Financial Regulatory Forum

RBS faces forced sales and 3,700 UK job cuts

A customer uses a Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) cash machine in Edinburgh, Scotland August 7, 2009.    (BRITAIN BUSINESS BANKING)   By Clara Ferreira-Marques
LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland said it would be forced to sell more assets than it had expected and axe 3,700 jobs from its retail business as another radical shake-up loomed for Britain’s banks.

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EU break-up threat looms over Britain’s Lloyds

A pedestrian passes the head office of the Lloyds Banking Group in central London August 5, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth By Clara Ferreira-Marques
LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Lloyds Banking Group, Britain’s largest retail bank, faces an uncertain future as the EU considers whether to force a carve-up of its current structure and the sale of its Halifax unit, analysts said.

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Lloyds offers to sell branches to placate EC – report

LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Lloyds Banking Group has offered to sell Scottish branches of Lloyds TSB as well as its Cheltenham & Gloucester network to ease European Commission concerns over state aid and market share, reported the Sunday Times.

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Lloyd’s bank surprises with review of unit’s branch closing plans

Pedestrians are reflected in a plaque at the entrance to a branch of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society in central London June 9, 2009.LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Lloyds Banking Group, Britain’s largest retail bank, said on Wednesday it was reviewing a decision to close all branches of its Cheltenham & Gloucester unit, surprising employees and investors.

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