Royal Bank of Scotland is considering plans to close up to 10% of its 2,050 branches, and some will be moved to smaller sites. [29-Apr-2013]
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning a £700m restructuring of its retail banking business by 2016, including the refurbishment of its 2,066 branches. [19-Mar-2013]
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to revive the Williams & Glyn's banking brand by renaming up to 316 branches and floating them on the stock market as a separate company. [04-Mar-2013]
Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed plans to sell off its Churchill and Direct Line insurance business in a stock market flotation. [17-Sep-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to close its Direct Line insurance customer services operation in Stockton-on-Tees, with the loss of 500 jobs, and a further 400 jobs will be lost at other sites. [06-Sep-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shed 618 jobs at its financial planning operations across the country, but 351 new non-advisory jobs will be created. [20-Jun-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shed a further 464 jobs from its private banking operations in Bristol, Wimbledon, Leeds and Edinburgh. [14-Mar-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to transfer almost 300 finance jobs from Edinburgh and London to India. [06-Mar-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to close its Lombard Vehicle Management operation by 2015, with the loss of 295 jobs in Birmingham and 100 at other sites nationwide. [08-Feb-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland has sold Hoare Govett, the London-based stockbroker, to Jefferies International of the US for a nominal sum, with the transfer of 50 staff. [02-Feb-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to sell RBS Aviation Capital, its aircraft leasing business, to Sumitomo-Mitsui of Japan for £4.7bn. [17-Jan-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to shed 3,500 jobs, as part of the reorganisation of its investment banking division. [12-Jan-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland is said to be planning to sell or close its cash equities division, casting doubt on the future of up to 1,200 jobs. [09-Jan-2012]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to close its Aztec West site in Bristol by the end of next year, with the loss of up to 440 jobs. [30-Nov-2011]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shed 41 jobs at its retail risk department in Edinburgh and elsewhere. [03-Nov-2011]
Royal Bank of Scotland has reversed a decision to close its mortgage centre in Norwich and two sites in Nottingham and Liverpool, securing the future of 940 jobs. [12-Sep-2011]
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to shed up to 2,000 investment banking jobs, as part of the integration of the former ABN Amro business. [04-Aug-2011]
Royal Bank of Scotland is in negotiations to sell its Lombard Vehicle Management car finance business to GE Capital. [14-Jun-2011]
Royal Bank of Scotland is said to be looking to shed up to 200 of the 1,000 jobs at its global investment banking division. [09-Jun-2011]
Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed plans to close a call centre in Telford with the loss of 500 jobs, while 150 jobs will go in Plymouth and 40 in Leeds. [25-May-2011]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to expand the 120-strong workforce at its investment banking operation in Manchester to 200 by the end of the year. [18-Apr-2011]
Royal Bank of Scotland is said to be in negotiations with Vertex about plans to create 160 jobs at an insurance call centre at Atlantic Quay in Glasgow. [01-Nov-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to shed a further 500 back-office jobs at its London-based investment banking division. [28-Sep-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to close 14 of its 27 Churchill and Direct Line insurance offices, including the loss of up to 400 jobs in Glasgow, 660 in Peterborough and 480 in Bristol. [31-Aug-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland has sold an 80% stake in its WorldPay credit card payment business to a team backed by Advent International and Bain Capital for £850m. [09-Aug-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed the sale of 318 branches to Santander for about £1.6bn, including 40 SME banking centres, four corporate centres and three private banking centres. [09-Aug-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to close its insurance call centre on Kent Street in Nottingham by November, with the loss of 300 jobs. [28-Jul-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired the closed Great Leighs racecourse in Essex for undisclosed terms. [15-Jul-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shed 500 jobs at its wealth management operations, including Coutts and Adam & Company, over the next three years. [03-Jun-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to set up a new office for its Global Banking & Markets division at Hardman Boulevard in Manchester, with the creation of 100 jobs. [01-Jun-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to sell its French factoring business to GE Capital of the US for undisclosed terms. [20-May-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shed a further 2,600 jobs over the next year, affecting its Direct Line, Green Flag, Churchill and Privilege insurance operations and its retail banking offices in Edinburgh and London. [11-May-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shed 25 technology service jobs at Danesfort in Belfast. [20-Jan-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to close its customer service call centre at the Arlington Business Park near Reading in September, with the loss of 141 jobs. [18-Jan-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to recruit more than 100 investment staff at its global banking and markets operation in Newcastle-under-Lyme over the next year. [18-Jan-2010]
