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Royal Bank of Scotland, the Glossary

The Royal Bank of Scotland (Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba) is a major retail and commercial bank in Scotland.^[1]

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Abbey National

The Abbey National Building Society was formed in 1944 by the merger of the Abbey Road and the National building societies.

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Acts of Union 1707

The Acts of Union refer to two Acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of England in 1706, the other by the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.

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Alexander Graham Bell (born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.

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Allan Ramsay (artist)

Allan Ramsay (13 October 171310 August 1784) was a prominent Scottish portrait-painter.

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Andy Murray

Sir Andrew Barron Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a British professional tennis player.

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Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll

Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Ilay, (June 1682 – 15 April 1761) was a Scottish nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman, and soldier.

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Bacs

Bacs Payment Schemes Limited (Bacs), previously known as Bankers' Automated Clearing System, is responsible for the clearing and settlement of UK automated direct debit and Bacs Direct Credit and the provision of third-party services.

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Balmoral Castle

Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family.

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Banco Santander

Banco Santander S.A. trading as Santander Group, is a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Madrid and Santander in Spain.

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Bank of China

The Bank of China (BOC;; Portuguese: Banco da China) is a Chinese majority owned commercial bank headquartered in Beijing and one of the largest banks in the world.

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Bank of England

The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.

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Bank of Scotland

The Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic: Banca na h-Alba) is a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group. Royal Bank of Scotland and bank of Scotland are banknote issuers of Scotland, banks of Scotland, companies based in Edinburgh and Scottish brands.

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Banknotes of the pound sterling

The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO 4217 currency code: GBP) is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Tristan da Cunha.

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Barclays

Barclays plc (occasionally) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England.

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BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas (sometimes referred to as BNPP or BNP) is a multinational universal bank and financial services holding company headquartered in Paris.

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British Bankers' Association

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) was a trade association for the UK banking and financial services sector.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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Brodick Castle

Brodick Castle is a castle situated outside the port of Brodick on the Isle of Arran, an island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.

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Burntisland

Burntisland (Bruntisland) is a former Royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.

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Cairngorms

The Cairngorms (Am Monadh Ruadh) are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm.

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Canaccord Genuity

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is a global, full-service investment banking and financial services company that specializes in wealth management and brokerage in capital markets.

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Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders.

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Castles in Scotland

Castles are buildings that combine fortifications and residence, and many were built within the borders of modern Scotland.

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CHAPS

The Clearing House Automated Payment System (CHAPS) is a real-time gross settlement payment system used for sterling transactions in the United Kingdom.

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Cheque

A cheque (British English) or check (American English); is a document that orders a bank, building society (or credit union) to pay a specific amount of money from a person's account to the person in whose name the cheque has been issued.

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Cheque and Credit Clearing Company

The Cheque and Credit Clearing Company Limited (C&CCC) is a UK membership-based industry body whose 11 members are the UK clearing banks.

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Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.

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Child & Co.

Child & Co. was a formerly independent private bank in the United Kingdom that was later part of the NatWest Group.

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Citizens Financial Group

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is an American bank holding company, headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Clydesdale Bank

Clydesdale Bank (Banca Dhail Chluaidh.) is a trading name used by Clydesdale Bank plc for its retail banking operations in Scotland. Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank are banknote issuers of Scotland, banks of Scotland and Scottish brands.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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Commercial bank

A commercial bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and gives loans for the purposes of consumption and investment to make a profit.

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Company of Scotland

The Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies, also called the Scottish Darien Company, was an overseas trading company created by an Act of the Parliament of Scotland in 1695.

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Competition Commission

The Competition Commission was a non-departmental public body responsible for investigating mergers, markets and other enquiries related to regulated industries under competition law in the United Kingdom.

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Contactless payment systems are credit cards and debit cards, key fobs, smart cards, or other devices, including smartphones and other mobile devices, that use radio-frequency identification (RFID) or near-field communication (NFC) for making secure payments.

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Council of the European Union

The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council, and informally known as the Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven Institutions of the European Union (EU) as listed in the Treaty on European Union.

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Court of Session

The Court of Session (Cùirt an t-Seisein) is the supreme civil court of Scotland and constitutes part of the College of Justice; the supreme criminal court of Scotland is the High Court of Justiciary.

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Coutts

Coutts & Co. is a British private bank and wealth manager headquartered in London, England.

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Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle (see yogh; Culzean, Culȝean, Colean) is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, in South Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland.

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Dalkeith

Dalkeith (Dail Cheith) is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk.

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Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II

The year 2012 marked the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II being the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.

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Drummonds Bank

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Dundas House

Dundas House is a Neoclassical building in Edinburgh, Scotland. Royal Bank of Scotland and Dundas House are William Chambers buildings.

