NatWest Group's inaugural social bond has supported the creation of 6,900 jobs in some of the most deprived areas of the UK. The proceeds of the £642 million social bond are linked to an equivalent amount of the bank’s lending to SMEs in areas of high unemployment an
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Natwest Group has announced that it will be investing £3 billion in social housing across the UK over the next three years. The funding will be used to support the construction of 20,000 homes.
The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest Markets (NWM) have announced a trio of appointments to its executive management team and board, with Robert Begbie being appointed as the lender's chief executive officer, David King appointed as chief financial officer and Donal Quaid appointed as treasurer. M
NatWest Group, the owner of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has launched a £1 million fund to support victims of economic and domestic abuse, in a new partnership with SafeLives. SafeLives is a UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.
NatWest Group, the owner of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has announced the appointment of David Lindberg as its new CEO of retail banking. Mr Lindberg joins from Westpac where he is currently chief executive of its consumer division.
NatWest has launched a video game to help children develop money management skills.
Small firms in the UK have received £8.4 billion through the UK Government's "bounce back" loans scheme since the loans were launched last week
RBS owner NatWest is hosting a Facebook Live session to highlight how criminals are taking advantage of the coronavirus to scam customers. The innovative session is in response to Action Fraud reporting a 400% increase in coronavirus related frauds and scams in the last month.
Partners at the UK's biggest accountancy firms will have their payouts slashed by hundreds of thousands of pounds this year as the sector prepares to face a huge crash in revenues amid stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. Yesterday, partners at BDO agreed to cut partner pay by up to 25% in a bid
The Prince’s Trust and RBS owner NatWest have announced the launch of a £5 million fund to help young entrepreneurs across the UK to keep their businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis. The Prince’s Trust and Royal Bank of Scotland Enterprise Relief Fund is available to entr
The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship published its Progress Report yesterday– a year on from launch, and announces the development of ‘The UK Enterprise Fund’ in partnership with BGF. Last year, the Government-commissioned Review identified 8 practical
NatWest has become the first high street bank in the UK to offer a business banking account without a monthly fee.
Royal Bank of Scotland Group has announced that it will change its name to NatWest Group later this year. The bank, which owns RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank, revealed the name change as it released its full-year results.
RBS has today announced a new £1 billion fund through NatWest to support female entrepreneurs in the UK to scale and grow – the largest intervention by a UK lender focused specifically on female-led businesses. The bank has also announced that it is setting a target to support and inspir
Royal Bank of Scotland Group's investment arm bosses Chris Marks and Richard Place have stepped down as chief executive officer and chief financial officer of NatWest Markets Plc (NWM) respectively. Mr Marks has also stepped down as chair, and Mr Place as a member of the NatWest Markets N.V (MWM.N.V