caribbean limited see also nevis netherlands antilles rbtt bank n.v. in cura ao rbtt bank n.v. in sint maarten saint kitts and nevis rbtt bank caribbean limited see also grenada rbtt bank skn limited suriname rbtt bank suriname n.v. associate companies edit guardian life of the caribbean limited life insurance guardian general insurance limited general insurance largest competitors edit barbados national bank citibank firstcaribbean international bank national commercial bank of jamaica scotiabank republic bank of trinidad and tobago external links edit official website online west indies stockbrokers limited online v t e royal bank of canada chief executive officer gordon nixon fy 2007 statistics net income 5.5 billion cad 9 % market capitalization 63.8 billion cad assets 600.3 billion cad employees 66 748 stock symbols tsx ry nyse ry website www.rbc.com major brands by financial service financial group rbc canadian banking rbc royal bank u.s. banking rbc bank defunct caribbean banking rbc royal bank of canada and rbtt private banking city national bank rbc wealth management canadian mutual funds rbc funds u.s. mutual funds tamarack funds canadian brokerage rbc direct investing and rbc dominion securities u.s. brokerage rbc wealth management canadian insurance rbc insurance u.s. insurance rbc insurance capital markets rbc capital markets custodial rbc dexia retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title royal bank of trinidad and tobago & oldid 741132329 categories banks of trinidad and tobagoroyal bank of canada navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 september 2016 at 16 11 . text is available under 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