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to shed 3,700 of the 25,000 jobs in its branch network, with effect from May 2010. [04-Nov-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is considering a government proposal to dispose of 312 RBS branches in England and Wales, in order to satisfy European Commission rules on state aid. [14-Oct-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to invest £6bn in IT and marketing over the next five years. [07-Oct-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is looking to sell part of its asset management division for about £300m. [28-Sep-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to close two call centres at Tay House and George House in Glasgow, but 180 of the 250 jobs will be offered redeployment. [10-Sep-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to sell its operations in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam to ANZ of Australia for £325m. [06-Aug-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed plans to shed 700 jobs from its technology and property operations at 20 sites across the country, with London and Edinburgh being hardest hit. [21-May-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shed 9,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, including up to 4,500 IT, call centre, property and purchasing jobs in the UK. [08-Apr-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shed up to 98 jobs at its personal loans business in Rotherham. [26-Mar-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland International is to shed 68 jobs at its offshore operations in Jersey, Guernsey, Gibraltar and the Isle of Man. [05-Mar-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to sell up to £300bn worth of assets, including commercial and retail banking operations in Australia and Asia, while up to 20,000 jobs will be shed from its 220,000-strong global workforce. [23-Feb-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to vacate its 190,000 sq ft office at Waterhouse Square in Holborn later this year, and is expected to consolidate most of its London staff on the South Bank. [26-Jan-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is said to be looking to sell its chain of almost 1,000 pubs, in order to raise about £600m. [12-Jan-2009]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to shed about 3,000 jobs at its investment banking operations in 50 countries. [17-Nov-2008]
Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to shed hundreds of the 25,000 jobs in its global markets and investment banking division, following the government's £20bn capital injection. [14-Oct-2008]
Royal Bank of Scotland has sold Angel Trains, the train leasing firm with about 200 staff in London and Derby, to a consortium led by Babcock & Brown European Infrastructure Fund for £3.6bn. [16-Jun-2008]
Royal Bank of Scotland is expected to shed about 7,000 jobs from its 28,000-strong workforce, in order to integrate ABN Amro's investment bank into its global markets business. [28-Apr-2008]
Royal Bank of Scotland is shedding about 200 jobs in its global banking and markets business this week, with most of the cuts taking place in London. [10-Apr-2008]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to sell its consumer finance operations in continental Europe to Santander of Spain for undisclosed terms, with the transfer of 861 staff. [07-Apr-2008]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to relocate its Northampton-based corporate banking relationship management services to a new office at Grange Park over the next few months. [25-Feb-2008]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to relocate its regional corporate banking headquarters in Newcastle upon Tyne to a larger 22,000 sq ft site at Trinity Gardens. [04-Feb-2008]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to relocate its commercial unit and 50 staff from Leicester city centre to Grove Park early next year, and a further 20 staff will relocate from Meridian Business Park. [15-Oct-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Cushman & Wakefield to market a portfolio of 60 buildings in a £800m sale-and-leaseback deal. [15-Oct-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland is said to be looking to sell four hotels for up to £650m, including the Waldorf Hilton and Cumberland hotels in London, the Park Inn at Heathrow and the Marriott Victoria & Albert in Manchester. [04-Oct-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to relocate Coutts