ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC is within a rising trend. Continued positive development within the trend channel is indicated. The stock has broken up through the resistance at pence 50.00. A further rise to 100p (1) is predicted in the medium term. The stock is assessed as technically positive for the medium long term.

Good luck -

lame but not yet dead will be in intensive care for some time.

This is a Scottish thing - can the UK Government allow it to fail?

Back in 2007, this was 570p - now you can use the certs as floorcovering at just 23p a throw.

It is unbelievable how badly a "non-business" can be run. (By this I mean they don't have new competitors really; folk rarely change Banks. The money doesn't become old-tech and it's selling a must-have lubricant to the economy...... how much better could it get?

The face value is 25p..... makey you weep, eh?

RNS Number : 7690N

Royal Bank Of Scotland Group PLC

07 September 2011

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - Sale of Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel

RBS sells Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel to private investor

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("RBS") today announced the sale of the Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor to a private investor for GBP9.45 million in cash.

This shows continued progress with the sale of the hotel portfolio in its Non-Core Division and the asset reduction element of its Strategic Plan.

The Non-Core Division has sold 10 of 11 hotels in the RBS Hilton portfolio so far. As at June 2011, RBS has reduced assets by GBP145 billion since the Non-Core Division's inception in 2009.

yep they are also in the process of selling a division in aus - should bring in about 5B - this was a stipulation of the bail out agreement with the gov at the time
interesting little spike earlier

Glad i dipped my toe in, wish twas my foot!

lol
gl

Having banked 8.5% profit yesterday on barc/lloy/rbs. will see how dow fares and poss buy back Monday. "He who dares" or "a fool and his money" make your choice.

i prefer he who dares!! well done btw
i see a typical friday here today - another easy profit maybe here sooner than we thought!! gl

Back to 18p..?

not today - maybe next week
been a good day so far if you did not hold before this week's sp
gl

Evolution Securities initiates buy on Royal Bank of Scotland, target price 40p.

Evolution Securities initiates buy on Barclays, target price 280p.

Evolution Securities initiates buy on Lloyds Banking Group, target price 50p.

lol.

yep i know - hence as i said above - an easy profit maybe here sooner than we thought
have a good weekend all
cheers

beware though...

Bank losses

The share falls come at the end of another week of volatility in the stock markets, with shares swinging wildly between gains and losses on a daily basis.


How can the respective balance sheets of Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland be perceived by creditors to be so weak?

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Investors love the UK but not its banks
Bank stocks were among the major decliners on Friday as investors continue to worry about their exposure to bad debt.

The rate that banks lend to each other - a measure of the confidence they have in each other's balance sheets - is at the highest it has been since July 2009. (But still very low compared to prior years.)

In the UK, Barclays dropped 9.4% and Royal Bank of Scotland declined by 5.4%

Deutsche Bank fell 7%. France's Societe Generale fell 10.6% lower and Credit Agricole dropped 7.8%.

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And the euro fell 1.5% against the US dollar, to $1.3724, down to a six-month low.

The G7 group of leading economies is meeting in Marseille to consider a "coordinated response" to the faltering global economy.

Earlier, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde urged "bold action" on the global economy.

"The key message I wish to convey today is that countries must act now - and act boldly - to steer their economies through this dangerous new phase of the recovery," Ms Lagarde said.

The two-day meeting comes as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development suggested it was possible that many major economies could go back into recession this year.

The OECD predicts the G7 economies will grow by just 0.2% in the last three months of the year.

20:46, Sunday 16 October 2011

Sir George Mathewson, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: RBS.L - news) (RBS), is making a come-back to British banking as chairman of Shawbrook, a new small business lender.

The veteran banker is tasked with boosting credit lines to small firms in competition with high-street lenders - even though Shawbrook is ultimately owned by RBS.

Shawbrook, which is officially launched today, is 100pc owned by RBS Equity Finance, an independent arm of the bank.

The new institution has been formed from the combination of three lenders acquired by the division in recent years - Whiteaway Laidlaw Bank, Link Loans and the lending platform of Commercial First.

Despite the connection with RBS, the new managers of Shawbrook agree with the Governments criticism of the lending efforts by high-street banks.

