# Royal Bank of Scotland

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# Forex

EU fines major banks €344 million over foreign exchange trading cartel

Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Credit Suisse all received fines.

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Dec 2nd 2021, 12:47 PM

# bóshit

Royal Bank of Scotland has called its new app Bó

Although bó is the Irish word for ‘cow’, RBS makes no reference to this in its lengthy press release called ‘What’s In A Name’.

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Nov 27th 2019, 1:14 PM

# Brexit

RBS, which owns Ulster Bank, is 'planning for the worst' amid talk of no-deal Brexit

RBS is setting up a new European subsidiary in Amsterdam to serve customers on the continent.

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Sep 2nd 2018, 4:15 PM

# us mortgage crisis

RBS, which owns Ulster Bank, agrees to pay €4.1 billion fine

The bank has been fined by the US Justice Department over its role in the subprime mortgage crisis.

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May 10th 2018, 8:07 AM

# freak out

One bank is telling investors to 'sell everything' as stock markets tank

Everybody’s worried about China.

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Jan 12th 2016, 10:58 AM

# Uh oh

The UK is staring down the barrel of a massive loss on Ulster Bank parent RBS

The country’s government plans to start offloading its shares in the bailed-out bank.

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Jun 11th 2015, 2:48 PM

# outta here

RBS says it will move to England in case of Scottish independence

The Royal Bank of Scotland is 81% owned by the British state.

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Sep 11th 2014, 8:31 AM

# RBS

Ulster Bank parent company 'forced small firms to default'

A report by the British government has alleged that Royal Bank of Scotland hit healthy businesses with charges and rates that forced them to close allowing bank to seize their assets at a lower price.

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Nov 25th 2013, 9:00 PM

# Bad Bank

Ulster Bank assets to be transferred to RBS 'bad bank'

The UK taxpayer rescued RBS says it will conduct a review of Ulster Bank “for supporting the Northern Irish and Irish economies”.

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Nov 1st 2013, 8:24 AM

# Ulster Bank

British chancellor hints at Ulster Bank sell-off

George Osborne told bankers last night that a review is to be carried out into breaking up Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank’s parent company.

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Jun 20th 2013, 7:36 AM

# Bankers

Senior bankers who put taxpayers' money at risk should be jailed

A report by a parliamentary commission on banking in the UK has recommended widespread reform to the sector.

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Jun 19th 2013, 10:07 AM

# Bailout

A British newspaper claims Ireland got a £10bn 'back-door bailout' from the UK

The Times reports that the UK’s £45 billion bailout of Ulster Bank’s parent Royal Bank of Scotland five years ago amounts to an ‘injection into the Republic’.

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Jun 10th 2013, 7:37 AM

# Banking

British government 'wants Ireland to buy Ulster Bank' - report

The BBC says the Treasury will give up ownership of Ulster Bank in exchange for the British loans currently held by NAMA.

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Jun 4th 2013, 2:45 PM

# Turning a corner?

Ulster Bank lost €1,500 a minute in the first three months of 2013

The British-owned bank continued to post an operating profit – but saw its gains worn away as it wrote off €285m of debts.

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May 3rd 2013, 8:01 AM

# Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank parent company lost nearly €6bn in 2012

Royal Bank of Scotland, which is majority owned by the British government, took a £5 billion charge for loan impairments last year.

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Feb 28th 2013, 10:00 AM

# Bailout

State-owned British banks ‘bailed out Irish ones by €16bn’ – report

The Sunday Telegraph says a quarter of the British taxpayer’s bailouts of RBS and Lloyds has gone to Ireland.

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Jan 20th 2013, 4:12 PM

# Banking

RBS says Santander has pulled out of €2 billion branch deal

Disappointing news breaking tonight for the bailed out British bank.

6.7k

Oct 12th 2012, 9:58 PM

# Ulster Bank

British watchdog to examine IT failure at Ulster Bank

The Financial Services Authority is to conduct an investigation into the systems failure at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Sep 5th 2012, 11:39 AM

# Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank says 'normal service resumed' for most customers

Banking group Royal Bank of Scotland said the cost of cleaning up the Ulster Bank technical ‘glitch’ – including redress to customers – would cost stg£28m (€35.5m).

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Aug 4th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Ulster Bank

RBS sets aside stg£28m for Ulster Bank tech 'glitch'

Interim results report clarifies the amount being earmarked for both redress for beleaguered Ulster Bank customers in Ireland and the costs associated with dealing with the system failure.

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Aug 3rd 2012, 8:36 AM

# technical glitch

Ulster Bank: now showing account balances

But they may not be accurate yet.

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Jul 16th 2012, 10:24 AM

# Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank now doesn't know when normal service will be resumed

Customers continue to experience problems with their accounts 12 days after they first started experiencing difficulties.

10.0k

Jul 2nd 2012, 3:00 PM

# Libor

RBS traders fired months ago over rate-fixing - report

Revelation comes after RBS confirmed it is one of the banks being investigated over manipulation of inter-bank lending rates.

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Jul 1st 2012, 4:31 PM

# Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank branches open this weekend

Efforts to clear backlog of customer transactions continue.

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Jun 30th 2012, 10:31 AM

# Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank loses €381m in first quarter of 2012

Irish banking operations are a major drain on RBS’s global operations, with the Irish banking sector remaining “challenging”.

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May 4th 2012, 8:07 AM

# Bankers' Bonuses

Under-fire RBS chief Stephen Hester waives £1m bonus

Stephen Hester, whose bank is 82 per cent owned by the British taxpayer, gives up his bonus to avoid becoming a ‘pariah’.

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Jan 30th 2012, 8:37 AM

# Bankers

Public outcry over banker's €1 million bonus

The head of Royal Bank of Scotland is on a salary of £1.2 million (€1.4 million) and last year received a bonus worth around £2 million (€2.38 million).

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Jan 28th 2012, 4:20 PM

# Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank says it won't comment on potential job cuts

There is speculation that the British-owned bank could be about the shed jobs from its 5,000 strong workforce

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Jan 11th 2012, 2:02 PM

# Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank lost €925m in deposits when Bank Guarantee kicked in

The Irish arm of RBS lost £732 million in deposits in the four days after the government guaranteed its native competitors.

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Dec 12th 2011, 1:46 PM

# Cluster bombs

Amnesty International ‘regrets’ accusing Aviva of investing in cluster bomb-makers

Human rights group forced into U-turn after statement this morning was found to have ‘out-of-date information’ on Aviva.

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Aug 16th 2011, 4:41 PM

# RBS

RBS reports £1.43bn net loss as Irish customers struggle with loans

Greek bonds and Irish customers at RBS’ Ulster Bank operation caused a major dent in the Royal Bank of Scotland’s earnings

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Aug 5th 2011, 1:59 PM

# HMV

Banks and UK taxpayer take stakes in HMV as part of rescue package

The British-owned entertainment chain secures a €250m lifeline to stay alive, but the deal comes at a cost.

300

Jun 7th 2011, 12:15 PM

# warning

Without a default or second bailout, 'Ireland will have to wait until 2018 to return to markets'

The warning came from a senior British banker who was speaking to 100 Irish business people in London this week and comes amid persistent government denials that second bailout will be needed.

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Jun 2nd 2011, 10:32 AM

# Superinjunction

The end for superinjunctions? Media to be allowed to attend hearings

Reporters could be allowed into a court room when an injunction is being granted. However, they are likely to still be restricted in what they can reveal.

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May 20th 2011, 10:22 AM