UK insurer RSA receives £7.2bn cash takeover offer
RSA says its directors back bid unanimously and recommend it to shareholders
RSA says its directors back bid unanimously and recommend it to shareholders
Motor, workplace and public liability claims all declined
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But bad weather hits group profit, with Storm Emma impacting earnings
Move brings the curtain down on one of the biggest financial restructurings
Insurer targets full-year profitability in Ireland but says market remains challenging
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Insurer targets return to Irish operating profitability this year after £42 million loss
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The chance of RBS returning to full private ownership any time soon are receding
Losses shrink to £1m at Irish arm of British insurer as it returns to operating profit
Mark Wilson’s remuneration doubles after £5.6bn purchase of rival Friends Life
Stock slumped when Zurich Insurance was forced to walk away from a takeover deal
Ross McEwan said restructuring of the investment bank is well advanced and will return to profit within four years
Brokers briefed on three-year plan for restoring operation to black
RSA should easily achieve its full-year financial targets, says Stephen Hester
Stephen Hester moves to reassure investors after Zurich abandons its £5.6 bn offer for the British insurer
Sale comes after Zurich Insurance made £5.6bn friendly takeover bid for RSA
Scandal hit insurer aims to return to profitability in 2016
New figures show that the GDP per head of population is at pre-crisis levels
Swiss group confirms it’s considering bid for insurer hit by accounting scandal at Dublin operation
Government likely to make loss on £16 billion investment
UK insurer battling weak premium income and flagging share price
Stephen Hester says pension trustees may demand ‘hundreds of million of pounds’
Irish accounting scandal has cost company £300m so far
Insurer announced £200m in losses after former chief executive’s resignation
Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross McEwan has a clear vision for Ulster Bank: to lead the market for service and trust
A €3.5m fine was imposed last week on Ulster Bank by Central Bank over same failures
Philip Hampton previously spent five years overseeing restructuring of RBS
CEO appointed after accounting scandal says penalty will not be ‘headline-making’
It’s time to look at how much bosses get and whether they are worth it
Operations in Hong Kong, Singapore and China estimated to be worth at least €188m
Company is in middle of shake-up following discovery of accounting irregularities
Irish market treads water at end of truncated week’s trading
Zurich CEO Ken Norgrove to take up role from June 1st as firm seeks to recover from scandal
Insurer looks to rebuild after scandal at Irish business
Analysts reckon the bank needs to spend over £1bn on updating creaking technology
Bank alleged to have ‘forced vibrant businesses into financial trouble’
With Lloyds aiming for the top of the class, RBS still has the dunce’s hat
RBS notes ‘encouraging signs’ in Ireland’s credit trends
Osborne admits re-privatisation of RBS remains long way off
Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls on government to hold senior officials personally responsible for malpractice
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Hester’s departure engineered by chairman with backing of finance ministry
Stephen Hester said yesterday he would step down after almost five years in the post
“This is a board decision – it’s not mine. But I understand the rationale”
Impairment losses fall 39 per cent compared with 2012 first quarter
But loan impairment charges decline sharply compared with first quarter of 2012
Thousands of Irish customers were unable to withdraw cash from ATMs last summer
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