NatWest boss Alison Rose resigns over Nigel Farage Coutts accounts row Bank’s first female chief executive steps down after admitting being the source of BBC story about former Ukip leader The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2023
NatWest Group chief faces resignation calls over Nigel Farage leak Dame Alison Rose said she had made a ‘serious error of judgment’ Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023
NatWest CEO admits ‘serious error’ of discussing Farage bank accounts but clings on to job Bank warns Alison Rose could see pay docked after controversy over closure of ex-Ukip leader’s Coutts accounts The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2023
Nigel Farage debanking row: NatWest chairman under pressure after BBC apology Pressure is mounting on NatWest to reveal whether its chief executive played a role in leaking private information about Nigel Farage. The Week · Jul 25, 2023
Nigel Farage considering suing Coutts bank owner NatWest as account closure row rumbles on Former Ukip leader says he is ‘considering all options’ The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023
Boris Johnson says Natwest boss must quit if she leaked Nigel Farage’s account details The former prime minister called for an inquiry into reporting on the Farage account closure row The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Pressure builds on Coutts CEO over claims he kept his NatWest boss in the dark over Farage fiasco Insiders say Peter Flavel did not do enough to keep Dame Alison Rose fully updated The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Nigel Farage says NatWest chief’s apology is ‘a start, but it’s no more than that’ Dame Alison Rose apologises to former Ukip and Brexit Party leaderfor ‘deeply inappropriate comments’ The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Farage affair is ‘a monumental PR disaster’ for exclusive bank Coutts Private lender’s reputation is at risk after decision to cut ties with former Ukip leader and comments about him The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023
NatWest speaks with Bristol charities about the cost of living crisis Chief executive Alison Rose hosted a round table to find out how the banking group can support vulnerable people Birmingham Post · Jul 6, 2023
Lavish homes of fatcat bank bosses tackling mortgage crisis - including £12k treehouse Top bankers advising on the home loan crunch have been revealed as multi-million pound homeowners with no mortgages and 'woodland-type' gardens, while many families struggle to make ends meet. Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2023
Wolverhampton homeless charity banks £11,000 NatWest donation The Good Shepherd supports people experiencing homelessness and people at risk of homelessness Birmingham Post · Jun 23, 2023
Micron shares drop after China bars its chips; UK house asking prices jump – as it happened Micron products will be banned from key infrastructure projects in China due to ‘serious network security risks’ The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2023
NatWest first-quarter profits jump by 50% after interest rate rises Banking group says some customers have had to dip into savings because of rising prices The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023
Birmingham Post · Apr 28, 2023 NatWest sees profit surge 50% on last year and beat predictions Lender has not seen a rise in customers falling into arrears despite cost of living crisis
Birmingham Post · Apr 3, 2023 Wolverhampton to host inaugural NatWest regional growth conference Business leaders will join chief executive Alison Rose in the Black Country next month for first in series of conferences aimed at helping drive regional economic growth
Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2023 Kate Middleton means business in chic suit as she hosts meeting with City high-flyers Kate Middleton met with leaders from a series of global firms such as Ikea, Lego and Iceland in the City of London today to launch a brand new business taskforce to support early childhood
Birmingham Post · Mar 8, 2023 International Women's Day: 23 top British women business leaders for 2023 BusinessLive shines a light on some of the thousands of women exemplifying leadership around the UK
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023 Battered by Brexit, alarmed by poverty, the City is finding a new sense of purpose The finance sector is at last setting its sights on reviving UK business
Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2023 NatWest profits jump but CEO Alison Rose admits: It’s high anxiety time Natwest boss admits: “It is high anxiety time out there.”
Insider UK · Feb 17, 2023 NatWest Group sees profits surge to £5.1bn RBS owner hails 'considerable progress against our strategic goals'
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023 NatWest poised to report biggest profits since 2008 financial crisis Expected hike in bonuses could also prove controversial given cost of living crisis and government’s stake
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2023 Better that banks make billions than go bust City Comment: Knee jerk reactions to bank profits are unhelpful
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023 NatWest to end new business loans for oil and gas extraction Bank also plans to phase out similar lending for existing customers under its first climate transition plan
Insider UK · Feb 7, 2023 Bosses of major banks defend branch closures In a Treasury Committee hearing they also denied relying on customer account switching inertia