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      <title>RBS PARTNERS WITH MARKET GURU JOEL GREENBLATT TO OFFER INVESTORS EXPOSURE TO VALUE INVESTING</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS hires new Head of Institutional Sales for Asia Pacific Equity Derivatives</title>
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      <description>The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS) today announced the appointment of Ted Tsao as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Sales, Asia Pacific Equity Derivatives. 

 

In this newly created role, Mr. Tsao is responsible for expanding and growing the distribution of Asia Pacific (including Asia, Japan and Australia) equity derivatives products to a wide spectrum of global institutional clients.  He will work closely with the Global Institutional Flow Equity Sales team in London and the Asian Cash Equities Distribution team to leverage client relationships and enhance cross-sell between cash equity and equity derivatives products.

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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS restructures in Asia-Pacific</title>
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      <description>The Royal Bank of Scotland is to reorganise its Asia-Pacific investment banking operations into the group in a move to better cross-sell its products and services in the region.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:38:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS joins forces with Sainsbury's in leading supplier financing programme</title>
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      <description>London, June 9, 2009: The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) announces that it will become the funding provider for Sainsbury's Trading Finance Platform (TFP), effective June 19, 2009.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:40:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS offers exposure to Global Water Sector with new index-linked structured product</title>
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      <description>The Royal Bank of Scotland (“RBS”) has launched an innovative equity structured product linked to RBS' water index that has an embedded volatility stabilisation feature. The newly launched Risk Stabilised Water Strategy linked structured product offers investors an easy and cost-effective way to tap into the fast-growing water sector.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:50:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS Launches MaxTrad Express and Expands Availability of MaxTrad</title>
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      <description>1 October 2008 - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) announces the launch of MaxTrad Express and the expanded availability of MaxTrad(TM). The two web-based trade and supply chain finance solutions significantly extend RBS' portfolio of trade and supply chain offerings across key markets in EMEA.  This highlights RBS' focus on providing tailored, flexible solutions for businesses of different size and scope engaging in international trade.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:07:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, delivers key-note speech at RBS sponsored conference</title>
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      <description>26 June 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivered the key-note speech today, at the jointly sponsored RBS and UK Government Low Carbon Economy Summit.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:41:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS &amp; HMG host low carbon summit event at the Tate Modern</title>
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      <description>26 June 2008 
Approximately 200 delegates are expected at the Tate Modern in London for the UK Low Carbon Economy Summit - Business Opportunities in a Low Carbon Future.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:35:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS and Sempra Energy Announce Completion of Commodities Joint Venture, RBS Sempra Commodities</title>
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      <description>01 April 2008
: The Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: RBS) and Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced the completion of their transaction to form the commodities-marketing joint venture, RBS Sempra Commodities.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:33:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Euromoney Features Hourican as cover story</title>
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      <description>Can Hourican dig RBS out of its hole?</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 12:49:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Euromoney awards RBS with Best Global Structured Product House</title>
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      <description>Offstage from RBS's struggle to survive, the bank's structured products franchise has continued to innovate and successfully market this idea.</description>
      <author>Awards and Recognition</author>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:37:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Equity Derivatives Italy team receives four awards at the Certificate Awards in Milan, Italy</title>
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      <description>On 28 May 2009, the Italian Certificate Awards took place in Milan, Italy. These are the most prestigious awards in the Italian structured products market and were introduced two years ago by the Italy-based 'Certificate Journal'. The public and a specially selected jury judged candidates in various categories.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:36:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS Places 4th in Euromoney FX Poll</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 13:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bankline wins 'Best use of IT in retail banking' award at the Financial Sector Technology awards</title>
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      <description>This industry award is in addition to the Online Finance Award, won by Strictly Bankline in November 2008 in the 'Best Online Customer Relationship Initiative' category.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:44:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS Austrian banks to scoop certificate awards</title>
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      <description>On 19 March, RBS came third overall in the annual Certificate Award Austria ceremony in Vienna.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:43:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS Wins "Best Islamic Product" at FinanceAsia Structured Product Awards</title>
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      <description>RBS has won the award for “Best Islamic Product” in FinanceAsia's Structured Product Awards for 2008</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:44:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS scoops record haul of Deal of the Year accolade</title>
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      <description>2008 proved to be a great year overall for structured trade and commodity finance, with increased monetary volumes in every region.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:04:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'onecard' wins Best Business Card Programme at the 2009 Card Awards</title>
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      <description>Global Merchant Services and Commercial Cards' (GMS&amp;CC) onecard has been recognised as the Best Business Card Programme at the 2009 Card Awards in London.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Invensys Deal Wins Treasurer Magazine Award</title>
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      <description>In July 2008, RBS acted as Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner in the successful syndication of a GBP400m revolving credit facility for Invensys plc, together with HSBC and Lloyds. On 5 February 2009, this transaction was awarded UK and Continental Mid-Market Loan of the Year 2008 by the Treasurer Magazine.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RBS-issued product wins Best Corporate and Retail Product, Poland</title>
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      <description>An RBS-issued dynamic strategy, the Twister Index, has been awarded the Order Finansowy prize as the best product of its class by the respected economic magazine Home &amp; Market.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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