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February 13, 2012
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| theflyonthewall.com: | Moody's changes outlook on U.K. rating to "negative," Bloomberg reports | | :theflyonthewall.com |
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| 18:03 EDT | | RBS |
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| 10:34 EDT |  | RBS |
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| 07:15 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | RBS may catch flak for spinning Merlin lending shortfall, Telegraph says | | The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was accused of "trying to fool people" in a dispute over the amount of funds it lent to small and medium sized businesses under a U.K. lending accord, according to The Telegraph. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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| 07:07 EDT | | RBS |
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| 06:09 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | RBS staffers arrested in tax-fraud investigation, AP reports | | Four current and one former staff member at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) were arrested on Sunday in an investigation into alleged tax fraud, the Associated Press reports, citing British tax authorities. Authorities said the inquiry was in connection with the personal financial affairs of the suspects and and unrelated to the bank’s work. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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February 12, 2012
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| 19:28 EDT | | RBS |
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| 11:17 EDT | | RBS |
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| 11:12 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Greece's vote on austerity imminent, WSJ says | | Greece is preparing itself for a critical parliamentary vote on Sunday evening on austerity measures that will be necessary for the country in order to receive the next part of its bailout, says the Wall Street Journal. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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February 11, 2012
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| 12:43 EDT | | RBS |
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February 10, 2012
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| 07:56 EDT | | RBS |
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February 9, 2012
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| 08:59 EDT | | RBS |
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| 08:20 EDT | | RBS |
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| 06:31 EDT | | RBS |
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February 8, 2012
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| 08:07 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Royal Bank of Scotland finds Asian assets a hard sell, WSJ reports | | The Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) Asian investment banking business has become a difficult sell, reports the Wall Street Journal. The bank is in talks with two remaining bidders, including Malaysia’s CIMB Group Holdings Bhd. One buyer reportedly said the cost of taking on the investment bank was too high given its relatively poor rankings in regional league tables. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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| 07:33 EDT | | RBS |
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| 06:00 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Royal Bank of Scotland CEO considered resignation, WSJ reports | | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) CEO Stephen Hester says he considered resigning from the bank during the recent controversy over his bonus, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hester says he ultimately decided that leaving the bank would have been "indulgent". Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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| 05:39 EDT |  | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Royal Bank of Scotland downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Citigroup | | Citigroup downgraded Royal Bank of Scotland citing valuation and concerns over the proposed GBM restructuring. :theflyonthewall.com |
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February 7, 2012
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| theflyonthewall.com: | Final agreement on rescue of Dexia unit expected soon, Reuters reports | | According to sources familiar with the matter, a final agreement on a planned rescue of Dexia's local government lending unit is expected in "a matter of one or two days," Reuters reports. The supervisory board of French state bank Caisse des Depot will meet tomorrow to discuss Dexma, one source says. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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| 07:16 EDT | | RBS |
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| theflyonthewall.com: | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up | | WALL STREET JOURNAL: Five Wall Street banks were invited to bid this week on a multibillion-dollar bundle of risky mortgage bonds held by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a result of its 2008 rescue of AIG (AIG). The firms are the U.S. securities arms of Barclays (BCS), Credit Suisse (CS), Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the Wall Street Journal reports...Walt Disney Co. (DIS) and Univision Communications Inc. are in talks to create a new 24-hour cable-news channel that will broadcast in English, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: The Fed will meet on Wednesday to consider Capital One Financial Corp.'s (COF) bid to acquire ING Groep NV's (ING) U.S. online banking unit, ING Direct, for $8.9B, a deal criticized by some consumer groups, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: No North American miner is a cheaper takeover candidate than Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF) which sells for 6.4 times its cash from operations, after deducting capital expenses, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s less than every other metals or mining company in the U.S. or Canada exceeding $5B in market value, and a 70% discount to the median, and is also the least expensive relative to its estimated net income this year and next, the data show, Bloomberg reports. :theflyonthewall.com |
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February 6, 2012
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| theflyonthewall.com: | RBS may replace CEO bonus with longer-term scheme, Telegraph reports | | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is considering stripping CEO Stephen Hester of his annual bonus and replacing it with a longer-term scheme that is "more robust against public opinion," the Telegraph reports. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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February 5, 2012
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| 16:13 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | German poll says most would want Greece too leave euro, Reuters says | | A German poll shows that a majority of the country's citizens feel the eoro would be better off without Greece, days Reuters, citing Bild am Sonntag. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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| 16:03 EDT | | RBS |
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February 4, 2012
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| 13:41 EDT | | RBS |
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| 12:35 EDT | | RBS |
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February 3, 2012
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| 06:36 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Swiss investigate banks suspected of manipulating interbank rates, Reuters says |
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| 06:32 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Chairman admits RBS underestimated reaction to CEO bonus, Telegraph reports | | Chairman Philip Hampton of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has admitted that the company underestimated the public anger over the GBP 1M bonus received by CEO Stephen Hester, further admitting that banker pay has been too high for too long, according to the Telegraph. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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February 2, 2012
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| 13:03 EDT | | RBS |
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February 1, 2012
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| 12:18 EDT |  | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Jefferies Royal to acquire Hoare Govett from Bank of Scotland | | Jefferies (JEF) announced that it has agreed to acquire Hoare Govett and employ certain other professionals from The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Terms were not disclosed. :theflyonthewall.com |
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January 31, 2012
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| 07:23 EDT | | RBS |
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| 07:19 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Commerzbank CEO defends choice to cut bonus pool, Telegraph reports | | Martin Blessing, CEO of Commerzbank (CRZBY), testified that he "behaved honorably" in cutting the guaranteed bonus pool set up for Dresdner investment bankers after his company's takeover of Dresdner Bank amid the financial crisis, reported The Telegraph. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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| 06:58 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Heads of Barclays, HSBC likely to bonus, unlike some peers, Bloomberg reports |
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| 06:18 EDT | | RBS |
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| 05:58 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Political fracas over bonus stirring waters at RBS, WSJ reports | | Pressure on Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) CEO Stephen Hester to turn down his bonus for 2011 is raising questions about how long the executive will remain at the helm, reports the Wall Street Journal. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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January 30, 2012
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| 09:28 EDT | | RBS |
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| 08:14 EDT | | RBS |
| theflyonthewall.com: | Royal Bank of Scotland to pay GBP1.5B in IB restructuring, Telegraph says | | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will pay out as much as GBP1.5B, split between GBP500M in bonuses and about GBP1B in redundancy costs, as it restructures its investment banking business, reported The Telegraph. Reference Link :theflyonthewall.com |
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