Scottish banking
Bankers ignore lessons of the past
‘The ruin of the City of Glasgow Bank was the biggest collapse in British banking history – until 2008. Its story contains salutary lessons for bankers in any age…
Conclusion? RBS Shredded Part Four
If the right moves are made, RBS could become a great bank again. If not, Ian Fraser doubts the bank will exist in ten years’ time. An ethical revolution is required
The Guilty Men: RBS Shredded Part Three
As RBS crashed there was only one man in the driving seat – but his fellow passengers could have helped to steer a safer course. Edited and abridged extracts from Ian Fraser’s best selling Shredded…
Apocalypse now and then…ten years after HBOS crash
The events leading up to the crash began in New York, 7 September 2008. A week later the shock waves engulfed Scotland’s oldest bank in Edinburgh.
How Scotland’s premier banks crashed the economy: ten years on
To mark the tenth anniversary of the financial crisis, Sceptical Scot’s new series focuses on home-made follies; the extraordinary mistakes made by two once revered and typically prudent Scottish institutions: the Bank of Scotland and…