Natwest

RBS-owner NatWest has been criticised for paying its new chief executive, Paul Thwaite, a salary of £1.2 million despite his "limited experience" as a lead executive. Advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) warned that Mr Thwaite's salary would be the same as that of his predece

Royal Bank of Scotland, as part of NatWest Group, has unveiled a £5 billion lending package to bolster the social housing sector over the next three years. The ambition, spanning from January 2024 to the end of 2026, aims to support local housing authorities and associations in delivering and

NatWest, operating as the Royal Bank of Scotland in Scotland, has confirmed the appointment of Paul Thwaite as permanent CEO as it reports its strongest financial results since the 2008 financial crisis. The bank exceeded expectations by posting a pre-tax profit of £6.2 billion for 2023, marki

It has been revealed that the former CEO of RBS-owner NatWest Group, Dame Alison Rose will forfeit the majority of her £10 million potential payout following the scandal involving the closure of Nigel Farage's account at the bank's subsidiary, Coutts. Ms Rose, who resigned in July after b

Royal Bank of Scotland-owner NatWest's share price took a sharp dive, marking their most significant drop since the Brexit referendum, following the bank's lowered profit forecast for the year. This decline was further compounded by the release of a highly scrutinised report by Travers Smith law fir

NatWest Group has published the key findings and recommendations from Phase I of the Travers Smith independent review. The review was commissioned by the board in July and covers the decision to close the Coutts accounts of Nigel Farage (Review 1) and the circumstances surrounding a potential breach

Dame Alison Rose, the former CEO of Natwest, is poised to receive a payout of around £2.4 million, just a month after her controversial resignation from the bank. The departure was precipitated by a contentious incident involving the closure of an account held by Nigel Farage at Coutts, a subs

Following a tumultuous week that saw two of its chief executives resign, Natwest (NWG) has reported a strong interim performance for the first half of 2023, with total income rising from £6.22 billion to £7.73bn year-on-year, and net interest income increasing to £5.73bn from &pou

Alison Rose, CEO of NatWest, has resigned following a row involving Nigel Farage, the former UK Independence Party leader and current GB News host. The row centred around the decision of Coutts, NatWest's private banking business, to close Mr Farage's account, allegedly due to his political vie

Fintech firm Ferovinum has sealed a landmark £100 million deal with NatWest and BCI Capital, marking a transformation in capital deployment within the UK wine and spirits industry. This is the first time NatWest has led portfolio funding arrangements for a wine and spirits inventory finance pl

The Royal Bank of Scotland owner, NatWest Group, and the University of Edinburgh have announced a five-year strategic partnership establishing the Centre for Purpose-Driven Innovation in Banking.

NatWest Group plc has agreed to an off-market purchase of 469.2 million of its shares from HM Treasury, amounting to £1.26 billion in consideration.

Natwest Group has reported a Q1 pretax operating profit of £1.8 billion, significantly surpassing analysts' expectations of £1.6bn and marking a more than 50% increase from the £1.2bn recorded during the same period last year.

Over 8,000 Royal Bank of Scotland bank staff could lose tens of thousands of pounds in inflation-secured pension payments due to what has been labelled an executive 'error'.

Unite the Union has revealed that the UK's four big banks, how banks have already made billions in extra profit from interest rate rises.