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View news from May 2020

U.S. federal court tells SEC, Justice Dept to review RBS whistleblower case

Reuters 12.05.2020

RBS: Bó’s closure highlights traditional banks’ digital deficit

Euromoney 12.05.2020

US government pays translator to decipher name of shuttered RBS banking app Bó

The Daily Telegraph 11.05.2020

RBS set to target 'Generation Rent' after coronavirus crisis

Mail on Sunday 10.05.2020

HETHERINGTON: Left high and dry by RBS's mortgage scandal

Mail on Sunday 10.05.2020

BoE warns UK set to enter worst recession for 300 years

Financial Times 07.05.2020

FCA releases 12-month timetable of revised regulation - Mortgage Solutions

Mortgage Solutions 07.05.2020

RBS brings first bank capital trade of pandemic

Global Capital 06.05.2020

Trading Floors to Be Much Less Well-Populated on Return: RBS’s Davies

Bloomberg Markets 06.05.2020

Banks To Exclude Gov't-Backed Loans From Leverage Rules - Law360

Law360 05.05.2020

Small firms hit by coronavirus could miss out on bounce-back loans

The Guardian 05.05.2020

NatWest Faces Renewed £14M Client Claim Over Docs 'Fraud' - Law360

Law360 04.05.2020

Layoffs Watch ’20: Sod You Investment Banking Lot

Dealbreaker 04.05.2020

RBS chief calls for time to restore capital after Covid crisis

The Herald 04.05.2020

Former RBS chief Ross McEwan aims to steer NAB through coronavirus

Financial Times 04.05.2020

Former RBS boss George Mathewson calls for state-backed loan write-off

The Sunday Times 03.05.2020

Coronavirus: Big four banks earmark £6.7bn for COVID-19 write-offs

Sky News 01.05.2020

https://www.ft.com/content/0d75ec66-9963-4497-8c08-f37591e955f3

Financial Times 01.05.2020

Royal Bank of Scotland profits halve on jump in bad loan provisions

The Times 01.05.2020

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/royal-bank-of-scotland-bo-shut-down-monzo-mettle-071439805.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL216WEhjcVJzNk0_YW1wPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL8SSrDbvftjsnSPLI6O_BXadEJC_oM1VHuejdcdiVJuZ8cIP9KbbuAMbisaEendTYZ68qO0tpK7P56v3lru8fAxNTHX4VgQZhnf9grP4xD9OXSOvwsdqNkTJyYyDAxisT5pl_4cRZtozJnRSs9xSXXNvp0mPMc34kyGeLy6ecRA

Yahoo Finance 01.05.2020

https://in.reuters.com/article/rbs-results/rbs-scraps-b-as-profit-halved-by-1-billion-coronavirus-provision-idINKBN22D4MZ

Reuters 01.05.2020

View news from April 2020

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rbs-silences-its-critics-virtually-8klh5j3hd

The Times 30.04.2020

Pandemic Holds Up UK Treasury Sale Of RBS Stake - Law360

Law360 30.04.2020

'No prospect' of government selling RBS stake soon

BBC 29.04.2020

BRIEF-RBS Chairman says COVID-19 has "changed everything"

Reuters 29.04.2020

How Banks Are Using Behavioral Science to Prevent Scandals

Harvard Business Review 28.04.2020

Sour loans set to cost banks billions of pounds in profits

The Daily Telegraph 26.04.2020

NatWest worker left needing psychiatric care after discrimination wins £4.7m

The Daily Mirror 26.04.2020

RBS turning down ‘very few’ loans, says boss Alison Rose

The Daily Telegraph 24.04.2020

Complaints Commissioner slams FCA’s ‘inadequately resourced’ complaints process - Mortgage Solutions

Mortgage Solutions 23.04.2020

Rishi Sunak must be ready to use RBS to turbocharge the post-lockdown recovery

The Daily Telegraph 23.04.2020

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-britain-rbs-redundancies/natwest-presses-ahead-with-more-job-cuts-in-face-of-coronavirus-crisis-idUKKBN222260

Reuters 20.04.2020

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Robots have taken over the NatWest asylum

Mail on Sunday 18.04.2020

The economic crisis will expose a decade’s worth of corporate fraud

The Economist 18.04.2020

COVID-19 Update: FCA Sends “Dear CEO” Letter to UK Banks on Lending to SMEs and Responsibilities of Senior Managers

The National Law Review 17.04.2020

FCA Warns Banks On Virus Emergency Loans To Small Cos. - Law360

Law360 15.04.2020

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS) Insiders Have Been Selling

Simply Wall Street 15.04.2020

Ex-RBS CMO David Wheldon scoops The Drum Marketing Awards lifetime achievement prize

The Drum 14.04.2020

Debt Forgiveness Would Wreak Havoc on Banks, RBS Chairman Warns

Bloomberg Law 14.04.2020

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/video/health-crisis-not-financial-crisis-084915614.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL01XZE1xTGxDQzE_YW1wPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANjdjLaH3V2bSbwk0oraVVfmf5ug_X1bjr_vbL4Ri-_4dnNZhlCF5rqZSLyQ7_EJbYnbI_RQvnbn2NrHTG0obsWdhzvTCX2MNto6XMtEYel8Y86fs_Ur9yxA82KZQI1MIqXJFC8q1B7SQuir6Ws1Sb1afpuYzKdNOV7PkjGuY4mL

Yahoo Finance (Source: Bloomberg Markets) 14.04.2020

Farce as banks give coronavirus crisis loans to just 5,000 businesses

Mail on Sunday 12.04.2020

BofA, JPMorgan, RBS Agree To $25M Settlement In Libor Suit - Law360

Law360 09.04.2020

NHS engineer refused £250,000 lifeline from taxpayer-backed RBS

The Daily Mail 09.04.2020

Bank bosses give up millions to avoid threat of pay revolt

The Times 09.04.2020

Coronavirus: Bankers give up bonuses worth millions

Sky News 08.04.2020

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/imagine-owning-royal-bank-scotland-105424786.html?guccounter=1

