Serving Canadian individual and institutional investors, corporations, and government agencies since 1902.

National Bank Financial is one of the top six investment dealers in Canada, and the undisputed leader in Quebec. The Firm is proud to trace its roots back to 1902 – a time where many of its current competitors had yet to see the light of day.

During the course of the 20th century, the firm grew steadily on a solid foundation, profiting from many strategic alliances formed with key partners. National Bank Financial itself was created by the merger of a number of different brokerage firms over the years, including such reputable names as Lévesque Beaubien, Geoffrion Leclerc, First Marathon, J.D. Mack, Capital Group, Equitable Securities, Rademaker McDougall & Company and Oswald Drinkwater and John Graham.

A Truly National Firm
National Bank Financial is a truly integrated firm, combining retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties. The Firm has a substantial presence in all regions of Canada as well as operations in the United States and Europe, and yet remains unique among major Canadian investment dealers for the depth of its coverage of the Quebec market. It not only plays a leading role in all major Canadian investment markets, but is also active in a number of specialized and rapidly growing related businesses.

National Bank Financial has 3,060 employees, largely working in offices located in all major Canadian urban centers. The Firm’s business unit serving individual investors has 750 Investment Advisors in an 86 branch-network that extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts, and manages some $52.5 billion of assets for roughly 250,000 Canadians. National Bank Financial is also Canada’s largest provider of clearing services to third party investment dealers and portfolio managers, independent securities firms, financial planners, investment counselors and money managers. The Firm’s Correspondent Network’s clientele encompasses more than 100 independent financial service firms, who entrust NBCN with the administration of a further $47 billion, bringing the Firm’s total assets under administration to just under the $100 billion mark. Annual revenues of $1.1 billion place it among the leaders in the Canadian investment industry.

Although its capital base of $875 million makes National Bank Financial very strong on a stand-alone basis, it draws additional solidity from being an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Bank of Canada, which has a market capitalization of $9.8 billion. An active social and economic force for the past 140 years, the National Bank of Canada is the country’s sixth largest chartered bank, with assets in excess of $105 billion. The National Bank’s head office is located in Montreal and its Canadian network can boast of close to 500 branches.

Focusing on Service
Continuing a tradition that goes back to 1902, National Bank Financial has made client service and the development of long-term client relationships the cornerstone of its operating philosophy. The firm goes out of its way to fully understand the needs of its retail, corporate and institutional clients, and to respond with creative solutions and value-added services.
With this in mind, National Bank Financial takes steps to ensure that it can always count on the best in the business: one of the firm’s day-to-day priorities is to recruit top-notch professionals, and spare no effort to ensure that they remain among the best qualified in the industry.

National Bank Financial at a Glance

• One of Canada's leading dealers, and perhaps the only truly national one
• Dominant presence in Quebec with a 30% market share
• $1.1 billion in annual revenues
• $875 million in capital
• More than 750 investment Advisors in 86 branches coast to coast
• More than $96 billion in assets under management
• A leader in institutional equity sales and trading
• Highly ranked research
• An experience and diverse group of investment banking professionals
• Specialized M&A expertise
• Integrated corporate banking capability
• A key participant in all Canadian fixed-income markets
• High-yield research, trading and issuance
• Canada's #1 provider of third-party securities clearing services
• A dynamic merchant bank