Owen Woodley, a former manager at Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) who is Shawbrooks chief executive, said that surveys showed that small businesses found bank loan application procedures unclear and obstructive.

He said: Its all very well for a bank to say the money for SMEs is there to lend, but if the process is bureaucratic and inflexible it means nothing but lost opportunities and slowed growth.

Shawbrook, which aims to lend 250m in its first year, will not have a branch network and will work through a brokers across the country to help keep its costs down. Mr Woodley said the bank will concentrate on making it easier for credit-worthy SMEs to borrow in the most flexible and efficient way.

We have chosen to operate through brokers rather than a branch network which makes us efficient and agile, and we make fast, robust decisions based on common sense and knowledge of our customers not a computer score. said Mr Woodley.

Sir George, who masterminded the 20bn acquisition of Natwest, was credited for turning RBS into a global player. He handed the reigns of the bank to Sir Fred Goodwin but stayed on as chairman of the bank until 2006 - just before the onslaught of the financial crisis during which the bank was nationalised.

Despite a government push for more lenders to be set up to provide competition to the bigger banks few have taken up the call and the market remains dominated a small group of large banks.

Last month the Independent Commission on Banking published its report into the UK banking industry and said more must be done to increase competition.

In auction +15.6%

i was a bit cross with myself for having sold out for a modest profit at 26.0 and then seeing the price rise by a further penny or so ...... methinks i should not have been so quick to upbraid myself!

I've resigned myself to being a "long term holder" here now - I'm in profit on about a third of the RBS that I hold.

Interim management Statement - Part 1 of 6.


Key highlights

RBS successfully focused on maintaining a strong balance sheet during the volatile and uncertain macroeconomic environment experienced in the third quarter. Capital, funding and liquidity metrics improved and remain robust. The decline in Core operating performance reflects a challenging quarter in Global Banking & Markets (GBM), which maintained a cautious risk appetite in a very subdued operating environment. Retail & Commercial maintained income in the quarter, and year-to-date profits for these businesses were up 9%. RBS Insurance maintained and built on its recovery, and Non-Core made further progress. Non-Core is on course to meet its year-end target of 96 billion of funded assets, a reduction of over 40 billion during 2011. Core return on equity year-to-date is 12% despite continuing market, economic and regulatory headwinds.


Income - Group income was 6,358 million in the third quarter, down 18% compared with the second quarter, driven by a decline in Non-Core income of over 900 million as valuation gains reported in the second quarter were not repeated. GBM income was down 29% at 1.1 billion in the third quarter, reflecting a cautious risk appetite and difficult market conditions.

Expenses - Group third quarter operating expenses were 3,821 million, down 2% from the second quarter and down 6% year to date. The cost:income ratio was 62% in Core and 68% for the Group, reflecting the weaker revenue environment.

Impairments - Impairments were 1,536 million in Q3 2011, down 728 million compared with Q2 2011 principally driven by lower provisions in Non-Core, which in Q2 2011 had recorded substantial provisions in respect of Irish development land values. Trends in most divisions remain broadly stable and comparable with the previous quarter.

Balance sheet - The Group funded balance sheet fell by 16 billion during the quarter, with Non-Core down 8 billion and GBM down 20 billion. This was partially offset by an increase of 15 billion within Group Treasury due to a planned increase in the liquidity pool. The credit provision and coverage of risk elements in lending were maintained at Q2 levels.

Funding and liquidity - The Group loan:deposit ratio (LDR) improved 200 basis points to 112%, with Core LDR at 95%. The Group has met its 23 billion 2011 term funding issuance target, and has increased its liquidity portfolio to 170 billion.

Capital - Core Tier 1 ratio has improved further to 11.3%, with gross risk-weighted assets (RWAs) down by 17 billion in the quarter. The implementation of CRD 3 and Basel III is now expected to result in uplifts to RWAs some 20 billion lower than previous estimates, due to mitigation, restructuring and continuing risk reduction in both GBM and Non-Core. Tangible equity increased by over 2 billion to 58 billion and TNAV increased by 2.3p to 52.6p, primarily as a result of FVOD.

i would think so skinny

i am also hoping lloy have profit below expectation too that should also make the sp rise there too for no apparent reason - gl

rbs is pretty volatile, and so long as one doesn't get greedy, it's quite good fun to trade