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		<title><![CDATA[RBS Restructuring Cleared By EU]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - The European Commission approved a restructuring and impaired asset relief scheme for the Royal Bank of Scotland RBS on Monday, saying the measures fell within state aid rules.The Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, said RBS's restructuring proposals should create a sustainable future for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:05:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RBS Shares Hit By Board Worries, Dubai]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Royal Bank of Scotland RBS shares fell almost 10 percent on Tuesday on fresh worries its board could resign over a bonus dispute with the government, as worries over losses facing lenders linked to Dubai also weighed.Shares in state-controlled RBS have fallen more than 8 percent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:51:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RBS Signals Retreat on Bonuses-report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Royal Bank of Scotland RBS has indicated that it will bow to pressure to pay investment bankers at the 70 percent state-owned bank substantially less than rival institutions, reported The Financial Times on Friday.On Thursday Prime Minister Gordon Brown moved to allay fears of a mass...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:45:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UK Moves to Calm Fears of RBS Walkout Over Bonuses]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Keith Weir and Paul HoskinsLONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown moved to allay fears of a mass walk out by the board of Royal Bank of Scotland, saying it would not be singled out for unduly harsh treatment over bonuses.In a rare move by politicians to calm...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:15:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mandelson Urges Pay Restraint For Bankers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Banks across the industry need to exercise restraint on remuneration, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Thursday when asked about bonuses at state-controlled RBS RBS."I think it's banking practice, not only in this country but around the world, for these bonuses to form an integral part...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RBS Warns of Risks Over Bonus Control]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Steve SlaterLONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc warned it could struggle to hire and retain key staff after the government demanded control of bonuses as a condition for insuring its bad debts.Bailed-out RBS, set to become 84 percent state-owned after the latest...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:30:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Treasury Take Hold of RBS Bonus Pool]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - The Treasury looks set to clash with some institutional shareholders of the Royal Bank of Scotland RBS after it took control of the banks' bonus pool, The Times reported on Wednesday.The Treasury has demanded the right to control the "quantum and shape" of 2009 bonuses at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:15:21 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RBS Tweaks EU State Aid Deal, Sets EGM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Lender Royal Bank of Scotland said it had fine-tuned a deal to win European Union approval for state aid it has received, as it called for investors to vote on its restructuring plan next month.RBS, majority state-owned after receiving a government bailout last year, said the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:45:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bank Loaned Â£60 Billion to RBS, HBOS]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Keith WeirLONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - The Bank of England disclosed on Tuesday that it provided almost 62 billion pounds in emergency loans to Royal Bank of Scotland RBS and HBOS LLOY at the height of the credit crisis last year.The Bank said it did not give details of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:16:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sempra Energy Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Lasan Johong - RBC Capital Markets. Lasan Johong - RBC Capital Markets Just on the RBS transaction, do you anticipate any changes in your future growth rate because of RBS having to eventually pull out or in other words are...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:31:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Four Ways to Stress-Test a Decision]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.co.uk/sterling-performance/2009/03/17/four-ways-to-stress-test-a-decision/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    Even great decision-makers can be biased. We are also all prisoners of our past -- the experiences we have had and the judgements we have made previously.    Making great decisions is therefore also about guarding against these biases, protecting the decision process with...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Giant Interactive Group Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Our first question comes from the line of Wendy Huang with RBS. Please proceed. Wendy Huang &#8211; RBS Hi, good evening. Thanks for taking my questions. I have two questions. The first, it seems to me that the three new games in the pipeline are...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will Sir Fred Goodwin Get His Pension?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should Sir Fred Goodwin get his pension? Let's consider the facts. This time last year, the Royal Bank of Scotland was said to have some $3.8trn of assets. Today it shattered corporate records by announcing losses of Â£24.1bn. It is now over 80 per cent owned by the government, which...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sempra Energy Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions.  Your first question comes from Lasan Johong &#8211; RBC Capital Markets.  Lasan Johong &#8211; RBC Capital Markets Congratulations on a great quarter, quick questions on the commodities business.  There's been a lot of news floating around RBS.  Anything change...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brown Calls for a New Financial System for the Global Age]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Government leaders should take advantage of the current financial market chaos to create a new monetary framework that better fits the globalised economy, says UK PM Gordon Brown.    "We must create a new financial architecture for the global age," says Brown, whose government...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dutch treat: Netherlands judiciary only goes halfway towards adopting Delaware trilogy in takeover context]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3577/is_4_41/ai_n31027080]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  This Note examines Dutch takeover law in light of the current inter-EU competition to attract entities to individual Member States. The recent hostile takeover of the Dutch bank, ABN AMRO, provides an excellent example of the Netherlands' opportunity to use its judiciary to solidify its reputation as a...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Britain&#39;s RBS facing record banking loss: report]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200808/ai_n27973390]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; The Royal Bank of Scotland will this week unveil the biggest loss in the history of British banking due to a multi-billion-pound hit from the global credit crunch, The Sunday Times reported.  RBS, which announces interim earnings on Friday, was predicted to reveal a pre-tax loss...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[European shares slip amid report of stock market crash warning]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200806/ai_n26680959]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; European equities fell Wednesday after sharp overnight US losses as sentiment was also hit by a report that a Royal Bank of Scotland analyst had warned of a global market crash.  In late morning trading, London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares slid 1.53 percent to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[British bank RBS announces sale of rail unit for 3.6 billion pounds]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200806/ai_n26680207]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON AFP &#8212; Royal Bank of Scotland said on Friday that it had agreed to sell Angel Trains Group, the largest rolling stock leasing company in Britain, to a consortium of investment funds for 3.6 billion pounds (4.5 billion euros, 7.0 billion dollars).  "The Royal Bank of Scotland Group...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[THE ECONOMY: HOW BAD WILL IT GET A SPECIAL REPORT BY WESTMINSTER]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20080608/ai_n26683976]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NOTHING travels faster than bad news. Last week a report from the international Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD ripped into the British economy, branding it the equivalent of a basket case. It criticised the way the UK has been run for the past decade, saying the options left...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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