RBS’s international bank: can fixed income and treasury unlock access to top issuers?

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RBS’s international bank: can fixed income and treasury unlock access to top issuers?

Royal Bank of Scotland’s investment banking strategy, since the restructuring it announced in January 2012, has been clearly defined. The bank will no longer do equities or M&A, but hopes by focusing on fixed income to get better access to clients for the products it is good at, writes Jon Hay.

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