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Documents disclosed by RBS’s Global Restructuring Group (GRG) in the High Court case of Morley v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc have reportedly revealed that the Treasury…
The leaked 2009 internal memo from RBS’s Global Restructuring Group (GRG), titled “Just Hit Budget!”, reveals aggressive tactics aimed at extracting maximum profit from struggling SME customers. The memo outlines a systematic approach to pressure businesses, including leveraging fees, forcing deal signings, and deliberately letting customers fail – referred to chillingly as “let customers hang themselves.” This memo exemplifies the toxic culture within GRG that led to severe financial distress for many SMEs.
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