Yahoo Finance 08.04.2020

RBS, Overwhelmed With Emergency Loan Requests, Cuts 130 Jobs At Investment Bank Unit

International Business Times 08.04.2020

https://www.scotsman.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-rbs-boss-alison-rose-and-chairman-howard-davies-forgo-25-pay-help-tackle-covid-19-2533614

The Scotsman 08.04.2020

Top bankers FINALLY take a pay cut (but not at Lloyds, HSBC or RBS)

Daily Mail 07.04.2020

NatWest Must Hand Over Docs In Nursing Home Swap Row - Law360

Law360 07.04.2020

Coronavirus: Business Secretary Alok Sharma fires warning at UK banks

Daily Mail 01.04.2020

View news from March 2020

https://www.ft.com/content/3bb2fefc-726c-11ea-ad98-044200cb277f

Financial Times 31.03.2020

Banks told to axe bonuses as well as their dividends

Daily Mail 31.03.2020

RBS exits listed derivatives trading and clearing - Risk.net

Risk.net 31.03.2020

Coronavirus: Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC and RBS suspend dividends - CityAM

CityAM 31.03.2020

Coronavirus: Taxpayers forego £600m from RBS payout

Sky News 30.03.2020

RBS Edinburgh headquarters becomes foodbank distribution centre

Edinburgh Evening News 27.03.2020

Banks give way on rescue loans after outcry over terms

The Times 27.03.2020

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/andrew-bailey-bank-of-england-governor-rgs-grg-scandal-chris-gordon-a9399941.html

Independent 13.03.2020

 

RBS Settles Cleaning Business Owner's Swap Misselling Suit - Law360

Law360 13.03.2020

RBS could hold AGM 'in an empty room' due to coronavirus outbreak - CityAM

CityAM 12.02.2020

RBS Sees Some Claims Cut From Colonial RMBS Sale Suit - Law360

Law360 12.03.2020

RBS Must Pay For Carbon Credit VAT Fraud, Judge Says - Law360

Law360 11.03.2020

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-budget-rbs/uk-taxpayers-forecast-to-make-32-1-billion-loss-on-rbs-privatisation-idUKKBN20Y260

Reuters 11.03.2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is urged to help small business weather storm

The Times 11.03.2020

Treasury to push back target date to sell off RBS stake

CityAm 10.03.2020

RBS and NatWest offer mortgage breaks for customers affected by coronavirus

The Guardian 10.03.2020

George Osborne's Coronavirus bank lending warning for Rishi Sunak

The Daily Mail 09.03.2020

https://www.scottishfinancialnews.com/article/rbs-launches-350m-coronavirus-fund-for-smes

Scottish Financial News 09.03.2020

Natwest unveils £5bn coronavirus support package for small businesses

CityAM 09.03.2020

How to hand challenger banks £425m — and ruffle a few feathers

The Sunday Times 08.03.2020

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2020/03/06/mps-raise-serious-concerns-over-fca-performance/

Financial Times 06.03.2020

New Bank of England governor approved (sort of)

The Guardian 05.03.2020

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/irish-central-bank-fines-rbs-144716753.html

Yahoo Finance 05.03.2020

Treasury Committee issues warning to FCA as it approves Andrew...

Portfolio Advisor 05.03.2020

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2020/03/05/mps-grill-bailey-over-explosion-of-bullying-claims-at-fca/

Financial Times 05.03.2020

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bank-of-england-chief-may-face-court-grilling-over-rbs-cover-up-8lr9njmbf

The Times 05.03.2020

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/andrew-bailey-fca-scandals-bank-of-england-governor-treasury-committee-a9376116.html

Independent 04.03.2020

Andrew Bailey says he is ‘proud’ of record as FCA chief - CityAM

City AM 04.03.2020

ALEX BRUMMER: Andrew Bailey applies the balm in parliament

The Daily Mail 04.03.2020

Incentives for small firms to switch accounts from RBS to other banks increased

The Herald 03.03.2020

New Bank boss Andrew Bailey to face court grilling over RBS scandal

The Daily Mail 03.03.2020

https://www.standard.co.uk/business/market-report-splash-the-cash-analyst-tells-rbs-as-it-flounders-a4377056.html

Evening Standard 03.03.2020

RBS scheme to help businesses and rivals veers off track

Financial Times 02.03.2020

RBS Downplays Role In Ex-Client's Insolvency - Law360

Law360 02.03.2020

Criticism mounts for ‘farcical’ RBS-funded UK banking scheme

Financial Times 01.02.2020

View news from February 2020

Lloyds Bank faces fresh police inquiry over fraud claims

The Daily Telegraph 29.02.2020

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2020/02/28/bailey-to-be-grilled-over-boe-appointment-next-week/

FT Adviser 28.02.2020

RBS To Face Appeal In £34M Dispute Over Controversial Unit - Law360

Law360 27.02.2020

Treasury Committee to investigate suitability of new BoE governor

Financial Reporter 27.02.2020

Andrew Bailey’s Bank of England appointment faces challenge

Financial Times 25.02.2020

Gina Miller demands review of Andrew Bailey as Bank of England governor

The Guardian 25.02.2020

https://www.scotsman.com/business/rbs-boss-rose-named-chair-of-business-in-the-community-s-scots-board-1-5095434

The Scotsman 25.02.2020

New review launched into claims against RBS

Scottish Legal News 25.02.2020

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/new-review-into-claims-against-rbs-dpbx7l83h

