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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... Moody's cited the diminishing prospect of more government support for the lenders, which include Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland. Moody's also said overnight that the ratings of National Australia Bank-owned Clydesdale Bank remained on review, following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... points. On Tuesday, Moody's Investors Service said it was reviewing 14 British banks, including Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland, for possible downgrade, citing receding chances of any further government support. Elsewhere in Europe, there were similar ...

RBS targets retail with ETIS launch

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has teamed up with Commonwealth Securities (CommSec) to bring exchange traded international securities to Australia, enabling retail investors to access US stocks through the ASX. Australian investors will be able to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... feared would cost the banks huge amounts of fresh capital. Barclays gained 2.76 per cent while bailed out Royal Bank of Scotland put on 2.30 per cent. In Paris, Aurelien Hotton at Swiss Life Gestion Privee said there was little new to go on as investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... Economists' forecasts had centred on a 0.5 per cent rise in housing finance commitments for the month. Royal Bank of Scotland foreign exchange strategist Greg Gibbs said the dollar fell slightly following the disappointing data. "The market was anticipating ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... Friday. Since 0700 AEDT on Monday, the Australian dollar traded between 98.67 US cents and 99.26 cents. Royal Bank of Scotland foreign exchange strategist Greg Gibbs said the local unit had bounced from its weekend lows. "It's been trading a bit softer ...

NabInvest adds credit start-up to boutique stable

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... Sullivan, a co-founder of US$500 million Congis Capital and former investment professional at GE Capital and Royal Bank of Scotland. The Wiltshire Capital investment team is complemented by a highly experienced advisory board comprising members including ...

RBS develops ESG strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) joins the growing number of stockbroking and investment houses keen to develop a numerical strategy that can be used to better qualify an investment decision based on a company's ESG policies. Dr Alva De Voy, an equity strategist ...

Banks to raise capital reserves

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... Equity Research, a number of global banks will have to raise these funds including Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, CrA(C)dit Agricole and Lloyds in Britain. The group, within it 27 countries representatives including Australia, also ...

Investors turn to rev mortgages for income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... are home improvement, a regular income and debt repayment. Martin Lynch, head of reverse mortgages at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), said, their research also found a growing preference to use a reverse mortgage to boost income. He said reverse mortgage ...