bank and its Tyneside corporate and commercial operations into new offices at Trinity Gardens on Newcastle Quayside in January. [02-Oct-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland is considering plans to sell Angel Trains, the train leasing business with offices in London and Derby, for about £4bn, having appointed Lazard to conduct a strategic review. [24-Sep-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to set up a new 21,000 sq ft office at The Plaza in Liverpool's Old Hall Street in October, in order to house its corporate and commercial teams and 31 additional staff from Lombard. [23-Aug-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland is considering plans to create a further 100 jobs at its new Adwick Park office complex in Rotherham, including 50 in its retail markets division and 50 in corporate banking. [09-Aug-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired a 51% stake in Sempra Commodities, the US-based company that trades base metals at the London Metal Exchange, for £670m. [10-Jul-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland is in negotiations to relocate its Liverpool-based commercial team to a 21,000 sq ft office at Bruntwood's Plaza development later this year. [15-Jun-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland is in discussions to set up a 370,000 sq ft office at Land Securities' Bankside development on London's South Bank. [19-Apr-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to sell 47 Marriott hotels to a consortium led by Quinlan Private for £1.1bn, and the properties will be managed by Marriott International under a 30-year contract. [16-Apr-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland has sold 47 Marriott hotels in the UK to Delek Real Estate of Israel for an estimated £1.1bn, but Marriott will continue to manage the sites. [02-Jan-2007]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to relocate its global operations centre from London to Brampton Vale Gardens, Newcastle-under-Lyme, with the creation of up to 80 jobs. [14-Dec-2006]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to relocate its commercial banking centre and 50 jobs from Southend to a new office in Basildon in February 2007. [10-Nov-2006]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire GreatBanc, the US commercial bank operating in the Chicago area, for £95m. [01-Nov-2006]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to relocate its Rotherham-based Lombard asset finance business to a 70,000 sq ft office at the Think Cyan development in the Dearne Valley. [14-Aug-2006]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire 46 Marriott-branded hotels from Whitbread and Marriott International for £951m. [24-Apr-2006]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired 294 nursing homes from Southern Cross, in a sale and leaseback arrangement. [13-Mar-2006]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to sell 376 tenanted pubs to Admiral Taverns for £137m, taking the Admiral chain to 1,200. [07-Feb-2006]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to create 50 jobs at a new car repair centre due to open on a 1.5-acre site at the North Tees Industrial Estate in Stockton in January. [06-Oct-2005]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to open a call centre with up to 700 staff at Atlantic Quay in Glasgow, replacing two existing sites for its Direct Line and Churchill insurance operations. [07-Jun-2005]
Royal Bank of Scotland is considering plans to raise about £50m from the sale and leaseback of about 300 buildings. [14-Feb-2005]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to relocate the London office of its Adam & Company private banking business to a new £9.2m site in Mayfair. [31-Jan-2005]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Lynk Systems, the US-based merchant acquiring business, for £288m. [04-Aug-2004]
Royal Bank of Scotland is considering plans to outsource the management of its 3,000 properties, including high street bank branches. [02-Aug-2004]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired Hanco, the operator of 5,000 cash machines, for about £80m. [12-Jul-2004]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Chapter One, the US bank, for £5.8bn, in order to expand its US-based Citizens subsidiary. [05-May-2004]
Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed that its new £350m headquarters on the outskirts of Edinburgh will be ready for use next summer. [03-May-2004]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to create 1,000 jobs at NatWest branches across the country, as part of a £150m refurbishment programme. [02-Apr-2004]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire the US credit card operations of Connecticut-based People's Bank for £200m. [04-Feb-2004]