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Dundee

Dundee (Dundee; Dùn Dè or Dùn Dèagh) is the fourth-largest city in Scotland.

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E.ON

E.ON SE is a German multinational electric utility company based in Essen, Germany.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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England and Wales

England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

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Enric Miralles

Enric Miralles Moya (12 February 1955 – 3 July 2000) was a Spanish architect from Barcelona, Catalonia.

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European Commission

The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU).

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Faster Payments

The Faster Payments Service (FPS) is a United Kingdom banking initiative to reduce payment times between different banks' customer accounts to typically a few seconds, from the three working days that transfers usually take using the long-established BACS system.

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom.

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Financial services

Financial services are economic services tied to finance provided by financial institutions.

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Financial Services Compensation Scheme

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is the UK's statutory compensation scheme for customers of UK authorised financial services firms.

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Firmament

In ancient near eastern cosmology, the firmament signified a cosmic barrier that separated the heavenly waters above from the Earth below.

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Fred Goodwin

Frederick Anderson Goodwin FRSE FCIBS (born 17 August 1958) is a Scottish chartered accountant and former banker who was chief executive officer (CEO) of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) between 2001 and 2009.

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Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is an international network of grassroots environmental organizations in 73 countries.

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Friends of the Earth Scotland

Friends of the Earth Scotland (FoE Scotland) is a Scottish charity and an independent member of the Friends of the Earth International network of 73 environmental organisations.

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General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland

The Assembly Hall is located between Castlehill and Mound Place in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Giesecke+Devrient

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D; stylised as (G+D)) is a German company headquartered in Munich that provides banknote and securities printing, smart cards, and cash handling systems.

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Glamis Castle

Glamis Castle is situated beside the village of Glamis in Angus, Scotland.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Global Justice Now

Global Justice Now, formerly known as the World Development Movement (WDM), is a membership organisation based in the United Kingdom which campaigns on issues of global justice and development in the Global South.

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Glyn, Mills & Co.

Glyn, Mills & Company was a private bank founded in London in 1753, which existed until 1969, when it became part of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Gogar

Gogar is a predominantly rural area of Edinburgh, Scotland, located to the west of the city.

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Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom (formally His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Graphics

Graphics are visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, paper, or stone, to inform, illustrate, or entertain.

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Greenock

Greenock (Greenock; Grianaig) is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Holding company

A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies.

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Holt's Military Banking

Holt's Military Banking is a trading name of The Royal Bank of Scotland, a subsidiary of NatWest Group, offering dedicated banking facilities to service personnel in the United Kingdom and on operational tours of duty overseas.

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Holyrood Palace

The Palace of Holyroodhouse, commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace or Holyroodhouse, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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House of Hanover

The House of Hanover (Haus Hannover) is a European, formerly royal house with roots tracing back to the 17th century.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.

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Howard Davies (economist)

Sir Howard John Davies (born 12 February 1951) is a British historian and author, who is the chairman of NatWest Group and the former director of the London School of Economics.

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HSBC

HSBC Holdings plc (滙豐; acronym from its founding member The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is a British universal bank and financial services group headquartered in London, England, with historical and business links to East Asia and a multinational footprint.

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Inverness Castle

Inverness Castle (Caisteal Inbhir Nis) sits on a cliff overlooking the River Ness in Inverness, Scotland.

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Jack Nicklaus

Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is a retired American professional golfer and golf course designer.

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Jacobitism

Jacobitism was a political movement that supported the restoration of the senior line of the House of Stuart to the British throne.

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John Dick Peddie

John Dick Peddie (24 February 1824 – 12 March 1891) was a Scottish architect, businessman and a Liberal Party politician.

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KGB

The Committee for State Security (Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti (KGB)) was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 13 March 1954 until 3 December 1991.

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Knight Bachelor

The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system.

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Legal tender

Legal tender is a form of money that courts of law are required to recognize as satisfactory payment for any monetary debt.

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Leith

Leith (Lìte) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith.

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Lending Code

The Standards of Lending Practice (previously the Lending Code) are voluntary and set the benchmark for good lending practice in the United Kingdom, outlining the way registered firms are expected to deal with their customers throughout the entire product life cycle.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (colloquially known as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988.

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Link (British interbank network)

LINK is the UK’s main ATM network, which allows consumers to withdraw cash from ATMs which do not belong to their bank.

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List of investors in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities

Investors in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC lost billions of dollars in the Madoff investment scandal, a Ponzi scheme fraud conducted by Bernard Madoff.

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Lloyds Bank

Lloyds Bank plc is a British retail and commercial bank with branches across England and Wales.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Mackerel

Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae.

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Mary Somerville

Mary Somerville (formerly Greig; 26 December 1780 – 29 November 1872) was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath.

