Private Trading Office Team

Ben has over 15 years of investment experience within RBC Capital Markets and Wealth Management. Ben acts as a client facing center of expertise to RBC’s most sophisticated ultra-high net worth and family office clients who seek complex solutions from across RBC’s Global Markets and RBC Wealth Management businesses around the world. Based in Toronto on the RBC Capital Markets trading floor, Ben engages directly with clients and closely collaborates with strategic partners across the Enterprise to structure and implement bespoke ‘One RBC’ investment solutions.

Ben also serves as Co-Head of the RBC DS Private Trading Office within the ESC Group, leading the strategic direction and global growth strategy for the team which advises on investment strategies for Family Office clients across all asset classes (equities, FX, derivatives, fixed income, structured notes and precious metals) in a one-stop-shop model which includes global trade execution.

Ben joined RBC Dominion Securities in 2010 as a Futures and Commodities Specialist where he advised corporate and family office clients on constructing commodity portfolios and structuring risk management solutions using exchange traded derivatives. In 2016 he joined the Dominion Securities Fixed Income and FX trading desk managing fixed income and FX order flow, providing fixed income trade ideas and currency hedging solutions for the firms largest Investment Advisors. In 2017, Ben joined RBC Dominion Securities Private Trading Office as a Vice President, providing multi-asset investment strategy and global trade execution for ultra-high net worth and family office clients. Ben is also the Chair of the DS Futures Advisory Board. Prior to joining RBC, he worked as a Derivatives Analyst at Sun Life Financial gaining experience with Equity, Interest Rate and Exotic over the counter derivative products.

Ben has his Master of Finance degree from the Smith School of Business at Queens University and holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and Chartered Investment Manager (CIM) designations.