The Sunday Times 23.02.2020

Lloyds boss unseated by runaway PPI

The Times 21.02.2020

Bank chief backs No 10 power grab led by Cummings

The Times 20.02.2020

RBS confirms CMO role will not be replaced

Marketing Week 20.02.2020

Letter: Be kinder to the memory of a bank that served its customers well

Financial Times 19.02.2020

There’s plenty of irony to be found in RBS’s opting for a new name

The Times 19.02.2020

Andrew Bailey: how ‘Mr Crisis’ made it to the top of the Bank of England

The Daily Telegraph 18.02.2020

HBOS Reading Scandal report delayed by Dobbs Review

Scottish Financial News 17.02.2020

UK Government expected to sell RBS stake

Scottish Financial News 17.02.2020

More pressure on Alison Rose as RBS takes wooden spoon in customer service rankings

The Daily Telegraph 17.02.2020

Mealy-mouthed claims over RBS name change do nothing for trust – Daily Business Magazine

Daily Business Magazine 15.02.2020

RBS and NatWest: brand new

BBC 15.02.2020

RBS tries to shake off toxic past with NatWest rename

The Daily Telegraph 14.02.2020

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/business/rbs-royal-bank-scotland-problems-grg-misselling-a9336846.html

Independent 14.02.2020

 

Name change won’t fix RBS's reputation and could alienate Scots

The National 14.02.2020

 

'You couldn't make it up': RBS under fire over changing name to NatWest

The National 14.02.2020

RBS Group to change its name to NatWest

BBC 14.02.2020

 

RBS could quit Edinburgh HQ in event of Yes vote

The National 14.02.2020

 

Digital bank Bó underwhelms investors as RBS revamp looms

Reuters 12.02.2020

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Whistleblower Sues U.S. Agencies in Bounty Battle

The New York Times 12.02.2020

 

Foreign exchange broker tussles with RBS over surprise move for clients

Financial News 10.02.2020

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rbs-full-year-earnings-preview-alison-rose-strategy-000116022.html

Yahoo Finance 09.02.2020

Wanted: bosses who can do more than just cut

The Sunday Times 09.02.2020

How far will Alison Rose go to take RBS into the 21st century?

Sunday Observer 09.02.2020

RBS results preview: a Rose without a thorn?

Investors Chronicle 06.02.2020

Why RBS's attempt to take on Monzo with Bó is failing

The Daily Telegraph 06.02.2020

RBS's online bank Bó calls on users to shred thousands of cards

The Daily Telegraph 05.02.2020

Life in the hot seat will be no bed of roses for the new boss of RBS

The Times 04.02.2020

RBS Avoids Retrial Over £9M Law Firm Theft Dispute - Law360

Law360 03.02.2020

Sir Vince calls for probe into Treasury influence on RBS

The Sunday Telegraph 02.02.2020

Royal Bank of London? RBS boss Alison Rose is queen of the southRoyal Bank of London? RBS boss Alison Rose is queen of the south

The Sunday Times 02.02.2020

RBS finalising plans for bonus pot of £305m for 2019 - CityAM

CityAM 01.02.2020

View news from January 2020
View news from December 2019

Building a Better Bank From Scratch

Bloomberg 30.12.2019

Outrage as former RBS boss receives 'inappropriate' New Year honour

The Daily Record 27.12.2019

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/honour-for-former-rbs-chief-ross-mcewan-leaves-a-bitter-taste-for-small-business-dm5p7rrfs

The Times 27.12.2019

RBS tackles record number of Christmas fraud attempts as transactions soar

The National 23.12.2019

Coutts & Co to pay additional $27.9 million under U.S. agreement

Reuters 20.12.2019

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/12/mcmafia-orders-designed-used-against-sainsburys-rbs-heads-court/

The Telegraph 13.12.2019

RBS Shares Soar as Johnson Win Crushes Risk of Nationalization

Bloomberg 13.12.2019

‘McMafia’ orders designed to be used against Sainsbury’s and RBS heads, court hears, as £16m Harrods woman seeks to overturn order

The Telegraph 12.12.2019

RBS Settles Swap Misselling Suit Ahead Of Trial - Law360

Law360.com 11.12.2019

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/hangover-from-fraud-will-last-for-long-time-jc0q2ww8q

The Times 11.12.2019

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-7777075/Former-judge-condemns-shortcomings-review-HBOS-Reading-branch-banking-fraud.html

Thisismoney.co.uk 10.12.2019

Legal expert condemns 'serious shortcomings' in Lloyds review

The Daily Mail 10.12.2019

Why RBS's online banking app Bó is a confused mess

The Daily Telegraph 10.12.2019

RBS accused of writing fake reviews of its new banking app Bó

The Sunday Telegraph 08.12.2019


British banks help keep coal industry alive, says Greenpeace

The Business Times 05.12.2019

Coutts And NatWest Escape Suit Over Failed Tax Relief Plan - Law360

Law360.com 04.12.2019

RBS searches for future growth in digital start-ups

Financial Times 01.12.2019

View news from November 2019

RBS Fix-It Man McEwan Faces Tough Test as He Takes Charge of NAB

Bloomberg 30.11.2019


Natwest banking app goes down on the last payday before Christmas

The Daily Mail 29.11.2019

 

Fraudsters target RBS’s digital bank Bó

The Times 28.11.2019

 

Royal Bank of Scotland has called its new app Bó

The journal.ie 27.11.2019

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rbs-bo-officially-launches-monzo-110057643.html

Yahoo Finance 27.11.2019

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/which-bank-it-failure-glitches-tech-rbs-santander-094840245.html

Yahoo Finance 27.11.2019


4 out of 5 banks failing on human rights, new BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark shows

BankTrack 26.11.2019

Scandal forces ex-RBS banker to quit job at Australian bank Westpac

The Daily Mail 26.11.2019

https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/38971-coutts-international-1mdb-jho-low-malaysia-switzerland-doj-money-laundering-wealth-management-switzerland

Finews 25.11.2019

RBS ordered to make PPI payout after failing in ‘insolvency set-off’ appeal

Scottish Legal News 25.11.2019

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/mettle-boss-takes-challengers-drastically-000100688.html

