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A Royal Bank of Canada sign is seen in downtown Toronto. The bank’s wealth-management unit has some $325-billion in assets under management.
A Royal Bank of Canada sign is seen in downtown Toronto. The bank’s wealth-management unit has some $325-billion in assets under management.
(MARK BLINCH/REUTERS)

RBC closing in on Ally

Royal Bank of Canada is on the verge of buying Ally Financial’s Canadian arm.

The sale is part of a global restructuring that Ally first announced in May. Early in the auction process General Motors Co. described itself as the “natural buyer”, as Ally was previously owned by GM and was once known as General Motors Acceptance Corp.