Category Archives: RBS

The worst kind of paternalism

Posted on January 5, 2014 by henry tapper

They’re all , fat and old, queuing for the House of Lords Continue reading →

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No win no fee – one way to clean up asset management

Posted on March 12, 2013 by henry tapper

I met yesterday with a Swiss firm whose business is to reduce the investment costs for large investors (typically with €500m +). The model is simple, no retainer – they receive 50% of the savings from their work. They are a … Continue reading →

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Thank RBS for a Pension and Payroll lesson .

Posted on June 26, 2012 by henry tapper

The last few days have not been good for those relying on RBS – be it their own , their employers’ or of their creditors’ RBS bank account. We have become reliant on our banking system and as Robert Peston put it … Continue reading →

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Hose down RBS and Coutts before you put them on the forecourt.

Posted on March 27, 2012 by henry tapper

There is a Coutts cash point in my high street – Eton High Street. It charges other bank’s customers for the privilege of using it. You can do that if you have the banking cachet that Coutts believes it has. Most … Continue reading →

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A broken housing market?

Posted on August 30, 2011 by henry tapper

I have to admit to being baffled this morning by reports that house prices are set to increase by 25% (relative to what?), that rents will soar and that social (council) housing  will become scarcer. Apparently we are building less houses … Continue reading →

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What to do with Fred Goodwin’s refunded pension

Posted on March 9, 2010 by henry tapper

Of course it’s only been a decade or so since RBS bought Natwest and you can’t expect integrated systems or customer services overnight. So I’m prepared to forgive RBS for forgetting about customer service, after all they are a mighty investment bank and one that as a nation we can all be proud of.
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