Royal Bank of Scotland's Coutts Bank subsidiary is to acquire Bank von Ernst, the Switzerland-based private banking division of Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank, for £228m. [10-Oct-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland is acquiring First Active, the Dublin-based mortgage lender, for £617m, creating a combined chain of 263 branches across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. [07-Oct-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Thistle Group, the US holding company for the Roxborough Manayunk Bank, for £81m. [23-Sep-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland has sold its NCB stockbroking division in Ireland to management for undisclosed terms. [20-Aug-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired Community Bancorp, the Massachusetts-based bank with ten branches, for £69m. [31-Jul-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Churchill Insurance from Credit Suisse for £1.2bn, which will involve the merger of Churchill with its Direct Line subsidiary to create the UK's third largest general insurer. [12-Jun-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to buy the German credit card operations of Santander Central Hispano for undisclosed terms, while the South American private banking operations of its Coutts division are being sold to SCH. [15-May-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Port Financial Corporation, the US holding company for the Cambridgeport savings bank, for £180m. [18-Apr-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to outsource the management of its 22 hotels to ServeCo, and £250m will be spent upgrading the properties. [07-Mar-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a £150m project to refurbish its chain of 1,650 NatWest branches, including new signage and some internal changes. [28-Feb-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to close its Royal Bank Development Capital private equity business with the loss of up to 15 jobs, as part of a strategy to focus on larger deals. [10-Feb-2003]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired Commonwealth Bancorp of Pennsylvania for £290m, in order to expand its US-based Citizens division. [01-Oct-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland has won planning permission to build a new headquarters on the 78-acre Gogarburn site in Edinburgh, and its local workforce is expected to rise from 6,800 to more than 8,000. [19-Sep-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired Stewart Ivory Wealth Management for undisclosed terms, in order to expand its Adam & Co private banking business. [27-Aug-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland is seeking further acquisitions in the US, and is thought to be particularly interested in Pennsylvania. [08-Aug-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland is selling 50% of its NatWest Stockbrokers division to TD Waterhouse for about £30m, and the joint venture will then outsource its operations to TDW. [10-Jul-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired Medford Bancorp of the US for £187m, gaining 19 branches in Massachusetts. [14-Jun-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to set up a new customer service centre at Horwich near Bolton for the Virgin One all-in-one mortgage account, with the creation of 300 jobs, while 150 jobs will be created at its existing site in Norwich. [12-Apr-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to build a new headquarters for up to 3,000 staff at the former Gogarburn hospital site in Edinburgh. [08-Mar-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland is seeking further acquisitions, and is particularly interested in expanding its US banking operations. [01-Mar-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland is said to be seeking 100,000 sq ft of office space in both Leeds and Bristol, as part of a nationwide strategy to consolidate smaller sites into regional headquarters. [04-Feb-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired the Italian direct motor insurance division of Royal & Sun Alliance for £12m, as part of a strategy to expand its Direct Line business into continental Europe. [30-Jan-2002]
Royal Bank of Scotland is said to be considering four potential locations in Birmingham for a 350,000 sq ft Midlands headquarters. [10-Dec-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to relocate 18 administrative offices and 3,000 Manchester-based staff to two new buildings at the £650m Spinningfields development by 2004. [22-Nov-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to expand its operations in France, Germany, Spain and Italy, which will involve the appointment of four country heads and a 30% increase in the 300-strong staff. [15-Oct-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to create 6,000 jobs in order to improve customer service by replacing NatWest's automated telephone service. [28-Sep-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to close a NatWest cash centre in Cambridge in March with the loss of 67 jobs, and the local branches will be serviced by cash centres in London and the Midlands. [03-Sep-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to create 100 jobs at a new £3m call centre in Norwich for its Virgin One all-in-one current account and mortgage. [20-Aug-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Euro Sales Finance, the invoice discounting company, for £68m. [15-Aug-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to buy the US retail banking business of Pittsburgh-based Mellon Financial for £1.5bn, funded by a £2bn share placing. [18-Jul-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to take full control