Yahoo Finance 24.11.2019

Royal Bank of Scotland could face million pound bill over unpaid PPIs

The Herald 22.11.2019

Attack is best form of defence as RBS takes on the banking upstarts

The Times 20.11.2019

RBS Avoids Latest Appeal Over Controversial Turnaround Unit - Law360

Law360 19.11.2019

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lloyds-ruling-built-on-wild-supposition-6ptpz9h68

The Times 16.11.2019

Lloyds Bank defeats £600m shareholder lawsuit

Financial Times 15.11.2019

No Threats Here, RBS Says As £34M Morley Trial Wraps - Law360

Law360 15.11.2019

RBS to open first 'cashless bank' with no ATM or cashier service

The Daily Telegraph 14.11.2019

 

RBS Said To Strong-Arm Developer To Restructure £75M Loan - Law360

Law360 08.11.2019

Ex-RBS Exec Accused Of Driving Client Into GRG Unit At Trial - Law360

Law360 06.11.2019

Scandal-hit unit at RBS ‘pressured by Treasury’

The Times 06.11.2019

Chief of toxic RBS arm felt pressure to break up firms

The Daily Mail 05.11.2019

Former RBS executive recalls ‘tensions’ over toxic loans in court

Financial Times 05.11.2019

Ex-boss of RBS restructuring unit points finger at government in first public grilling in five years

The Daily Telegraph 05.11.2019

RBS plans ‘social bond’ to boost regional UK economy

Financial Times 05.11.2019

PRESS: RBS Behind On Regulator Target To Shrink Business Banking - FT | Financial News

Financial Times 04.11.2019

There’s more pain ahead, warns RBS chief

The Times 02.11.2019

Three problems at the top of new RBS boss Alison Rose's to-do list

CityAm 01.11.2019

https://www.scotsman.com/business/new-rbs-boss-alison-rose-promises-to-make-bank-more-accessible-and-inclusive-1-5037256

The Scotsman 01.11.2019

https://www.scotsman.com/business/here-is-alison-rose-s-full-opening-address-to-rbs-staff-1-5037301

The Scotsman 01.11.2019

View news from October 2019

View news from September 2019 

Peter Fankhauser: Banks tipped Thomas Cook over the edge

The Times 29.09.19

 

ULSTER BANK NOT CHARGING MILLIONS IN FEES DUE TO SYSTEMS GLITCH

Extra.ie 28.09.19

RBS 'doctored date' on wealthy customer's £10m business loan

The Daily Mail 28.09.19

 

Dutch Prosecutors Probe ABN Amro For Money Laundering

Law 360 26.09.19

Alison Rose could be a game-changer as the first female boss of RBS – Ed Cochrane

Scotsman 26.09.19

 

RBS urged to end financing of the coal, oil and gas sectors

Herald Scotland 26.09.19

 

Poster ad featuring RBS’s logo dripping in blood draws ASA reaction

Finance Feeds 25.09.19

 

Government department's external affairs champion exits Civil Service for RBS

PR Week 24.09.19

 

Landlord Grainger linked to corruption claim

The Sunday Times 24.09.19

 

Why RBS was bailed out and Thomas Cook wasn’t

The Independent 23.09.19

RBS chief Ross McEwan leaves thorny issues in Alison Rose’s in-tray

The Times 21.09.19

 

In Depressed Situation: – The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, (NYSE: RBS)

New Planets 20.09.19

 

ALEX BRUMMER: Alison Rose ushers in a new era as she becomes Royal Bank of Scotland's first female chief executive

The Daily Mail 20.09.19

 

Thomas Cook on the skids as RBS demands extra £200m

The Times 20.09.19

 

Alison Rose gets top job at RBS, first woman to lead major UK lender

Reuters 20.09.19

 

FCA appoints former RBS director head of risk and compliance

Citywire 20.09.19

 

Natwest and RBS banking app down after update

Liverpool Echo 20.09.19

 

Holidaymakers in limbo as RBS demands £200 million extra funding from Thomas Cook

Scotsman 20.09.19

It may be too early to draw a line under banks’ fake signature scandal

The Sunday Times 18.09.19

 

Antrim developer begins test negligence action against Ulster Bank

The Irish Times 13.09.19

Developer who 'lost £1m' takes legal action against Ulster Bank

The Belfast Telegraph 13.09.19

 

Almost 70 staff set to leave Royal Bank of Scotland Mortgage Centre in Greenock

The Greenock Telegraph 12.09.19

If Rose has been chosen for the top job at RBS, then why the silence?

The Sunday Times 11.09.19

 

Taxpayer-owned RBS is bankrolling British and Russian nuclear weapons

The Herald 10.09.19

 

FCA hits back at accusations of inaction

FT Adviser 09.09.19

Amazon disaster: Royal Bank of Scotland, sponsors of ethical investment summit, linked to razing of rainforest

The Sunday Post 08.09.19

 

RBS rocked by 200,000 PPI claims on deadline day

The Sunday Times 08.09.19

Banks accused of forging signatures

The Sunday Times 07.09.19

 

Labour threatens to ban bankers’ bonuses

Financial Times 06.09.19

John McDonnell: ‘Change is coming. It’s as simple as that

Financial Times 06.09.19

 

RBS Bill for PPI Tops £6 Billion After New Provision

Bloomberg 04.09.19

RBS warns of further £900m hit from deluge of late PPI claims

The Guardian 04.09.19

 

RBS Chairman Plays Down U.K. Bank Nationalization Under Labour

Bloomberg 03.09.19

From IT disaster to digital innovation at RBS

Computer Weekly 03.09.19

Clive May, the ‘humble brickie’ who built a reputation for bashing bankers at RBS

The Times 02.09.19

 

UK financiers press for tax cuts and lighter City regulation

Irish Times 02.09.19

View news from August 2019 

Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to rewrite the rules of the UK economy

Financial Times 31.08.19

MAGGIE PAGANO: After the horrors of the HBOS Reading scandal, it is time for fraud investigators to be given adequate funding for probes

