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		<title>Jefferies acquires RBS corporate broking arm</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2012/02/03/jefferies-acquires-rbs-corporate-broking-arm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[US investment bank, Jefferies, has agreed to acquire Hoare Govett, the stockbroking business of Royal Bank of Scotland. With its one hundred year history, Hoare Govett is regarded as one of the UK’s most prominent corporate brokers and the acquisition includes the firm&#8217;s entire senior broking team. In all, around 50 members of staff will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fred Goodwin stripped of Knighthood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Cabinet Office has let slip that the Knighthood conferred upon Fred Goodwin as a Knight Bachelor has been cancelled and annulled. The official announcement will appear shortly in the London Gazette and the decision, not normally publicised in advance, has been taken on the advice of the little known honours Forfeiture Committee. Mr Goodwin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hester bows to political pressure over bonus</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2012/01/30/hester-bows-to-political-pressure-over-bonus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Scotland&#8217;s (RBS&#8217;s) share price will be watched closely today following the news that chief executive, Stephen Hester, has surrendered this year&#8217;s bonus, which amounts to almost £1 million in shares. Mr Hester has bowed to mounting political pressure including yesterday&#8217;s threat from Labour to bring an opposition day motion and put his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBS sells aircraft leasing unit</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2012/01/17/rbs-sells-aircraft-leasing-unit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is selling its aircraft leasing business to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), for around £4.7 billion. By book value, the business is the fourth largest in the sector worldwide. SMBC says it expects demand for leased commercial aircraft to continue to increase steadily on the back of growth in emerging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reshuffle at UKFI</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2012/01/12/reshuffle-at-ukfi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UKFI, which oversees the taxpayer&#8217;s interest in the UK&#8217;s rescued banks, has announced that Sir David Cooksey is retiring as chairman. Chief executive, Robin Budenberg, who joined UKFI in 2010 from UBS, will become chairman in his place. Jim O&#8217;Neil, who is currently responsible for UKFI&#8217;s investments in Lloyds and RBS, will become chief executive. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FSA publishes report on RBS failure</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/12/12/fsa-publishes-report-on-rbs-failure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In its long-awaited report on the failure of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the Financial Services Authority (FSA) concludes that poor decisions made by the RBS management and board, deficiencies in the global capital regime and flaws in the FSA’s supervisory approach were all to blame. Specifically, the report concludes that the failure of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBS sells UK pub chain</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/12/02/rbs-sells-uk-pub-chain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heineken N.V. has confirmed that it has acquired the Galaxy Pub Estate in the UK from Royal Bank of Scotland, for £412 million. The deal is on a cash-and-debt-free basis and the brewer has paid a further £10 million to settle accrued amounts owed under an existing management agreement between RBS and Heineken. Galaxy comprises [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks sign up to current account improvements</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/11/23/banks-sign-up-to-current-account-improvements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/11/23/banks-sign-up-to-current-account-improvements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Britain&#8217;s biggest banks are improving the ways in which they operate personal current accounts, with the aim of helping millions of people keep on top of their finances. According to the British Bankers’ Association (BBA), all full service current account holders will in future receive: 1. Text alerts when account balances gets close to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New era in consumer access to personal data</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/11/05/new-era-in-consumer-access-to-personal-data/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/11/05/new-era-in-consumer-access-to-personal-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 07:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lloyds Banking Group, RBS, UK Cards Association, Mastercard and Visa are among 26 groups to have signed up to &#8220;midata&#8221;, a government initiative that should usher in a new era of consumer empowerment. The voluntary scheme aims to give consumers increasing access to their personal data in a portable, electronic format. Businesses, consumer bodies and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London raids in EURIBOR investigation</title>
		<link>http://www.bankingtimes.co.uk/2011/10/20/london-raids-in-euribor-investigation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Montia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission has confirm that its officials have undertaken a number of &#8220;unannounced&#8221; inspections at companies active in the market for financial derivative products linked to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR). EURIBOR is one of the benchmarks for interest rates on loans between banks, and the Commission says it is responding to concerns [...]]]></description>
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