Defendant Name: Royal Bank of Canada

Defendant Type: Public Company
SIC Code: 6719
CUSIP: 78008710

Document Reference: 34-98849

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Royal Bank of Canada
Document Name Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order
Document Date 02-Nov-2023
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-21792
AAER 4473
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary On November 2, 2023, the SEC instituted cease-and-desist proceedings against Royal Bank of Canada, stating: "This matter concerns internal accounting control deficiencies relating to accounting for internally developed software (“IDS”) costs by Respondent Royal Bank of Canada."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $6,000,000.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

2023-232 02-Nov-2023 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
SEC Charges Royal Bank of Canada with Internal Accounting Controls Violations
On November 2, 2023, the SEC "announced that Canada’s largest bank, Royal Bank of Canada, will pay a $6 million penalty to settle charges that it violated the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the securities laws relating to its accounting for its costs of internally developed software."