The Daily Mail 30.08.19

RBS customers unable to make PPI claims as site crashes hours before deadline

The Daily Mirror 29.08.19

 

NatWest website back up after second day of IT outages

Computing 20.08.19

 

RBS St Andrew Square raid: Gang wearing balaclavas rob men of more than £10K

Edinburgh Live 25.08.19

 

CMA Orders RBS and Santander to Fix PPI Breaches

Morning Star 23.08.19

Natwest and RBS customers unable to pay bills following technical glitch

Manchester Evening News 20.08.19

 

Barclays, RBS Settlements With U.S. Probed by Sen. Warren

Bloomberg Law 20.08.19

 

RBS hides Natwest data breach from customers

The Times 19.08.19

 

Use RBS dividend to compensate small companies mistreated by banks

The Times 19.08.19

 

‘Workaholic’ Alison Rose poised to take on the ‘toughest role in banking’ as first female boss of RBS

Daily Telegraph 18.08.19

 

Three-month jail term for man who stole fake notes from Dundee RBS branch

Dundee Evening Telegraph 17.08.19

 

New local banks head in line with 'vision'

IOM Today 16.08.19

 

RBS shares plunge 10% on the same day taxpayer-owned lender is branded Britain’s WORST bank for second year in row... weeks before new boss is set to be announced

The Daily Mail 16.08.19

 

Market report: Alarm bells for next RBS boss as triple-whammy slams shares

The Evening Standard 15.08.19

 

RBS named UK’s worst bank as Metro Bank comes out on top

Independent 15.08.19

 

Atom Bank, iwoca, Modulr Finance and Currencycloud awarded £40m from RBS banking competition fund

City A.M. 14.08.19

 

Will Royal Bank of Scotland hike its new boss Alison Rose's pay amid dispute over pension payments?

The Daily Mail 12.08.19

 

Problems Rose must solve if RBS is to bloom

The Times 12.08.19

 

RBS share price history: a 12-month slide

Capital.com 09.08.19

 

Analysis: RBS say they’d leave an indy Scotland – but who would want them?

Common Space 09.08.19

How Trump’s political appointees thwarted tougher settlements with two big banks

American Banker 08.08.19

 

RBS Sued Over £8M Loss In Hedging Products Tied To Libor

Law360 07.08.19

Calls for inquiry over Sajid Javid's watered‑down compensation scheme

The Times 07.08.19

The changing landscape of SME banking complaints

The Scotsman 07.08.19

 

Royal Bank to move to LONDON if Sturgeon wins independence

The Daily Express 06.08.19

 

Ulster Bank may take four years to cover costs, says RBS

Irish Times 06.08.19

 

CIO interview: Simon McNamara, chief administrative officer, RBS Group

Computer Weekly 05.08.19

RBS loan victims get new route to compensation

The Times 05.08.19

A KPMG court case over Carillion is needed to serve public interest

Financial Times. 05.08.19

Andrew Bailey warns government to keep hands off the Bank of England

City A.M. 04.08.19

Andrew Bailey warns Boris Johnson: hands off the Bank of England

Sunday Times 04.08.19

Now I can bale out of RBS, says Kiwi Mr Fixit Ross McEwan

Sunday Times 04.08.19

Labour vows to hold public inquiry into UK financial sector

Financial Times 02.08.19

View news from July 2019 

JP Morgan, Barclays, RBS among big banks facing UK class action over Forex rigging

RT 29.07.19

Britain’s challenger banks aren’t mounting much of a challenge any more

The Independent 28.07.19

RBS shareholders in line for 'extraordinary' dividend bonanza

The Daily Telegraph 21.07.19

 

Lloyds, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland set to unveil £8.8bn profits in the week ahead

The Daily Mail 27.07.19

Walkout threat hits business banking resolution service

The Times 25.07.19

 

RBS approaches senior HSBC executive Ian Stuart for top job

Financial Times 25.07.19

KPMG fined £5m over ‘exceptional’ breach in BNY Mellon audi

Financial Times 24.07.19

Economic crime: How the Tories are leaving foxes in charge of the hen house

Left Foot Forward 23.07.19

 

McEwan a chancer as NAB CEO

Banking Day 22.07.19

RBS chief's £9m bonus at risk as he goes Down Under

The Daily Telegraph 21.07.19

Search for new RBS chief 'ongoing' as Ross McEwan lands job

The Herald 20.07.19

Economic crime: How the Tories are leaving foxes in charge of the hen house

Left Foot Forward 19.07.19

 

Britain kicks off review of regulating finance after Brexit

Reuters 19.07.19

 

FCA to reassess conduct regulation post-Brexit

Financial Times 19.07.19

 

Let’s end the government monopoly of financial regulation

City A.M. 19.07.19

 

Outgoing RBS boss Ross McEwan to take top role at National Australia Bank

City A.M. 19.07.19

Outgoing RBS boss Ross McEwan to run ailing Australian bank

Evening Standard 19.07.19

City regulator’s growing headache

The Times 18.07.19

Andrew Bailey jeered at during public meeting

The Times 18.07.19

 

FCA boss Andrew Bailey heckled by victims of financial scandals

City A.M. 17.07.19

 

City watchdog admits investment rules too complex for staff

The Guardian 17.07.19

 

Government criticised for giving banks key oversight role over fraud and money laundering policy

The Independent 15.07.19

City regulator fines balloon to £320m in six months

The Guardian 14.07.19

 

Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland: two FTSE 100 horrors that could sink in August?

