Holyrood candidate Kit Fraser bares all (nearly) outside RBS AGM
Outside the Royal Bank of Scotland’s annual general meeting in Edinburgh, Kit Fraser stripped to his boxer shorts in protest […]
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‘Hounded’ by Royal Bank of Scotland, Highland accountancy firm on the brink
A LEADING Highland firm of chartered accountants and tax advisers is facing bankruptcy following a lengthy dispute with the state-owned
Libor-rigging probe raises questions about strength of banks‘ ‘Chinese walls’
One of the biggest financial scandals of recent weeks involves the alleged “rigging” of Libor rates by a group of
On bankers’ bonuses, Osborne remains captivated
Ever since Gordon Brown bailed out Britain’s banks in October 2008, the saga of bonuses has become one of the
Dutch pension firm Mn leads charge to sue RBS for subprime exposure
Dutch asset management group Mn Services is preparing to sue the Royal Bank of Scotland for damages after the Edinburgh-based
FSA will publish RBS report but, given sanitization, what’s the point?
The saga of the Financial Services Authority supposed “review” of the Royal Bank of Scotland’s pre-implosion behaviour is getting more
RBS executives seem to think they’re above the law
As they scramble to shore up their balance sheets, Britain’s banks are treating some of their corporate and small and
FSA’s attempts at an RBS whitewash take further knock… from WikiLeaks
A cable published by WikiLeaks and the Guardian suggests that, contrary to the recent “review” (or “whitewash”?) of RBS by
Pension giant considers RBS pull-out over governance worries
Scotland’s largest pension fund is considering disinvesting in Royal Bank of Scotland shares over concerns about poor environmental, social and
The FSA wanted someone to whitewash RBS and, sure enough, PWC obliged — the FSA’s RBS report, Part 2
The Financial Services Authority this morning declared that, after a 17-month “investigation”, it has concluded that none of the RBS
PFI/PPP players urged to hand money back to taxpayers
Leading PFI/PPP companies including Innisfree, Semperian, Serco, Skanska, Balfour Beatty, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS are being urged to hand some
Lloyds executioner with a talent for mimicking Ferraris
Mark Fisher, the low-profile “blustery Yorkshireman” and petrol-head, who was renowned for his ability to imitate the sound of a
Government dishonesty about the state of the banking system is a form of tyranny
William K. Black, professor of economics and law at the University of Missourri-Kansas City, and the senior regulator during the
Bankers’ response to Basel III suggests they’re some way from rebuilding trust
If British banks want to win back friends, they sure have an odd way of going about it. Their crabbit
Adam & Company shake-up causing customers ‘anger and dismay’
The former chairman of Adam and Company has accused the current management of causing “dismay” and “anger” among customers of
Royal Bank of Scotland under siege for its “environmental vandalism”
The Camp for Climate Action, which was set up on parkland behind the Royal Bank of Scotland’s world headquarters at Gogarburn in Edinburgh
Two steps forward … is the recovery of state-rescued banks RBS and Lloyds a chimera?
Three years after the onset of the credit crisis, when British banks including RBS and Lloyds narrowly avoided bankruptcy thanks
Backroom boy Mark Fisher moves up front
Profile of the week: Mark Fisher, integration director at Lloyds Banking Group Some are lucky to survive disasters, others seem
WAITING GAME
Potential vendors are waiting for a recovery, potential acquirers are waiting for the bottom of the market and, as Ian
Scotland’s finance sector faces “lost decade” thanks to bank collapses, says Item Club
Item Club reveals extent of slump and says output won’t recover until 2015 Scotland’s finance sector has been condemned to
Bonuses are back, but where’s the outrage?
Bonuses are back. That much became clear when the Royal Bank of Scotland, 70%-owned by the taxpayer, agreed a £9.7m