Tag Archives: royal bank of scotland group


$550 Million in Fees for One Merrill Lynch Banker

March 5, 2009 : Permalink

Wall Street Journal – Some numbers are so big you just have to stand back and admire them. An investment banker claiming $550 million of fees in a single year is just such a number. The number is staggering for […]

Paulson Fund Makes at Least $420 Million Shorting RBS

January 28, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Paulson & Co., the hedge fund run by billionaire John Paulson, made at least 295 million pounds ($420 million) since September by short selling Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. Paulson held a short position of 0.87 percent […]

Hedge Funds Not Behind Sell-Off In Banks Say Experts

January 21, 2009 : Permalink

Wall Street Journal – Experts say hedge funds are not responsible for the wholesale selloff in U.K. financial stocks which saw shares in the four remaining major banks dive to record lows earlier this week and prompted renewed calls to […]