The Motley Fool 14.07.19

 

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to cut 150 jobs

Greenock Telegraph 10.07.19

 

Banks 'forged signatures to seize homes'

Thee Times 10.07.19

 

Public inquiry call into controversial RBS business unit

The National 10.07.19

 

RBS’s scandal-hit Global Restructuring Group ‘swayed by Treasury’

The Times 09.07.19

Court told of Treasury’s ‘pervasive’ impact on controversial RBS unit GRG

City A.M 08.07.19

HBOS scandal investigator says police lack resources to tackle white-collar fraud

The Times 06.07.19

 

Government-owned bank 'forging signatures' in repossession cases

BBC 05.07.19

Whistleblowers let down by watchdog, claim MPs

The Times 04.07.19

View news from June 2019 

The FCA must stop making excuses and act to avoid another GRG scandal

City A.M. 27.06.19

 

‘Does anyone at the FCA actually read newspapers,’ Andrew Bailey is asked

The Times 26.06.19

 

The FCA – a watchdog too nice and chummy to bark or bite

The Guardian 25.06.19

 

Andrew Bailey braced for ‘audition’ as Bank of England governor

Financial Times 25.06.19

Regulator gave banker key role in RBS scandal inquiry

The Times 24.06.19

 

Every little helps as RBS goes shopping for Tesco mortgages

Sky News 21.06.19

 

RBS says Saudi bank merger boosts its core capital

Reuters 16.06.19

MPs criticise "whitewash" FCA report on RBS

The Parliamentary Review 16.06.19

 

City watchdog chief to face MPs over handling of RBS scandal

The Times 15.06.19

 

Watchdog 'failed' in mission to scrutinise RBS scandal

The Times 14.06.19

City watchdog has old us a pup with toothless RBS probe

The Times 16.06.19

FCA report on RBS group is ‘a whitewash’

The National 14.06.19

Watchdog accused of 'whitewash' over RBS small business scandal

The Herald 13.06.19

 

Banking scandal – Watchdog defends not sanctioning RBS

The London Economic 13.06.19

 

ALEX BRUMMER: The RBS scandal refuses to die... it's time for the watchdog to bare its teeth

The Daily Mail 13.06.19

 

Whitewash over the firms wrecked by RBS: Regulator is powerless to punish bank over scandal at tainted GRG division

The Daily Mail 13.06.19

 

Investigation into disgraced RBS small business unit branded a 'whitewash' by MPs

The Independent 13.06.19

Fury as City watchdog clears RBS of wrongdoing in controversial restructuring division

The Daily Telegraph 13.06.19

 

FCA report into RBS called a 'complete whitewash' by critics

The Guardian 13.06.19

 

FCA report into disgraced RBS unit branded a ‘whitewash’

Financial Times 13.06.19

 

FCA explains lack of action over RBS small business scandal

The Times 13.06.19

 

RBS report branded 'whitewash' by MPs

BBC 13.06.19

 

Watchdog's full investigation into 'highly damaging' RBS SME scandal published

Yahoo News 13.06.19

UK watchdog under fire for lack of penalties in RBS small-business scandal

Reuters 13.06.19

THE PRUDENT INVESTOR: The Financial Conduct Authority is a box-ticking watchdog that's asleep at the wheel

The Daily Mail 11.06.19

 

Ex-RBS executive Brown to become new Sainsbury's Bank chief

Sky News 10.06.19

 

Women's work: interview with RBS's Alison Rose

Holyrood 07.06.19

 

Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland hammered with share of £71m fine by the Swiss watchdog over currency rigging

The Daily Mail 06.06.19

 

RBS GRG scandal: The baggage that could drag down Andrew Bailey’s quest to lead the Bank of England

City A.M. 03.06.19

View news from May 2019 

NatWest most complained about bank for fraud claims

BBC 29.05.19

Do British SMEs Finally Have Justice In Their Sights?

Forbes 28.05.19

 

Banks that used secret chatrooms called the 'Cartel', 'Bandits Club' and the 'Mafia' to fix foreign exchange rates are targeted in major Australian class action lawsuit

The Daily Mail 27.05.19

Kafka vs Corbyn: the problem with RBS state aid penalties

Financial Times 26.05.19

British banks are propped up by the public purse, so they should be made to serve the public interest

The Daily Mail 21.05.19

Disgraced beancounter KPMG facing – a record £12.5m fine over banking fiasco

The Daily Mail 21.05.19

 

NatWest goes back on pledge to end 0% credit card deals

The Times 19.05.19

Was £20billion HBoS scandal behind assassination of banker on his doorstep?

The Daily Mail 18.05.19

‘People Are Starting to Worry’ About Jeremy Corbyn, RBS Chair Says

Bloomberg 17.05.19

Left Foot Forward

Financial Times 17.05.19

FCA boss attacked for not probing whistleblower case

Financial Times 17.05.19

 

Barclays and RBS fined after traders colluded on the 'Essex Express'

Daily Gazette 16.05.19

City regulator 

The Times 13.05.19

RBS puts London HQ up for sale with £173m price tag

Daily Business 14.05.19

MPs square up to regulator over duty of care for banks

Reuters 13.05.19

City regulator under pressure over Royal Bank of Scotland’s small-business lending scandal

The Times 13.05.19

 

'Brazen' Leeds bank worker abused his position to commit fraud while on sick leave

Yorkshire Post 10.05.19

 

Two internal candidates vying for top job at Royal Bank of Scotland

The Herald 10.05.19

 

Outgoing RBS CEO McEwan leaves with 'huge blot in his copy book'

YAHOO Finance 09.05.19

 

KPMG fined over defective audit of Co-op Bank, faces extra checks on audits

Reuters 08.05.19

 

MPs push for law change to give shareholders and business owners more power to sue

City A.M 08.05.19

 

Royal Bank of Scotland undone by Brexit

City A.M. 06.05.19

 

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Hornby's ability to land one lucrative job after another should give watchdog an incentive to call him to account for HBOS collapse

The Daily Mail 06.05.19

 

British families are being driven to ruin by ruthless American firm MPs call the 'Hound from Hell' selling them loans by trusted names like Lloyds and RBS before chasing £20billion debts

Mail on Sunday 05.05.19

 

Alison Rose tipped to blossom in RBS top job but Ross McEwan won’t be a wizard of Oz

The Sunday Times 05.05.19

Victims of HBOS scandal win payouts review 

The Times 04.05.19

 

Lloyds bows to pressure from watchdog by reviewing HBOS redress

Financial Times 03.05.19

 

Lloyds Faces Police Review of Bristol Office Conduct

Bloomberg 03.05.19

 

City watchdog urged to publish HBOS findings after lender's former boss lands top job at The Restaurant Group

The Daily Mail 03.05.19

 

ALEX BRUMMER: Is new Restaurant Group boss Andy Hornby fit to be in charge of a public company?

