This is what RBS / NatWest did to small firms through its notorious Global Restructuring Group
In this interview with Kam Sandhu of Real Media, I spoke about RBS / NatWest’s infamous Global Restructuring Group. The […]
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RBS: Fred Goodwin’s long, winding road to court finally ends with sensational trial
It promises to be one of the most sensational trials of recent times. On Monday 22 May, after eight years
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 —
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
Thousands of RBS staff line up to sue their employer
A third of the 12,000 plus individuals who have signed up to sue the Royal Bank of Scotland over its
BBC South investigates: Lloyds Banking Group hopes if it stonewalls long enough, customers fleeced by Bank of Scotland will give up
Here is Nick Wallis and Laura Ansell’s investigative documentary for BBC South about Lloyds Banking Group’s shocking treatment of customers
Review of the Year in Finance
The Libor scandal It was described as the banking industry’s ‘tobacco moment’. In June last year, Barclays was fined £290
Clydesdale Bank hasn’t turned gangrenous, but it’s festering and giving off a whiff
For some time now, I have been warning that Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank are seriously damaged institutions that could
Stephen Hester: The great escape artist
It has been described as the biggest banking felony in history … yet no-one has been prosecuted for the Libor-fixing
Dear David Cameron: Please explain why bankers are now considered above the law
An open letter to David Cameron, prime inister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, from Mrs N
Book review: Going for broke
It was intended as a memorial to the Scots who died in the Napoleonic Wars. But it wasn’t long before
Have we really rebuilt the Royal Bank of Scotland?
Stephen Hester and Sir Philip Hampton may be in bullish mood, but is RBS as strong as they claim? By
Campaign to clean up ‘rip off’ fund managers
Fund managers are ripping off their customers through a minefield of hidden charges, misleading advertising, and obfuscation over performance, according
Written evidence to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards
Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards. Submission from Ian Fraser, 24 August 2012 [Update: January 12, 2013. This is my submission
McColl and Hunter attack FSA’s ‘disgraceful’ treatment of HBOS’s Peter Cummings
High-profile figures say banker Peter Cummings has been made a scapegoat Jim McColl, Scotland’s highest-profile business figure, has added his
Peter Cummings: The FSA’s approach is ‘tokenism at its most sinister’
Here’s a statement issued this afternoon by the former HBOS director Peter Cummings, in the wake of today’s 92-page Final Notice from
Corruption allegations, major fraud inquiries, links to pornographic magazines … and a luxury yacht. Welcome to the world of banking 2012
Police are poised to press charges against several HBOS bankers and consultants after a two-year investigation into large-scale fraud, money
RBS accused of withdrawing job offer to Mexico drug deals whistleblower
The Royal Bank of Scotland has reneged a job offer to a leading anti-money-laundering expert who it appointed to help
Loss of trust
Scottish banking was once renowned for prudential management. Today the association is rather different. Financial journalist Ian Fraser gives his
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s empire of pain
In his glory days Fred Goodwin aspired to make Royal Bank of Scotland a global bank on which the sun
How London became the money-laundering capital of the world. Guest post by Rowan Bosworth-Davies
By Rowan Bosworth-Davies Speaking on the Marr Show on BBC One on March 23rd, the former Daily Telegraph editor and