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Mastercard

Mastercard Inc. (stylized as MasterCard from 1979 to 2016, mastercard from 2016 to 2019) is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York.

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Monaco

Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco, is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Liguria, in Western Europe, on the Mediterranean Sea.

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Morrisons

Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited, trading as Morrisons, is the fifth largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom.

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Nan Shepherd

Anna "Nan" Shepherd (11 February 1893 – 27 February 1981) was a Scottish Modernist writer and poet, best known for her seminal mountain memoir, The Living Mountain, based on experiences of hill walking in the Cairngorms.

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National Commercial Bank of Scotland

The National Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. was a Scottish commercial bank. Royal Bank of Scotland and National Commercial Bank of Scotland are companies based in Edinburgh.

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NatWest

National Westminster Bank, trading as NatWest, is a major retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom based in London, England.

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NatWest Group

NatWest Group PLC is a British banking and insurance holding company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest Group are banks of Scotland and companies based in Edinburgh.

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NatWest Holdings

NatWest Holdings Limited is an intermediate holding company for the NatWest Group's retail banking interests in the United Kingdom.

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NatWest Markets

NatWest Markets plc is the investment banking arm of NatWest Group based in the United Kingdom.

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New Town, Edinburgh

The New Town is a central area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.

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New Zealanders

New Zealanders (Tāngata Aotearoa) are people associated with New Zealand, sharing a common history, culture, and language (New Zealand English).

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Nicky Morgan

Nicola Ann Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Cotes, (born 10 October 1972) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities from 2014 to 2016 and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2019 to 2020.

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Norman MacCaig

Norman Alexander MacCaig DLitt (14 November 1910 – 23 January 1996) was a Scottish poet and teacher.

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Occupy Edinburgh

Occupy Edinburgh was a protest against economic and social inequality as part of the global Occupy movement.

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Old Course at St Andrews

The Old Course at St Andrews, also known as the Old Lady or the Grand Old Lady, is considered the oldest golf course in the world.

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Old Town, Edinburgh

The Old Town (Auld Toun) is the name popularly given to the oldest part of Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh.

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Otter

Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae.

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Overdraft

An overdraft occurs when something is withdrawn in excess of what is in a current account.

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Palladian architecture

Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580).

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Paul Thwaite

Paul Thwaite (born 1971) is a British banker.

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People & Planet

People & Planet is a network of student campaign groups in the UK.

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Performance-related pay or pay for performance, not to be confused with performance-related pay rise, is a salary or wages paid system based on positioning the individual, or team, on their pay band according to how well they perform.

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Platform (art group)

Platform London is an interdisciplinary London-based art and campaigning collective founded in 1983 that creates projects with social justice and environmental justice themes.

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Polymer banknote

Polymer banknotes are banknotes made from a synthetic polymer such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP).

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Port Glasgow

Port Glasgow (Port Ghlaschu) is the second-largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland.

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Post Office Limited

Post Office Limited, commonly known as the Post Office, is a retail post office company in the United Kingdom that provides a wide range of postal and non-postal related products including postage stamps, banking, insurance, bureau de change and identity verification services to the public through its nationwide network of around 11,500 post office branches.

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Pound sterling

Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.

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Presidency of the Council of the European Union

The presidency of the Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, which is the co-legislator of the EU legislature alongside the European Parliament.

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Promissory note

A promissory note, sometimes referred to as a note payable, is a legal instrument (more particularly, a financing instrument and a debt instrument), in which one party (the maker or issuer) promises in writing to pay a determinate sum of money to the other (the payee), either at a fixed or determinable future time or on demand of the payee, under specific terms and conditions.

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Prudential Regulation Authority (United Kingdom)

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is a United Kingdom financial services regulatory body, formed as one of the successors to the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

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Public limited company

A public limited company (legally abbreviated to PLC or plc) is a type of public company under United Kingdom company law, some Commonwealth jurisdictions, and the Republic of Ireland.

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Qatar

Qatar (قطر) officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf.

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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI.

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Registered office

A registered office is the official address of an incorporated company, association or any other legal entity.

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Retail banking

Retail banking, also known as consumer banking or personal banking, is the provision of services by a bank to the general public, rather than to companies, corporations or other banks, which are often described as wholesale banking (corporate banking).

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Reverse stock split

In finance, a reverse stock split or reverse split is a process by which shares of corporate stock are effectively merged to form a smaller number of proportionally more valuable shares.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island (pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Ringfencing

In business and finance, ringfencing or ring-fencing occurs when a portion of a company's assets or profits are financially separated without necessarily being operated as a separate entity.

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer.

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Ross McEwan

Ross Maxwell McEwan (born 16 July 1957) is a New Zealand banker, and former chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director of National Australia Bank.

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Rothesay

Rothesay (Baile Bhòid) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Russell Brand

Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian, actor, presenter, activist, and campaigner.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Russian Laundromat

The Russian Laundromat was a scheme to move $20–80billion out of Russia from 2010 to 2014 through a network of global banks, many of them in Moldova and Latvia.

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Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between European and United States teams.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots Pairlament) is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland.

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Scottish Parliament Building

The Scottish Parliament Building (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots Pairlament Biggin) is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Edinburgh.

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In financial markets, a share (sometimes referred to as stock or equity) is a unit of equity ownership in the capital stock of a corporation, and can refer to units of mutual funds, limited partnerships, and real estate investment trusts.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Baronet

Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Baronet (22 October 1712 – 21 September 1781) was a Scottish merchant and politician.

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Sorley MacLean

Sorley MacLean (Somhairle MacGill-Eain; 26 October 1911 – 24 November 1996) was a Scottish Gaelic poet, described by the Scottish Poetry Library as "one of the major Scottish poets of the modern era" because of his "mastery of his chosen medium and his engagement with the European poetic tradition and European politics".

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St Andrew Square, Edinburgh

St Andrew Square is a garden square in Edinburgh, Scotland located at the east end of George Street.

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Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered PLC is a British multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and investment banking, and treasury services.

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State aid (European Union)

State aid in the European Union is the name given to a subsidy or any other aid provided by a government that distorts competition.

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Stephen Hester

Sir Stephen Alan Michael Hester (born 14 December 1960) is an international businessman and former banker.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Tesco

Tesco plc is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The One account

The One account is British personal bank account with The Royal Bank of Scotland offering offset and flexible mortgages.

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The Open Championship

The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious.

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The Royal Bank of Scotland £1 note

The Royal Bank of Scotland £1 note is a sterling banknote.

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The Royal Bank of Scotland £10 note

The Royal Bank of Scotland £10 note, also known as a tenner, is a sterling banknote.

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The Royal Bank of Scotland £100 note

The Royal Bank of Scotland £100 note is a sterling banknote.

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The Royal Bank of Scotland £20 note

The Royal Bank of Scotland £20 note is a sterling banknote.

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The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note

The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note, also known as a fiver, is a sterling banknote.

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The Royal Bank of Scotland £50 note

The Royal Bank of Scotland £50 note is a sterling banknote.

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The Scotsman

The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. Royal Bank of Scotland and The Scotsman are Scottish brands.

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Tokenism

Tokenism is the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to be inclusive to members of minority groups, especially by recruiting people from underrepresented groups in order to give the appearance of racial or gender equality within a workplace or educational context.

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UK Payments Administration

The UK Payments Administration Ltd (UKPA) is a United Kingdom service company that provides people, facilities and expertise to the UK payments industry.

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Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank (Banc Uladh) is a large retail bank, and one of the traditional Big Four Irish clearing banks.

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Union Bancaire Privée

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP SA) is a private bank and wealth management firm headquartered in Geneva.

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United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Vince Cable

Sir John Vincent Cable (born 9 May 1943) is a British politician who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017 to 2019.

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Visa Debit

Visa Debit is a major brand of debit card issued by Visa in many countries around the world.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Whigs (British political party)

The Whigs were a political party in the Parliaments of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

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William Chambers (architect)

Sir William Chambers (23 February 1723 – 10 March 1796) was a Swedish-Scottish architect, based in London.

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Williams & Glyn's Bank

Williams & Glyn's Bank Limited was established in London in 1970, when the Royal Bank of Scotland merged its two subsidiaries in England and Wales, Williams Deacon's Bank Ltd.

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Williams Deacon's Bank

Williams Deacon's Bank was acquired by the Royal Bank of Scotland in 1930.

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Williams Grand Prix Engineering

Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, currently racing in Formula One as Williams Racing, is a British Formula One team and constructor.

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Worldpay Group

Worldpay Group plc (formerly RBS WorldPay) was a payment processing company.

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Zurich

Zurich (Zürich) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich.

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2005 Open Championship

The 2005 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 134th Open Championship, held from 14 to 17 July at the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland.

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2007–2008 financial crisis

The 2007–2008 financial crisis, or the global financial crisis (GFC), was the most severe worldwide economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package

In the period September 2007 to December 2009, during the Global Financial Crisis, the UK government intervened financially to support the UK banking sector, and four UK banks in particular.

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2012 RBS Group computer system problems

The 2012 RBS computer system problems were technical issues affecting computers run by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (now NatWest Group), including National Westminster Bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, which began on 19 June 2012.

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2014 Scottish independence referendum

A referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom was held in Scotland on 18 September 2014.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Bank_of_Scotland

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