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No Westpac leadership changes after Gail Kelly departure

LAURA MILLAN, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... strong results." He has more than 25 years' experience in financial services. Prior to joining Westpac in 2012 he was Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive officer of the UK retail arm, wealth and Ulster Bank. Hartzer was previously a senior executive ...

Gail Kelly steps down as Westpac CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... strong results." He has more than 25 years' experience in financial services. Prior to joining Westpac in 2012 he was Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive officer of the UK retail arm, wealth and Ulster Bank. Hartzer was previously a senior executive ...

RBS enters enforceable undertaking

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The Royal Bank of Scotland has entered an enforceable undertaking in relation to "potential misconduct" involving the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced. RBS will also voluntarily ...

Federal Court finds S&P guilty in landmark ruling

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... also likely to pave the way for significant recoveries by investors in Europe from ABN AMRO (now a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland NV) and S&P. Around a,-2 billion in CPDOs are estimated to have been sold in Europe. "ABN AMRO, in exercising ...

AMP Capital increases stake in Alpha Trains

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... AMP Capital has been invested in Alpha Trains since 2008 when, as part of a consortium, it acquired the company from Royal Bank of Scotland. "Rail transportation is an important sector for us in Europe because of its growth potential," AMP Capital head ...

RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
Royal Bank of Scotland's losses soared to almost STG9 billion ($A16.82 billion) last year, the state-rescued lender has announced, while its decision to pay millions in bonuses has triggered a political backlash. Net losses announced on Thursday widened ...

AMP announces key marketing appointment

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... services to the role from Australia and the UK, having worked on both client and agency side for brands including BP, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyd's and Westpac.

ANZ appoints a new head of Private Banking

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
ANZ has appointed Mike Norfolk, a former Royal Bank of Scotland banker to the newly created position of head of Private Banking in Australia. Norfolk's role will include managing private wealth and he will report to ANZ global wealth chief executive ...

Praemium strikes deal with RBS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
Praemium International Limited, a subsidiary of Australian company Praemium, has cut a deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to provide platform services to RBS International's ex-pat clientele based in the tax haven of Jersey. Under the deal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... world. Chief among the banks fined were Germany's Deutsche Bank, France's Societe Generale and Britain's state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland. The euro eased to $US1.3555 from $US1.3589 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed ...