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Sir Fred Goodwin

Type: Person

Name: Sir Fred Goodwin (Fred Goodwin)

Title: Chief executive officer

Organization: Royal Bank of Scotland

Date of Birth: 1959

Place of Birth: Paisley, United Kingdom

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Biography for Fred Goodwin

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

FSA calls Sir Fred Goodwin to account over RBS unravelling

Sir Fred Goodwin has been summoned by the Financial Services Authority to answer questions about Royal Bank of Scotland"s management in the run up to its near-collapse in October 2008.See more: http://blodic.us/business/fsa-calls-sir-fred-goodwin-to- ... [Published Blodic.us - May 23 2013]

Entities: Sir Fred Goodwin, Financial Services Authority, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Banking scandal in the spotlight

Bankers: Payback Time BBC2, 9pmTHEY brought us convenient and free banking services, easy credit, and plonked themselves at the centre of the nation's economy. But, as some bankers now candidly admit, they abused the trust of their customers in the ... [Published Stoke-on-Trent Sentinel - May 22 2013]

Entities: Sir Fred Goodwin, Rip-Off, Abuse

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Sir Mervyn King

Don't demonise bankers, says Sir Mervyn King

The outgoing governor of the Bank of England said there was a failure to adequately regulate the financial sector and society had given ?too much status? to those in the City.Sir Mervyn also warned that George Osborne?s plan to boost the housing market ... [Published nebusiness.co.uk - May 20 2013]

Entities: Sir Mervyn King, Sir Fred Goodwin, Sir James Crosby

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

HBOS plc

Breaking News: Call to stop demonising bankers

Sir Mervyn King has called for an end to bankers being "demonised" for their role in the financial crash, insisting the problem was with the system rather than individuals.The outgoing governor of the Bank of England said there was a failure to adequately ... [Published Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser - May 19 2013]

Entities: Sir Fred Goodwin, Sir James Crosby, Knighthood, HBOS plc, Sir Mervyn King

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 3 reports

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

RBS chairman warns of further job cuts and branch closures

Royal Bank of Scotland chairman Sir Philip Hampton has warned the taxpayer-backed lender will need to make further job cuts and branch closures, according to reports.According to reports, Hampton told investors at the bank’s annual shareholder meeting ... [Published Money Marketing Online - May 15 2013]

Entities: Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Layoffs, Philip Hampton

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Sir Fred Goodwin

RBS's annual meeting – live tweets

Royal Bank of Scotland's shareholders are gathering in Edinburgh for the bailed out bank's AGM. Follow the action with City editor Jill Treanor Royal Bank of Scotland is holding its annual general meeting at its head office in Gogarburn, Edinburgh, which ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 14 2013]

Entities: Sir Fred Goodwin, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Simon & Schuster

British banking is still not fixed

The Co-op bank is in a bit of bother. As Robert Peston points out, this is an early test for the Government's new regulatory set-up and the last thing the Chancellor, George Osborne, needs right now is a major accident in a bank. It is doubly embarrassing ... [Published Telegraph - May 13 2013]

Entities: Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Sir Fred Goodwin, Robert Peston, Simon & Schuster, Vince Cable

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Share gains pause as jobs report eyed, euro recovers

A rally in global share markets paused on Friday as investors braced for monthly jobs data from the United States, while the euro recovered slightly from losses driven by the European Central Bank's decision to cut rates.Analysts expect the April nonfarm ... [Published Reuters - May 03 2013]

Entities: European Central Bank, yield, Sir Fred Goodwin, Ewald Nowotny, Big Week

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 4 reports

Did Vince Cable step out of line over RBS directors case?

Business secretary’s letter to Scottish Advocate General sparks accusations of improper communications over high-profile probeShare this articleBusiness secretary Vince Cable has received a public ticking off from the Crown Office, after asking Scotland’s ... [Published Professional Manager - May 02 2013]

Entities: Vince Cable, Sir Fred Goodwin, Advocate, Frank Mulholland, Scotland

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 12 reports

RBS collapse: Vince Cable rebuked by Scottish legal chief

Scotland's lord advocate 'disappointed' to learn of the business secretary's desire to have a quick decision on whether to take action against Fred Goodwin and other RBS directorsScotland's chief legal officer has rebuked Vince Cable for intervening in ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 01 2013]

Entities: Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Vince Cable, Frank Mulholland, Sir Fred Goodwin

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Cable pushes for quicker Fred Goodwin prosecution

Business secretary Vince Cable has pushed Scottish prosecutors to speed up action against Fred Goodwin and other former directors of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).Cable has written to Lord Wallace, the government's top legal adviser in Scotland, demanding ... [Published IFAonline.co.uk - May 01 2013]

Entities: Sir Fred Goodwin, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, Procurator Fiscal, Knighthood

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Wednesday newspaper round-up: ENRC, Apple, Chin...

According to the Financial Times, the UK Listings Authority has launched an investigation into ENRC possible breaches of its takeover rues that could result in a fine or public censure. "The irony of the move is that the UK Listings Authority has been ... [Published Digital Look - May 01 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Takeover, Cineworld Group Plc, Martin Sorrell, Sir Fred Goodwin

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Social Media Research: 77% of the Public Have L... [Published Meltwater Group - May 23 2013]
FSA calls Sir Fred Goodwin to account over RBS ... [Published Blodic.us - May 23 2013]
Banking scandal in the spotlight [Published Stoke-on-Trent Sentinel - May 22 2013]
Andy McSmith's Diary: Send away the clown - Uki... [Published The Independent - May 21 2013]
Don't demonise bankers, says Sir Mervyn King [Published nebusiness.co.uk - May 20 2013]
Don’t demonise the bankers, says Mervyn King [Published Daily Express - May 20 2013]
Breaking News: Call to stop demonising bankers [Published Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser - May 19 2013]
Call to stop demonising bankers [Published Eastwood & Kimberley Advertiser - May 19 2013]
Record View: Royal Bank's latest job cuts are c... [Published Glasgow Sunday Mail - May 17 2013]
RBS chairman warns of further job cuts and bran... [Published Money Marketing Online - May 15 2013]
Darling attacks HBOS blame game [Published Yorkshire Post - May 15 2013]
RBS boss warns of job cuts and branch closures [Published Equities.com - May 14 2013]
RBS warns of further job cuts and branch closures [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 14 2013]
RBS's annual meeting – live tweets [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 14 2013]
RBS' Myriad of Problems: Mis-Selling, Lawsuits ... [Published International Business Times UK - May 14 2013]
British banking is still not fixed [Published Telegraph - May 13 2013]
Co-Operative Troubles Taunt PRA in First Test f... [Published Washington Post - May 13 2013]
Leaders: Banking on change is a forlorn hope [Published The Scotsman - May 11 2013]
Government to get tough on Scotland’s bankers [Published The Scotsman - May 11 2013]
Edinburgh University?s ultra-rich graduates inh... [Published Deadline News - May 10 2013]
RBS chief Stephen Hester rejects calls to break... [Published Money Marketing Online - May 10 2013]
Curb on cycle road racing is nothing new [Published Yorkshire Post - May 10 2013]
Alex Ferguson's hairdryer treatment won't cut i... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - May 09 2013]
Most senior woman at RBS retires [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 09 2013]
Exodus Gathers Pace At RBS Investment Arm [Published Heart Radio - May 07 2013]
Letters, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 [Published Sunderland Echo - May 07 2013]
Tory plan to give away free RBS shares blasted ... [Published Daily Record - May 07 2013]
Scots pension fund may join rival action group ... [Published Herald Scotland - May 05 2013]
Sid needs to wait for his chance to buy back RBS [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 04 2013]
Privatisation looms as RBS limps into the black [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 03 2013]

Blogs

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Alex Ferguson's hairdryer treatment won't cut i... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - May 09 2013] The Manchester United boss has been wildly lauded for his success on the pitch. Those who govern us don't have it so easy Sorry about the Queen's speech. Sorry about running the country. His royal imperial highness has abdicated and the constitution ...
In the papers: Apple launches biggest corporate... [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom website - May 01 2013] The Times The great cash giveaway is on as investors flock to Apple : Apple launched the largest corporate bond offering in history when it raised $17bn to finance its proposed $100bn giveaway to shareholders. The technology group was flooded ...
Thatcherite roots of the crisis [Published Stumbling and Mumbling - Apr 14 2013] Tim dismisses as "tosh" Owen's claim that the crisis "has roots in the Thatcherite free market experiment." I half agree with both. I suspect the banking crisis does have Thatcherite roots, but they have little to do with free markets.I'm thinking here ...
I Illustrate How The Irish Banking Cancer Sprea... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 12 2013] US retail investors and financial media tend to be a little... well... US-centric. They tend to ignore a lot of international happenings even though these events can, and often do, have a direct impact on the immediate US financial situation. I have ...
The Lady Who Made Greed Look Good [Published St George West - Apr 08 2013] Raül Ilargi Meijer: Oliver Stone's 1987 film Wall Street was as much an answer to as a parody of a mind change that had pervaded the world since Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher came to power in their respective nations. But in the upper echelons ...

Press Releases

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RBOS Shareholder Action Group Issues Proceedings [Published EON Business - Apr 03 2013]
RBOS Shareholder Action Group Issues Proceedings [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - Apr 03 2013]