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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | 600 Steamboat Road Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Products | Financial services, Investment banking |
| Parent | Royal Bank of Scotland Group |
| Website | www.rbsgc.com |
RBS Securites Inc. (formerly Greenwich Capital Markets Inc., trading as RBS Greenwich Capital) is the Royal Bank of Scotland Group's U.S. investment bank/broker-dealer based in Greenwich, Connecticut that specializes in fixed income arbitrage and other fixed income strategies. It is a leading fixed-income capital markets firm, underwriter, trader, and distributor of fixed-income investment products providing a full range of debt financing, risk management and investment services to major corporations and financial and governmental institutions around the world. RBS Securities is also ranked consistently among the leaders in every asset class it trades. It is a primary dealer in US Treasury securities. It was founded in 1981 and is wholly owned by The Royal Bank of Scotland Group though its National Westminster Bank subsidiary in the UK.
As a primary broker-dealer in the U.S. Treasury market, RBS Securities specializes in the agency and mortgage-backed securities markets, and the company provides real estate and asset-backed financing. It also has a presence in the U.S. credit, foreign exchange and derivatives markets and provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies advisory.
RBS Securities began as a relative value arbitrage trading firm.
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Standing
In 2007, RBS was named Currency Derivatives House of the year by RISK Magazine, was named the top North American Securitization house by IFR Magazine, and also ranked 5th in FX market share in the US. By market capitalization as of March 7, 2007, RBS was the second largest bank in the UK and in Europe and ranks fifth worldwide.
By March 2, 2009, RBS was 29th out of the 30 worldwide banks in the Dow Jones Banks Titan 30 Index, fourth largest of the UK quoted banks, and 14th out of the European quoted banks. As of 26th February 2009 HM Government owned 58% of RBS[1].
History
Established in 1981, Greenwich Capital Markets was acquired by National Westminster Bank Plc in 1996, trading as Greenwich NatWest until 2003, when National Westminster Bank was taken over by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. It became RBS Securities Inc. in 2009, prior to which time it had traded as RBS Greenwich Capital.
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