Job fears after RBS deal collapse
Thousands of workers are facing mounting uncertainty over their jobs after the collapse of a proposed sale of RBS branches to Santander.
RBS chief exec: Branch sale collapse 'disappointing'
The chief executive of the RBS said it was "disappointing" that a proposed sale of 316 branches to Santander had collapsed.
RBS branch sale to Santander called off
Royal Bank of Scotland's deal to sell branches to Spain's Santander has collapsed, with one source saying it is "a major blow".
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Deal between RBS and Santander could be called off
by Laura Kuenssberg - Business EditorI am hearing the Royal Bank of Scotland may call off the deal to sell branches to Santander - it has already been hit by delays. I understand joining up IT was a big problem.
Statements from RBS and Santander are imminent - so if this deal has not come off, what happens to those RBS branches that were up for sale?
How safe is Santander UK amid financial turmoil?
Santander UK has been quick to reassure customers that their money is in safe hands, despite being downgraded by Moody's ratings agency.
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Santander downgrade shows UK not immune from euro crisis
The decision by a credit rating agency to downgrade Santander UK is another demonstration that the troubles in the eurozone affect us all
Read the full storySantander UK: 'Moody’s credit rating has no impact on our businesses in Britain'
– Santander UKThe change to Moody’s credit rating of Santander UK plc has no impact on our businesses in the UK or our plans for future growth. Santander UK plc is an autonomous subsidiary of the Santander Group, with more than c. 90 percent of its total assets held in the UK and a Eurozone sovereign exposure of less than 1% of assets. Santander UK plc is regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’) and relevant deposits are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (‘FSCS’).
Santander UK had reassured that it was autonomous from parent company
Santander UK has become the first British high street bank to have its credit rating downgraded because of the recent trouble in the eurozone. This comes despite their reassurances on Tuesday:
– Santander UK spokesman, Speaking on May 15Santander operates under a subsidiary model.
This means that Santander UK plc is completely autonomous from its Spanish parent company.
This structure acts as a firewall to prevent problems within one part of the group spreading to other units in the event of financial difficulties
Moody's downgrades 16 Spanish banks
by Laura Kuenssberg - Business EditorThe credit ratings agency Moody's has downgraded 16 Spanish banks including Santander UK, even though they are ringfenced to an extent from Spanish business.
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Moody's downgrades four Spanish regions
The credit ratings agency Moody's has downgraded four Spanish regions over doubts that they will be able to meet their budget cut targets.
The four downgraded regions are:
- Junta de Extremadura
- Junta de Andalucia
- Comunidad Autonoma de Murcia
- Catalunya
Bankia chairman: 'Investors can be reassured about savings'
The chairman of troubled Spanish bank Bankia has reassured investors today about the "safety of their savings", according to El Mundo newspaper.
Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri said in a statement to the National Securities Market Commission: "Depositors at Bankia can be absolutely reassured that their savings are safe" and that the bank's activity had been "within normal parameters".
Spanish government official: 'No deposit flight at Bankia'
Spain's Economic Secretary has said that there had not been an exit of deposit funds from troubled bank Bankia, according to Reuters.
Economic Secretary Fernando Jimenez Latorre said: "It's not true that there is an exit of deposits at this moment from Bankia".
El Mundo newspaper had reported earlier that Bankia had lost over 1 billion euros in deposits, around 1% of retail and corporate accounts, over the past week.
Bankia becomes eighth Spanish bank to be nationalised
Spain's fourth largest financial lender Bankia is now the eighth bank to become nationalised since the start of the Eurozone crisis, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
The government took over Bankia, the country's fourth largest lender, on May 9 in an attempt to dispel concerns over the bank's ability to deal with losses related to a 2008 property crash.
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