About Us

Personal Service, Corporate Capabilites

As a corporate trustee or co-trustee, we provide complete professionalism, including:

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Maintaining Objectivity

We manage your trust impartially and without personal bias — a key factor in making discretionary decisions affecting our clients’ beneficiaries.

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Holding Responsibility

As fiduciaries, we are held to stringent legal and ethical standards in the management of trusts and estates.

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Establishing Continuity

Individual trustees are subject to the limitations of age and/or incapacity, while a corporate trustee can help ensure that our clients’ wishes are followed for the full duration of the trust.

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Managing Complexity

Our main responsibility is to carry out the instructions written in the trust document such as managing assets to appropriate objectives and distributing income and principal to beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of the trust.


The Delaware Advantage

With more than 250 years of history developing legal precedent in trust law, Delaware continues to lead the way in areas of multigenerational planning, asset protection and tax savings. Delaware has long been considered one of the premier trust jurisdictions due to its Directed Trust Statute, flexibility, tax advantages, and favorable legal climate.

Compared to other states, Delaware offers:


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Greater Confidentiality

A Delaware Trust offers the least governmental interference and the highest degree of confidentiality of all states.

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Protection from Creditors

Shielding trust assets from creditors is a primary consideration in Delaware.

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Adaptability & Efficiency

The Delaware Court of Chancery has a solid reputation for its well-reasoned decisions on trust law.

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Greater Investment Flexibility

In Delaware, a grantor can retain or give to the trustee as much or as little control over investments as he or she desires.

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No Rule Against Perpetuities

Some states require that all interests must vest no later than 21 years after the end of a life (or lives) in being at the creation of the trust.

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Greater Tax Savings

Delaware provides certain tax exemptions for trusts set up by nonresidents.


Our Network 

We have connections across multiple disciplines in the wealth management industry and have earned
a collective reputation for trustworthiness that you can count on.

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RBC has a history of working with professional advisors to deliver financial planning solutions. In addition to being a global leader in providing trust services, RBC has over 100 years of private banking and wealth management experience.

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Through City National Bank, our national charter allows the Bank to serve as a fiduciary in every state, and gives access to a breadth of specialized teams in several areas, including customized real estate management and estate settlement.

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The American Gift Fund is a donor advised charitable foundation which allows individuals or businesses to enjoy most of the benefits or their own private foundation, while using the higher public foundation deduction rules and avoiding the costs and complexities of a private foundation.