Sunday, 21 December 2008

21/12/08 - RBS Latest

Royal Bank of Scotland menaces defaulters
Times Online - UK
Royal Bank of Scotland, the nationalised bank, has sent threatening letters to homeowners saying that their homes will be repossessed if they fail to repay ...

As Yen Strengthens, Japan Cuts Rates
TIME - USA
... slashes Japan's GDP growth rate by 0.3% to 0.4% points, says Masafumi Yamamoto, head of foreign exchange strategy for Japan at Royal Bank of Scotland. ...

European Stocks Fall This Week; BNP Paribas, RBS, Xstrata Drop
Bloomberg - USA
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc lost 23 percent after disclosing investments with Bernard Madoff, the investment adviser who was arrested in a potential ...

Sovereign, Citizens plan job cuts
Boston Globe - United States
In October, Citizens' parent Royal Bank of Scotland was effectively nationalized by the British government as part of a deal to provide it with more capital ...

Scotland’s ghost of banking meltdown past
Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
Established in 1839, the CGB was a relative newcomer to Scottish banking, when compared with the Bank of Scotland (1695-2008) or the Royal Bank of Scotland ...


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