RBS Says Full-Year Impairments to Beat Guidance
September 30 2014 - 2:53AM
Dow Jones News
By Ian Walker
LONDON--- Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC said Tuesday that
full-year impairments would be lower than expected as it continues
to see an improvement in economic conditions and asset prices in
its key markets, including Ireland.
The 80% government-owned bank said it now expects to
"significantly outperform" its previous guidance of around GBP1
billion total impairments for 2014, without giving new figures.
RBS also cited a strong operating performance from its RBS
Capital Resolution unit, lower arrears in Ulster and an absence of
large one-off impairments and lower levels of new nonperforming
loans for its upbeat update.
However, the bank did note that revenues at its Corporate &
Institutional Banking unit had been weaker than anticipated in the
third quarter.
Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com
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