The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba) is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, and together with NatWest and Ulster Bank, provides branch banking facilities throughout the British Isles. Royal Bank of Scotland has around 700 branches, mainly in Scotland though there are branches in many larger towns and cities throughout England and Wales. The Royal Bank of Scotland and its parent, the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, are completely separate from the fellow Edinburgh based bank, the Bank of Scotland, which pre-dates the Royal Bank of Scotland by 32 years. The Bank of Scotland was effective in raising funds for the Jacobite Rebellion and as a result, The Royal Bank of Scotland was established to provide a bank with strong Hanoverian and Whig ties.
RBS cuts ties with former broking arm
7:00 pm - Independent
Investors warn on RBS ‘sweetheart deal’
May 15 - Financial Times
Exec leaves CBA for Bank of Scotland
May 07 - News.com.au
RBS settles £5.7bn debt, but we're still £20bn under water
May 04 - Independent
London Markets: Miners, oil firms weigh on FTSE 100
May 04 - MarketWatch
RBS first quarter loss triples to £1.52 bn
May 04 - France24
Stephen Hester hails progress at RBS
May 04 - Independent
RBS to repay state loans next week: report
May 03 - France24
Possible Direct Line purchaser emerges
Apr 30 - Financial Times
RBS unit in US agrees to pay $137m
Apr 25 - Financial Times
RBS near selling some Asia units to CIMB: WSJ
Apr 01 - MarketWatch
£50,000 rule for RBS interest-only mortgage deal
Mar 27 - Independent
RBS stake may be sold to Abu Dhabi
Mar 26 - Independent
Britain in talks to sell RBS share to Abu Dhabi: report
Mar 26 - France24
Bidders ready to make play for struggling Game
Mar 25 - Independent
Mar 20 - CBC
Ministers' schemes failed to boost lending, says RBS chief
Mar 15 - Independent
RBS and Goodwin sued for £2.4bn by angry investors
Mar 11 - Independent
Scepticism greets German model for RBS
Mar 07 - Financial Times
Zero tax for RBS on massive profits from bond trades
Feb 28 - Independent
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Britain may need to call time on free bank accounts as poor transparency on fees could be fuelling the mis-selling of financial products, a top banking regulator said on Thursday. (May 24)
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MORE TOPICS: BARCLAYS, HSBC, RETAIL, MANAGEMENT, MORTGAGE
By Reuters UK
Nationwide, Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services group, has set aside 103 million pounds ($163 million) to compensate victims of loan insurance mis-selling after claims quadrupled in the second half of its fiscal year. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: BARCLAYS, HSBC, RETAIL, MANAGEMENT, MORTGAGE
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MORE TOPICS: BANK OF JAPAN, JAPAN, ELECTIONS, MANAGEMENT
By Reuters UK
Britain's benchmark share index extended its tentative recovery on Tuesday, as mining stocks rose on a rise in the price of copper and on hopes of new moves in China to boost its economy. (May 22)
MORE TOPICS: CHINA, BARCLAYS, BNP PARIBAS, FTSE, EUROPEAN UNION, CARNIVAL
By Reuters UK
Britain's top share index halted a week-long slide on Monday, as investors stumped up the courage to buy in on the dips of badly beaten equities, although the murky outlook for global growth kept gains to a minimum. (May 21)
MORE TOPICS: DEUTSCHE BANK, FTSE, GERMANY, ELECTIONS, COPPER, RYANAIR
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