News Source: Independent
| 21 days ago
Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Lloyds Banking Group will receive £31.3bn (€34.8bn) in a second bailout from the UK taxpayer as the two banks agreed to cap bonuses. The British Treasury will inject £25.5bn worth of capital into RBS, for a total...
News Source: The Scotsman
| 22 days ago
THE overhaul of Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group has begun, with the two chief executives knowing they have little choice other than to accept the European Union and Treasury demands for a dismantling of their empires.
News Source: The Scotsman
| 22 days ago
Hester, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, said there had already been interest from potential buyers in the assets the company had to sell...RBS is selling 318 branches of the former Williams & Glyn's outlets in England and Wales, and its...
News Source: The Scotsman
| 22 days ago
Kane, head of Lloyds Banking Group in Scotland, admitted yesterday that the bank would have disposed of some of its branches even if Brussels had not ordered it to do so...Cheltenham & Gloucester and the online mortgage bank Intelligent Finance. Kane...
News Source: The Scotsman
| 22 days ago
RBS was the worst performer, leaving chief executive Stephen Hester clearly unhappy that his ability to revive the bank's fortunes had been made more difficult by the European Commission verdict. Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland shed 7 per cent,...
News Source: Guardian Unlimited
| 22 days ago
Things could not be better in Darling world Good news for the banks, which are to be rescued with a further £39bn of our money. That's not far short of £2,000 a household Simon Hoggart The lads in the Treasury team had some good news and some...