The Daily Mail 02.05.19

 

Lloyds given £1bn gift by regulator

The Times 02.05.19

View news from April 2019 

KPMG slapped with £6m fine for 'insufficient' motor insurer audit

The Evening Standard 30.04.19

 

RBS chief could lose £2m bonus if he joins rival Down Under

The Daily Telegraph 28.04.19

 

STOCK WATCH: Suave Antonio could be banking on calling it a day

The Daily Mail 27.04.19

 

Give your top job to a woman, MPs tell RBS and the Bank of England

The Daily Mail 27.04.19

 

Companies’ caution hits the bottom line at RBS

The Times 27.04.19

 

RBS shares dive to torpedo hope of full sell-off by Government

The Evening Standard 26.04.19

 

As Ross McEwan, Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, steps down from his post author Ian Fraser offers his views on the health of the bank he leaves behind

Te Scottish Review of Books 26.04.19

 

Meet crisis banker Ross McEwan

Financial Review 26.04.19

 

Sky Views: Why RBS banker deserves gratitude and praise from UK taxpayers

Sky News 26.04.19

 

Candidates in the frame for top job

The Times 26.04.19

McEwan brought bank back from brink

The Times 26.04.19

 

Stink of scandal will linger for departing chief

The Times 26.04.19

 

Tainted RBS division paid out £450m

The Times 26.04.19

 

Financial Mismanagement – Making it Happen

Bella Caledonia 25.04.19

 

RBS ponders appointing first woman Alison Rose to top job as boss quits

The Evening Standard 25.04.19

 

Ross McEwan leaves RBS with mixed legacy

The Independent 25.04.19

 

Tainted RBS division paid out £450m

The Times 23.04.19

 

RBS shareholders take aim at fat cat pensions

The Scotsman 20.04.19

 

RBS braced for battle over boss's £350,000 pension ahead of the bank's yearly meeting in Edinburgh Thursday

The Daily Mail 20.04.19

 

Margareta Pagano: Plenty for City to cheer but we must clean up banking

The Evening Standard 18.04.19

I'll hunt you down

The Daily Mail 18.04.19

 

Financial watchdog is barking up wrong tree

The Times 18.04.19

 

Coutts tops FCA pension advice complaints

Investment Week, 18.04.19

 

Jim Armitage: Woeful watchdog FCA should have seen this fiasco coming

The Evening Standard, 17.04.19

 

FCA outlines the future of regulation

Financial Times, 17.04.19

 

RBS investors urged to vote down chief exec Ross McEwan's £3.6m pay packet

This is Money, 16.04.19

 

Bank bonus cap pushed up salaries by €1m and failed to cut risk-taking 

The Daily Telegraph, 15.04.19

 

RBS censured for tough stance on leasehold mortgage holders

Financial Times, 15.04.19

 

A 'litany of failures' exposed: can we trust the City watchdog ever again?

The Daily Telegraph, 13.04.19

 

FCA accused of using legal red tape to delay report into RBS GRG unit

City A.M, 11.04.19

 

MOT Näin pankit kaatoivat 

Channel One in Finland, 08.04.19

Prem Sikka: The ‘Big Four’ accounting firms should be broken up

Left Foot Forward, 04.04.19

 

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

Channel 4, 04.04.19

British MPs to probe contested £775m banking awards

Financial Times, 02.04.19

 

‘Risk-free’ loans that left RBS customers facing ruin

The Times, 01.04.19

 

RBS chases payment from ‘victims’ of mis‑sold loans

The Times, 01.04.19

 

Ex-boss of RBS restructuring unit criticised over new role

The Telegraph, 01.04.19

View news from March 2019 

Labour plans to stop RBS being sold off as new strategy for economy is unveiled

The Daily Mirror, 31.03.19

 

MPs call for inquiry into alleged forgery of signatures

BBC, 29.03.19

 

RBS faces shareholder rebellion over chief executive's pension

The Guardian, 28.03.19

 

RBS under pressure from small investors over governance

Financial Times, 25.03.19

 

RBS to wind down £1bn worth of contentious local council loans

The Guardian, 23.03.19

 

A comedy turn at the new RBS HQ

Financial Times, 22.03.19

 

RBS Denies UK Gov't Influenced Actions Of Turnaround Unit

Law 360 UK, 21.03.19

 

Tide turns Royal Bank of Scotland handout to farce as critics cry foul

Evening Standard, 20.03.19

 

RBS chief admits branch closures have been hard for customers

The Herald, 20.03.19

 

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Return RBS to private ownership and save it from Corbynism

The Daily Mail, 17.03.19

 

Lloyds: how HBOS whistleblower exposed failings in UK regulation

Financial Times, 13.03.19

 

British taxpayers set to lose 31 billion pounds on RBS rescue - watchdog

Reuters, 13.03.19

 

RBS braces for a brutal report around claims it wrecked companies to steal their assets

The Daily Mail, 10.03.19

 

Victims ‘won’t trust’ bank redress scheme for small companies

The Times, 08.03.19

Spank The Banker puts focus on big banks scamming UK customers

The National, 06.03.19

 

RBS HQ in Edinburgh evacuated over suspicious packages

The Herald, 06.03.19

 

UK’s poor record on corporate crime comes under attack

Financial Times, 06.03.19

 

RBS Chairman Says Bank Will Look at Money Laundering Allegations

Bloomberg, 06.03.19

 

Bank of America, RBS sued in U.S. over euro bond cartel

Reuters, 05.03.19

 

Treasury agrees to publish key agreement with RBS in wake of GRG allegations

City A.M., 03.03.19

View news from February 2019 

5 Explosive Emails In New Claim Of Gov't Role In RBS Unit

Law 360 UK, 28.02.19

 

City watchdog under fire for delaying report into RBS's GRG unit

City A.M., 28.02.19

Government agency set bonus targets for senior RBS GRG bankers

City A.M., 20.02.19

 

Bonuses at scandal-hit GRG were linked to Treasury targets

The Times, 20.02.19

 

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Business lending to small and medium firms should be regulated to stamp out exploitative practices

The Daily Mail, 17.02.19

 

Bank chief gets £3.58m pay package after profits soar in 2018

The Press and Journal, 16.02.19

 

Did government agency help push firms to wall?