of the Virgin One integrated banking business, by acquiring the 25% stakes held by Virgin and AMP. [17-Jul-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is considering plans to expand its US presence by acquiring Mellon Financial of Pittsburgh for more than £1.3bn. [09-Jul-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired the Italian and German motor insurance operations of Allstate of the US for undisclosed terms, as part of a strategy to expand its Direct Line subsidiary into continental Europe. [21-Jun-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to create 80 new jobs at the NatWest Bank call centre at Theale near Reading. [18-Jun-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to sell the institutional custody operations of NatWest bank to the Bank of New York for undisclosed terms. [03-May-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is considering plans to consolidate its 15 Manchester offices into two new buildings, and a decision is expected soon. [02-May-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is seeking a suitable site for a new headquarters in Edinburgh for 3,000 staff, and is currently in discussions to acquire the 78-acre site of the former Gogarburn psychiatric hospital near the airport. [20-Apr-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is looking to expand its US business by acquiring retail banks in New England, and has also announced that negotiations are taking place for the sale of the former NatWest headquarters in Lothbury. [02-Mar-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to reorganise its wealth management operations by creating a separate private banking business, which will involve Child & Co and Drummonds Bank being placed under the control of Coutts. [22-Jan-2001]
Royal Bank of Scotland is seeking acquisitions in the US and continental Europe, but is unlikely to make any further deals in the UK. [15-Nov-2000]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to close its RoyScot Trust asset finance office in Cheltenham over the next six months, with the loss of up to 220 jobs. [01-Jun-2000]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to sell Ulster Bank Investment Managers to KBC Group of Brussels for about £60m. [08-May-2000]
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans for the integration of National Westminster at a cost £1.4bn, including a reduction in its London property and the loss of 9,000 jobs this year. [20-Apr-2000]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired a 39% stake in TrustMarque, the e-commerce security specialist, for £4m, in order to develop new internet applications. [05-Apr-2000]
Royal Bank of Scotland is selling Gartmore, its recently-acquired pension fund management business, to Nationwide Mutual Insurance of the US for £1.03bn. [31-Mar-2000]
Royal Bank of Scotland has announced plans to break up its recently-acquired Greenwich NatWest debt markets subsidiary, with the UK operations being integrated into a new financial markets division. [21-Mar-2000]
Royal Bank of Scotland is forming a £70m joint venture with Scottish Power to offer an all-in-one internet service, including utilities, banking, insurance and telephone. [12-Jan-2000]
Royal Bank of Scotland is forming a joint venture with CGU to create insurance policies for its banking customers, and CGU will pay about £150m for a 50% stake in RBS's life subsidiary. [29-Nov-1999]
Royal Bank of Scotland is forming a joint venture with the Bank of Scotland to provide acquisition finance for deals of up to £400m. [15-Jul-1999]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire UST Corp, the US bank, for £881m, as part of a strategy to expand its Citizens Financial subsidiary in New England. [22-Jun-1999]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire the commercial banking operations of State Street of the US for $350m, through its Citizens Financial Group subsidiary. [07-May-1999]
Royal Bank of Scotland is said to interested in a merger with Barclays. [06-May-1999]
Royal Bank of Scotland is selling its RBS Trust Bank global custody business to the Bank of New York for about £500m. [24-Mar-1999]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to undertake a strategic review of its global custody operations, which could lead to the sale of RBS Trust Bank for about £300m. [22-Feb-1999]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to set up an Acquisition Finance Unit in Paris, as part a strategy to increase its presence in European markets. [25-Nov-1998]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired the remaining 40% of Privilege, the motor insurer, for more than £15m. [17-Oct-1998]
Royal Bank of Scotland has completed the acquisition of a further 23.5% stake in Citizens Financial Group of the US from Bank of Ireland for £448m. [05-Sep-1998]
Royal Bank of Scotland is said to be ready to release Birmingham Midshires from their agreed takeover deal, so that the building society can begin talks with Halifax and any other bidders that emerge. [30-May-1998]
The Royal Bank of Scotland has rejected an informal merger proposal from Halifax, although no figures were included. [27-May-1998]
Mellon Bank of the US is planning to acquire Newton Investment Management of the UK for over £150m, in a deal that would include the sale of a 33% stake held by Royal Bank of Scotland. [09-May-1998]
