‘Clean’ quarter for RBS as investment bank continues to shrink

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‘Clean’ quarter for RBS as investment bank continues to shrink

Royal Bank of Scotland posted a quarterly pre-tax profit for the first time in 18 months on Friday, taking the opportunity to underscore the progress it has made in disposing of non-core assets. Its investment bank, meanwhile, is still shrinking — it reported a 23% year on year drop in risk-weighted assets.

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