RBS boss Ross McEwan answers his critics live on LBC
Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross McEwan appeared on LBC for a half-hour phone-in chaired by Nick Ferrari on […]
RBS fails to get two key elements in £33 million swaps case struck out
A High Court ruling over evidence relating to its rigging of Libor and the destruction of businesses via its global restructuring
KPMG’s annual report — vague about ethics
By Atul Shah The growing size and influence of “big four” accountancy firms as they further transform themselves into global business
Open Letter to Nicola Sturgeon—are bankers ‘above the law’?
It’s increasingly apparent that supposedly “independent” prosecutorial agencies — the Crown Prosecution Service in England and Wales, and the Crown
Europe’s future: Whatever it takes
Policymakers in Brussels and within European parliaments still face turbulence as they endeavour to encourage growth and restore unity. Treasurers
The Big Short (2015) dissected on Good Morning Scotland
I was invited to discuss the film The Big Short (2015), directed by Adam McKay, which is based on Michael
Why bank bosses partying at Gleneagles is a crisis warning indicator
What is it about the Gleneagles Hotel and the Scottish banks? Is there something in the water at the opulent
The 47 scandals that prove it’s no time to go soft on banks
In a speech given at the Finance Watch conference in Brussels Robert Jenkins — former member of the Bank of England’s financial
Petrobras scandal’s key witness speaks out
The former oil industry executive whose evidence kicked off the corruption probe into Brazilian energy giant Petrobras – a scandal
George Osborne unveils a quack cure for RBS
It was midway between the canon of lamb and the passing of the port that George Osborne rose to his feet.
Steve Baker: The government is flying blind on banking
In a stark warning to the government, the MP Steve Baker has said we’re flying blind where RBS and the wider
Classic over-reach as Goodwin boasted about RBS’s immensity
The factsheet put together by RBS’s communications executive and deputy chief economist Andrew Wilson in February 2007 pleased his master
Top economist claims Edinburgh will never recover from banking collapse fall-out
EDINBURGH will never recover from the failure of its two largest banks at the height of the banking crisis in
Lloyds Bank scraps plan to sue RBS as part of RBSSAG joint action
Lloyds Banking Group pulls out of legal action against RBS following alleged “pressure” from Treasury Lloyds Banking Group has pulled
Joris Luyendijk: Don’t blame the bankers; it’s the system that must change
When trying to interview bankers and other City of London insiders for his Guardian banking blog three years ago —
Punch-up in a brewery as Tennent’s faces legal challenge from “Nordic” beer minnow
London-based drinks business Kolson has accused Glasgow-based Tennent Caledonian Breweries of damaging its business after a contract-brewing deal between
Businesses trashed by RBS ‘vampire unit’ refuse to co-operate with FCA appointed sleuths
Businesspeople who claim to have been ruined by RBS’s Global Restructuring Group are refusing to co-operate with a firm hired
CLEANING UP
Corruption, scandal and bribery are commonplace in the world, but what action is being taken to eradicate these crimes? And
The strange case of RBS and the vampire bankers
RBS’s most recent annual report and accounts are emblazoned with the words ‘Earning our customers’ trust’. The pamphlet contains about
Pressure grows on RBS as victims of restructuring scandal cry foul at “conflicted” advisors
A former Aberdeen oil firm owner who accuses RBS of “stitching up” his business has criticised the bank for appointing
Tony Blair slammed as a “warmonger” and an Israeli shill at Edinburgh Book Festival
Tony Blair has been branded a “war-monger” and an Israeli shill by emeritus professor at Oxford University Avi Shlaim, with