RBC to Acquire Carlin Financial Group

The Globe and Mail, Boyd Erman, 26 October 2006With brokerages increasingly focused on providing fast trading services to hedge funds, Royal Bank of Canada's securities arm is bulking up by buying a New York-based firm that specializes in helping small funds make big trades.With the purchase of Carlin Financial Group, RBC Dominion Securities Inc. increases the number of shares it trades on U.S.