RBS

The Royal Bank of Scotland was founded in 1727. Originally opened with a staff of just eight, our first premises were in the Old Town of Edinburgh. For more than half a century, we traded solely from the Scottish capital, but in 1783 we opened our first branch in the fast-growing trading city of Glasgow. This new office was soon conducting over half of the Bank's entire business. Spurred on by this success, many more branches opened across Scotland and then, in 1874, our first office opened in London.

In the twentieth century we expanded rapidly, acquiring several English banks including Williams Deacon's Bank, Glyn, Mills & Co and Drummonds Bank. In the 1950s our mobile banks began serving rural communities, and by 1960 our first office opened in New York. In 1969 we merged with National Commercial Bank of Scotland to achieve a greater market share in Scotland. We also introduced the daisy wheel brand mark which remains so central to our corporate identity.

In the 1970s we embraced computerisation and introduced a new generation of multi-function cash dispensers. In the 1980s we launched Direct Line motor insurance and bought Citizens Financial Group in the USA. By the 1990s we were at the forefront of telephone and internet banking.

In 2000, we acquired National Westminster Bank in the biggest banking takeover ever in Britain and so inherited a rich heritage covering more than 200 banks that had made up NatWest. In 2005 we formed a strategic partnership with Bank of China and, two years later, in the biggest takeover in banking history, we led a unique consortium to acquire the Dutch bank ABN AMRO.

With three centuries of banking behind us, we remain committed to making it happen for our customers, shareholders and staff around the world

RBS Global Banking & Markets

Since 2000, RBS has actively transformed its capital markets and transaction banking capabilities by taking bold steps and moving into new markets. The acquisition of ABN AMRO's wholesale businesses cemented our position as a leading global bank in foreign exchange, currency derivatives, securitisation and project finance. It also rapidly accelerated our development in many regions and has enabled the creation of Global Transaction Services, a top five international cash management, trade finance and commercial cards business. Our approach is straightforward. By focusing on long term client relationships, we have built a formidable presence in all major financial centres, and market leading expertise across capital markets, corporate finance, emerging markets and transaction banking. RBS has been recognised as 'Best Equity House in the Netherlands' by Euromoney at their annual Awards for Excellence 2011. Last year RBS won the Euromoney award for 'Best Debt House in Netherlands'. This, together with the recent Equity award, shows that RBS maintains investing in our Dutch franchise to optimize client relationships and to deliver innovative and integrated solutions to our clients.

Graduate positions in The Netherlands

Within RBS Global Banking & Markets in the Netherlands we offer internship positions and positions in our Graduate Programme as a Corporate Sector & Advisory Analyst in Amsterdam

As a Corporate Sector & Advisory Analyst you will carry out company and sector research, analyse company financial data and provide your conclusions to senior bankers for use in client pitches and as part of transactions. Time management will be important as you balance your workload between supporting marketing and execution.
As your career develops you will be assigned clients and will need to use your communication skills to present the firm's products and solutions creatively and persuasively

As a Corporate Finance & Advisory Analyst you will be part of a Corporate Finance Group. The Corporate Finance Group is a pool of corporate finance talent that will provide analyst support to each of the product and sector teams within the Corporate Sector and Advisory business. Acting as the engine room for Corporate Sector and Advisory, the group will ensure efficient and high quality input for the origination and execution of transactions.

The Graduate Programme takes three years during which you will receive world class training, a broad range of origination and live deal experience, and develop a well-rounded corporate finance skill set. During your third year you may have the option of a six to nine month secondment into one of M&A (mergers and acquisitions), Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Corporate Financing and Risk Solutions, Financial Institutions Solutions and Advisory or a sector team in a different geography. The group will be managed by an Assistant Director who will allocate you projects based on your workload, skill set and your career development needs.

More information

For more information about our organisation, please visit our website at ci.rbs.com/GMGraduates/index.html