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CNBC's UK Exchange newsletter: A lament for the losses on Royal Bank of Scotland
04 Jun 2025 05:59 GMT
… April 22, 2008, the day Royal Bank of Scotland — then one of … autumn, of the Dutch lender ABN AMRO.
That deal was supposed … he launched the bid for ABN AMRO in April 2007, trumping … main reason RBS failed, exacerbated by the hubristic ABN AMRO acquisition and …
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A chapter closes as the RBS bailout enters the history books
31 May 2025 00:04 GMT
… take over the Dutch bank ABN Amro.
But it turned out to … of his knighthood after the RBS bailout
In Edinburgh, there was … 2002
But the shrinking of RBS, allied to changes to … protection against takeover.
While hobbled, Royal Bank of Scotland and later NatWest …
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A £600,000-a-year pension, a stunning luxury home and all the time in the world to enjoy it. So is it any wonder Fred the Shred, the man who broke RBS, STILL seems to be laughing all the way to the bank
30 May 2025 20:09 GMT
… -driven Mercedes limousines with RBS emblazoned all over them, … the personalised registration RBSG (Royal Bank of Scotland Goodwin) which … technical training, Goodwin led RBS on an aggressive expansion, … the troubled Dutch bank ABN Amro in a £49 billion …
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Disgraced RBS boss Fred Goodwin receiving pension of £600,000 a year
27 May 2025 13:49 GMT
Disgraced former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Fred Goodwin … RBS led a consortium to take over struggling Dutch bank ABN Amro … in history, which left RBS vulnerable.
In August 2008 … economic crisis gathered pace, RBS admitted to chancellor Alistair Darling …
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Fred the Shred's pension soars to £600,000 a year as taxpayers face eye-watering £10bn loss in final RBS sale
26 May 2025 19:43 GMT
… boosted his retirement fund.
The Royal Bank of Scotland, rebranded as … pensioner.
The one time RBS chief executive, sacked as … Goodwin (left) and former RBS chairman Sir Tom McKillop give … absorb the troubled Dutch bank ABN Amro in a £39billion takeover, …
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Inside the £45bn rescue of RBS – by the people who led it
24 May 2025 12:02 GMT
… and the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland had been called … absorb the troubled Dutch bank ABN Amro in a £49 billion … .
Yet behind the scenes, RBS was drastically stretched. After the … per cent of ABN Amro, which was carved up after the RBS takeover.
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De-nationalisering ABN Amro ‘Er had nooit beloofd mogen worden dat de redding van ABN Amro zonder verlies zou zijn’ Minister van Financiën Eelco Heinen (VVD) heeft ingestemd met een verdere verkoop van de aandelen tot er een staatsbelang overblijft van…
16 Oct 2024 04:38 GMT
… nationalisatie en herprivatisering van ABN Amro.
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Waarom was ABN Amro ook alweer in … delen van het oude ABN Amro werden overgenomen door Royal Bank of Scotland en … delen van bankverzekeraar Fortis en ABN Amro-bank te nationaliseren. Inclusief rentelasten …
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Major flights win is huge boost for Scottish airport
07 Jun 2025 12:14 GMT
… institution formerly known as Royal Bank of Scotland (now … clearing banks, in which Royal Bank of Scotland ultimately prevailed … acquisition of ABN Amro was completed by the Royal Bank consortium … appeared acutely aware of Royal Bank’s importance to Scotland …
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Royal Bank of Scotland and its sad, sad tale of hopes dashed
01 May 2024 07:14 GMT
… to buy Dutch bank ABN Amro, after the Scottish institution … early 2000 and the ABN Amro deal, and perhaps even … most lamentable development.
The Royal Bank of Scotland name continues to … number of branches bearing this Royal Bank branding has, of course …
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In praise of Michael O’Leary
05 Jun 2025 07:51 GMT
… reduced the once globally trumpeted Royal Bank of Scotland to a humble … to become the parent brand. RBS shareholders who were almost wiped … ’s RBS, crippled by his hubristic bid for the Dutch group ABN Amro … 7 October 2008 telling him RBS would fail the next day …