RBS fires three staff as internal forex probe heats up
LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - British bank Royal Bank of Scotland has dismissed 3 members of staff as part of its internal forex investigation in the last few days, its Chief Executive Ross McEwan said on Thursday.
RBS (LSE: RBS.L - news) , 79 percent owned by the British government, launched an internal review into its forex activities after it was one of six banks fined a combined $4.3 billion last month for failing to stop traders trying to manipulate currency markets.
(Reporting By Matt Scuffham, writing by Sinead Cruise, editing By Steve Slater)