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• U.K. to Break Up Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds

  BNET - 2009-11-03

  U.K. financial regulators are moving ahead on plans to break up big banks by Alain Sherter

  Tags: Financial, Royal Bank Of Scotland, U.K., Financial Accounting, Finance, Alain Sherter

• Select banks still good bets, says Threadneedle.

  - 2008-04-28

  Byline: Oliver Shah UK banking stocks with strong Asian cashflows will be able to weather the storm of write-downs, according to Threadneedle's Leigh Harrison. Mr Harrison, head of UK equities at Threadneedle, said despite last week's GBP12bn rights issue from Royal...

  Tags: bank, Bank of England, FINANCE, Investment, Mortgages, Royal Bank of Scotland

• Protection for the future.

  - 2008-04-24

  Byline: Hal Austin Phase one is nearing an end The credit crunch, which has plagued the mortgage and banking sectors since 9 august last year, seems to be on the brink of crossing the Rubicon. By the time you...

  Tags: Bank of England, Banking, FINANCE, investment, Mortgages, Royal Bank of Scotland

• RBS rolls out fixed and tracker products.

  - 2008-04-24

  Byline: Anna Lawlor Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland Type: Fixed rate and tracker. Description: RBS has issued two two-year fixed rate mortgages and a two-year tracker. The two-year fixed rate starts on 6.19...

  Tags: Bank of England, borrower, FINANCE, mortgage, Mortgages, Royal Bank of Scotland

• FTSE trims gains.

  - 2007-08-30

  Shares retreat from early highs Jonas Crosland Leading shares in London failed to hold onto early gains, and after adding 75 points to its overnight total at one stage, the FTSE100 index came back to stand at 6,147.4 at lunchtime, a rise of just 15.2...

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• Royal Bank of Scotland consortium strength bid for ABN Amro

  - 2007-07-16

  LONDON AFP — A European banking consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Monday ramped up the cash part of its 71.1-billion-euro bid for Dutch group ABN Amro in an attempt to beat a rival offer from Barclays. RBS, Banco Santander of Spain and Belgian-Dutch group Fortis are...

  Tags: ABN AMRO, Barclays Plc., consortium, FINANCE, RBS, Royal Bank of Scotland, shareholder

• Dutch government advocate favorable to Barclays bid for ABN Amro

  - 2007-06-26

  THE HAGUE AFP — The Dutch government's legal representative to the supreme court issued an opinion Tuesday potentially favorable to a bid by British bank Barclays for ABN Amro, a Dutch banking giant also courted by the Royal Bank of Scotland. While only an opinion, the position put forward...

  Tags: ABN AMRO, Barclays Plc., FINANCE, Government, Royal Bank of Scotland, shareholder, SOFTWARE

• Royal Bank of Scotland upbeat on earnings outlook

  - 2007-06-05

  LONDON AFP — The Royal Bank of Scotland RBS -- which is fronting a European consortium's takeover bid for Dutch giant ABN Amro -- said on Tuesday that first-half earnings would beat market expectations. "The group continues to perform well in 2007 and we expect the rate of underlying...

  Tags: ABN AMRO, Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, RBS, Royal Bank of Scotland

• ABN Amro takeover battle resumes in London next week

  - 2007-05-25

  LONDON AFP — The bidding war for Dutch banking group ABN Amro, which has pitted Britain's Royal Bank of Scotland against rival Barclays, looms large over the London stock market next week. The FTSE 100 finished at 6,570.50 points on Friday, down 70.4 points or 1.06 percent from a...

  Tags: ABN AMRO, bank, Banking, FINANCE, Investment, London, Royal Bank of Scotland, Vodafone Group Plc.

• RBS: TARGET IN SIGHT As the Royal Bank of Scotland homes in on

  - 2007-05-06

  PETER de Vries punched the air in triumph and then threw his arms round Jurjen Lemstra. The spectacle-wearing, shorthaired, smart- suited Dutchman had been sitting anxiously in the Amsterdam District Court waiting for the verdict. And when it came, the "absolutely delighted" representative of the VEB shareholders group hugged the...

  Tags: ABN AMRO, bank, Bank of America Corp., Banking, Barclays Plc., consortium, FINANCE, RBS, Royal Bank of Scotland, shareholder