Hester got RBS back on an even keel but at what cost?
Stephen Hester’s five years at the helm of Royal Bank of Scotland were nothing if not tumultuous. Under his predecessor, […]
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Highland result demonstrates RBS bankers are no longer above the law
Royal Bank of Scotland accused of defeating opponents in court through fraud. Finally, a sign that banks and bankers are
Stephen Hester just doesn’t get it
Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester was yesterday touring the television studios trying to convince us that he is
RBS’s light at end of the tunnel could be train that flattens it
AS the Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester toured the broadcasters’ studios yesterday, he kept repeating the same mantras.
Britain’s corporate failures invite a governance revolution
Why “corporate governance” failed The bigwigs of the City of London, corporate governance ‘gurus’ in asset-management firms and leading figures
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
Idea that banks can be trusted to police themselves is one of most dangerous of modern times
On 1 January 2008, some bright sparks at the FSA decided it was appropriate to grant Advanced Internal Ratings Based
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
Stephen Hester renounces Milton Friedman’s doctrine of greed
Speaking to an audience of students and finance industry insiders at the London School of Economics yesterday, Royal Bank of
Net closes on Royal Bank of Scotland’s property shenanigans
Today, Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester used a speech at the London School of Economics to call
Simon Carswell: Inside Ireland’s, and probably the world’s, worst bank
I’m halfway through Simon Carswell’s Anglo Republic: Inside the bank that broke Ireland, and it’s a gripping read. In the
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
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
Adam Posen: it’s time the UK stopped “fetish-ising” its banks
The American economist Adam Posen, a member of the monetary policy committee of the Bank of England, recently told a conference
Ex-RBS chief Fred Goodwin will tell court: ‘I did nothing wrong’
Disgraced former Royal Bank of Scotland chief Fred Goodwin will tell a court that he did not dupe the bank’s
Ex-RBS chief Fred Goodwin will tell court: I did nothing wrong
Disgraced former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Fred Goodwin will tell a court he didn’t dupe the bank’s shareholders
A short history of RBS and NatWest’s Global Restructuring Group
Have NatWest and RBS gone rogue? Has the Royal Bank of Scotland, which has owned NatWest for the past 12
Accusations of “systemic institutionalised fraud” at RBS fall on deaf ears
On Wednesday 30 May, a shareholder stood up at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s annual general meeting and made some
Clydesdale’s retreat
It was supposed to be Scotland’s safe bank. What went wrong? By Ian Fraser Call it Cameron Clyne’s ‘Derby’ moment.