The Times, 16.02.19

 

RBS more than doubles profits after branch closures - hands £977m to Government

The Daily Mirror, 15.02.19

 

RBS sets aside £206m for unsuitable advice probe

Money Marketing, 15.02.19

 

Which banks do customers love or hate?

BBC, 15.02.19

 

One in 10 support quick sale of government's RBS stake, poll finds

The Guardian, 14.02.19

 

RBS one of eight banks in EU bond cartel probe - Bloomberg

Reuters, 14.02.19

RBS Loan Fight Spotlights Treasury's Bank Bailout Strategy

Law 360 UK, 14.02.19

Brickie calls City regulator to account over writes and wrongs

The Times, 13.02.19

 

Sir Vince Cable calls for probe into Treasury role in RBS GRG unit

City A.M., 13.02.19

Lloyds rocked by new whistleblowing claim: Insider says bank drove companies to the wall

The Daily Mail, 12.02.19

ALEX BRUMMER: Understanding how the culture of the banks broke down has never been fully explored

The Daily Mail, 12.02.19

 

Pressure mounts on Treasury to publish legal documents on relationship with RBS GRG unit

City A.M., 12.02.19

 

High Court to examine allegations of Treasury involvement in scandal-hit RBS GRG unit

City A.M., 10.02.19

 

RBS lines up £335m bonuses

The Sunday Times, 10.02.19

 

Treasury in line for £675m windfall as RBS is set to pay a dividend of £1bn - only the second one the bank has

announced since the financial crisis

Mail on Sunday, 10.02.19

 

Profitable RBS tipped to declare special dividend

Scotland on Sunday, 10.02.19

 

RBS to pay £335m bonuses after second annual profit in a row

Sky News, 09.02.19

 

Former UK Agency Roped Into RBS Refinancing Fight

Law 360 UK, 08.02.19

 

Business interview: Police and Crime Commissioner Anthony Stansfeld

London Evening Standard, 08.02.19

 

Labour is right to oppose selling RBS on the cheap but the party should go further

Left Foot Forward, 07.02.19

 

'Scam': RBS criticised for plan to spend 'public money’ to speed up re-privatisation

Commonspace, 07.02.19

 

RBS, the FCA and the Treasury – Making it Happen

Bella Caledonia, 07.02.19

 

RBS shareholders approve £1.5bn share buy-back scheme

The National, 07.02.19

 

RBS critic slams "abhorrent" share purchase move

The Herald, 07.02.19

Audit watchdog ‘whitewashed’ my HBOS evidence, says whistleblower

City A.M., 06.02.19

 

Britain's Labour says it would halt RBS privatization

Reuters, 06.02.19

 

Bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland wins approval from shareholders to buy back its shares from the Government

The Daily Mail, 06.02.19

 

RBS shareholders approve scheme to buy shares back from government

City A.M, 06.02.19

Financial Conduct Authority plunged into centre of scandal of Royal Bank of Scotland's treatment of small firms

The Daily Mail, 03.02.19

Sir Vince Cable condemns ‘shocking’ link between Treasury targets and RBS bosses’ pay

Business Matters, 01.02.19

View news from January 2019 

Sir Vince Cable condemns 'shocking' link between Treasury targets and RBS bosses' pay

City A.M., 31.01.19

 

Now The RBS Scandal Taints Government

Forbes, 31.01.19

Light at end of tunnel for victims of controversial RBS restructuring arm

The National, 31.01.19

Treasury under fire following allegations it had ‘influence’ over RBS GRG unit

City A.M., 30.01.19

RBS sued by payments company for freezing its accounts

Financial Times, 30.01.19

Treasury had ‘control over RBS division’

The Times, 30.01.19

'Ransacked': Expert slams UK Treasury involvement in asset-stripping RBS customers

Commonspace, 30.01.19

The Conflation of Business and Politics: An Update on the RBS Global Restructuring Group

Medium, 29.01.19

PM to renegotiate Brexit deal

BBC Radio 4, 29.01.19

 

Treasury agency had role in controversial RBS unit GRG

BBC, 29.01.19

FCA clashes with complaints commissioner

The Times, 22.01.19

 

Oliver Shah: Captains of industry afraid to go over the top

The Times, 20.01.19

 

Telling a Story via BillBoard

Sputnik Radio - Double Down, 15.01.19

 

Ministers 'betraying British businesses' over lending scandals

The Guardian, 11.01.19

Small firms lose battle for bank dispute tribunal

The Times, 11.01.19

Treasury rejects calls to reform UK laws on business loans

Financial Times, 11.01.19

 

The government must sell more RBS shares and set the bank free

The Times, 09.01.19

RBS critic Neil Mitchell spends £20,000 on billboard criticising bank

The National, 08.01.19

Neil Mitchell Rents Billboard for 4 Months to Promote Legal Case

RT, 07.01.19

 

£20k billboard in London calls for RBS investigation

Bankingtech, 07.01.19

RBS critic pays £20,000 for billboard criticising bank

The Guardian, 06.01.19

RBS admits misleading court to repossess customer’s home

Financial Times, 06.01.19

View news from December 2018