RBS lawyers fail to distance themselves from Fred Goodwin as trial approaches
The Royal Bank of Scotland has lost a fight to have its former chief executive, Fred Goodwin, excluded from the […]
Chivas defies ‘whisky loch’ fears with new Speyside distillery
French-owned Scotch whisky company Chivas Brothers has opened a stunning and eco-friendly Scotch whisky distillery between Knockando and Aberlour on
The Moldovan Connection
How modest homes in some of Scotland’s poorest areas became prolific ‘company factories’. Inside story by Ian Fraser and
Lawsuit threatens to spoil Osborne’s RBS share sale celebrations
George Osborne’s plan to sell the government’s 80 per cent stake in Royal Bank of Scotland, the expected highlight of
Breakthrough in RBS trial as judge orders bank to produce Fred’s emails
The Royal Bank of Scotland has been rapped over the knuckles by a High Court judge over its failure to
Man group boss says computers are future for asset management
Automation and computerisation are creating “a brave new world” for the asset management market, says the chief executive of the
Hervé Falciani: HSBC leaks are the tip of the iceberg
Hervé Falciani is the man behind the largest leak in banking history. In this interview, filmed in February 2014, he
Bill Black: We’ve given bankers a licence to defraud
Video courtesy of the Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET), William K Black was interviewed by Marshall Auerback As a
FCA colluded to cover up alleged HSBC fraud
When John Griffith-Jones and Martin Wheatley, chairman and chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, appear before the Treasury Select Committee at 9.30 am next
The dog that eats up debt
Banks including the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group have found a new way of freshening up their
Purge of ‘local toffs’ at Comcarde as company seeks £3m to grow ahead of financial app launch
An Inverness-based financial technology (fintech) company that aims to take the global smartphone payment apps market by storm has
Paul Mason is right to be angry with Royal Bank of Scotland
This is brilliant off-the-cuff reporting by Paul Mason, economics editor of Channel 4 News. It’s all very well for the
Britain needs to welcome immigrants if it is to enable SME growth
SMEs are calling on the government to take a more enlightened approach to immigration policy, warning the current approach is blocking
Hard hats for bankers
At a dinner to mark the departure of chief executive Stephen Hester in September 2013, the Royal Bank of Scotland’s
US law firm takes on action group’s case against RBS
Several hundred businesses that claim to have suffered at the hands of Royal Bank of Scotland’s “turnaround” division have appointed
Scottish referendum: how will the result affect SMEs?
The outcome of the referendum brings certainty to Scotland’s economy, but what are the long-term consequences of the ‘No’ vote?
Danny MacAskill takes stunt cycling Skye high
For me, this is the best Danny MacAskill video ever… I particularly like the bit where fearless stunt cyclist Danny
Banks’ swap-for-swap deals anger campaigners
Small businesses, MPs and campaigners are calling for an inquiry into the Financial Conduct Authority’s handling of banks’ mis-selling of
A true rebranding… or lipstick on a pig?
RBS’s decision to scrap the three-letter acronym it has used for eleven years and assert its heritage by readopting the
RBS: papering over the cracks
The decision by RBS to dissolve its Global Restructuring Group, an arm of the bank that stands accused of destroying
RBS job advert casts doubt on the assertions of Sach
The Royal Bank of Scotland seems confused over whether its infamous Global Restructuring Group is run as a “profit centre”.