Royal Bank of Scotland is expecting to book a £100m profit from the flotation of the Superdiplo supermarket chain in Spain next week, as it currently owns about 48% of the business along with its Spanish partner Banco Santander. [08-May-1998]
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to buy out its US partner in the RBS Advanta credit card joint venture. [28-Apr-1998]
Royal Bank of Scotland's venture capital arm has bought A&P Repair, the ship repair company, for £56m. [05-Jan-1998]
Royal Bank of Scotland is acquiring Angel Train Contracts, the rail leasing company, for £395m, which will enable it to offer financial services to European transport groups. [18-Dec-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland is selling its share registrars business to Computershare, the Australian software and registration company, and will increase its stake in Computershare from 9% to 20%. [16-Dec-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland has signed a deal with the Link building society cashpoint network, which will mean that the Royal Bank's customers can now use every cash machine in the UK. [10-Oct-1997]
UK oil and gas output was down 2% in August compared to July but up 9% on last year, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland. [03-Oct-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland has sold its 2% stake in Banesto, the Spanish bank, to Banco Santander for £75m. [17-Sep-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Birmingham Midshires building society for up to £630m, and members of the society could receive payouts averaging £850 when the deal is completed late next year. [14-Aug-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland is in discussions to acquire the Birmingham Midshires building society for about £650m. [26-Jul-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland has acquired an £8m stake in Computershare, the Australian share trading software company. [02-Jul-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to sell 50% of its shares in Direct Line Life Holdings to Scottish Widows for undisclosed terms. [02-Jul-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland is setting up a new offshore banking service at its Jersey office aimed at high net-worth individuals. [21-Jun-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland's Citizens Financial Group is to acquire the Bank of New Haven in Connecticut for $57m. [09-Apr-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland has opened a mezzanine finance subsidiary in order to invest £150m in various forms of junior debt. [07-Mar-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland is launching a full banking service on the internet and will overcome security fears by guaranteeing a refund for any transaction not authorised by the customer. [22-Jan-1997]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to join Link next summer, which will mean it becomes the first bank to offer its customers access to all the 21,000 cash machines in operation in the UK. [03-Dec-1996]
Royal Bank of Scotland is to acquire Scottish Equitable's 20% stake in Royal Scottish Assurance, its tied life assurance subsidiary, for undisclosed terms. [14-Nov-1996]
Royal Bank of Scotland has terminated an outsourcing contract with EDS, the computer services company, concerning cheque processing. [14-Nov-1996]
The Royal Bank of Scotland has set up a new service that allows life assurance companies and other financial services concerns to offer banking facilities without having to apply for their own banking licence. [12-Aug-1996]
Royal Bank of Scotland is buying SG Warburg's share custody division for up to £50m. [02-Aug-1996]
Royal Bank of Scotland is test marketing a card that can be loaded with cash and then used abroad to withdraw money. [24-Jun-1996]
UK oil production fell 3.6% to 2.44m barrels a day in April, down 8% on last year, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland. [31-May-1996]
Royal Bank of Scotland plans to apply its Direct Line formula to sales of credit cards and telephone sales of mortgages, as it aims to get 20% of profits from non-banking and insurance activities by the year 2000. [09-May-1996]
Charles Church, the housebuilder with debt problems, is now under the control of the Royal Bank of Scotland which hopes to develop the business and later to float or sell it. [17-Feb-1996]
North Sea oil output rose 2% in 1995 to 2.54m barrels a day, while gas output rose 8%, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland. [02-Feb-1996]
The Royal Bank of Scotland's telephone insurance business Direct Line is moving into the retail savings business with the launch of an instant access deposit account. [30-Jan-1996]
The Royal Bank of Scotland is merging its Citizens Financial Group, Rhode Island, with the Bank of Ireland's First New Hampshire Bank, creating a 210-branch network. [19-Dec-1995]
The Royal Bank of Scotland has denied it has been discussing a potential takeover by HSBC Holdings. [16-Dec-1995]
Royal Bank of Scotland and Bank of Ireland are considering the merger of their US retail banks, to save costs and consolidate their New England presence. [01-Dec-1995]