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Yes and DB > RBC. About to get so many MS from incoming RBC interns.
DB is a BB. RBC is a MM
Doesn't really operate in the MM space anymore. There are more people complaining about RBC analysts then there actually are on here.
lmao there is an army of RBC kids on this forum- have no idea where they all spawned from
What’s wrong with the forum lately? Not sure what RBC has to do with this other than a lot of DB guys jumping ship to there. Incoming interns at each place are fighting with each other. The BB or EB designation doesn’t mean much when you hit the desk. “Ranks” also tend to change often and it becomes a lot less meaningful outside an anxiety-filled college classroom. For all intents and the work I do, RBC works in the bulge bracket space and time will only tell if their foray into the US will pay off, so far it’s pretty damn good. Deutsche has hit a rough patch that probably has less to do with “how good they are” and more to do with the weak conditions in general for European and particular German banking.
I go to H/Y/P so no one is picking between these two often. But believe me, no one is picking DB over RBC in today's climate.
Not a BB
Thanks Intern! Very insightful
I've researched the banks thoroughly, even prior to getting into IB and I will give you my outlook, which is about as valuable as that of the common research assistant... Deutsche Bank is still a bulge bracket with regards to its expansive size and top notch authority in Germany, however, its position within its home market has given it a lot of troubles. Europe is in for a big slowdown in the coming months, if it hasn't been initiated already... That being said, it is not on the level that its European/British friends Barclays and Credit Suisse are at anymore. UBS is a similar scenario, albeit a bit better. Overall to answer your question, the short answer is 'not anymore.' To elaborate further, the bank is barely profitable, it has suffered many scandals and does not garnish the same level of respect it once had.
its an investment bank not a tilapia
Sorry bud, but that is completely wrong. They sold their prime brokerage and exited from equity trading. DB FICC is still going strong though!