Natwest: Shares in FTSE 100 Giant Smash Decade High

£10,000 invested in NatWest shares 15 years ago is now worth…

Some 15 years ago, NatWest (LSE:NWG) shares were trading around 508p. That means investors have experienced a 2% decline during the period. In other words, £10,000 invested then would be worth just £9,800 today. Of course, there are dividends to account for, but Royal Bank of Scotland (as it was then) didn’t pay a dividend to ordinary shareholders for nearly a decade after the 2008 Financial Crisis. The first dividend to ordinary shareholders si…

UK Ring-Fencing Overhaul Could Boost NatWest, Lloyds by £1bn

The potential overhaul of the UK’s ring-fencing regime is set to inject a significant cash boost into the coffers of major banks, with NatWest and Lloyds leading the pack. This reform, if implemented, could unlock substantial savings for these institutions, with estimates ranging from £1.5bn to £2.5bn across the sector. For investors, this presents a compelling opportunity to capitalise on the… Source

NatWest nears full reprivatisation as taxpayer stake falls below 1%

The government’s long journey to exit its crisis-era investment in NatWest is nearly complete, after the Treasury disclosed on Thursday that its stake in the bank has dropped below 1% — a symbolic threshold that signals the near-final chapter in the UK’s biggest banking bailout. The latest stock exchange filing revealed that the Treasury now owns just 0.9% of the FTSE 100 lender, down from 1.98% at the end of April, following steady sell-downs i…

UK stake in NatWest falls below 1%  – Mortgage Strategy

The Treasury has sold another slice of NatWest shares, taking the taxpayer’s stake in the high street bank to under 1%.  The government took its holding in the lender to 0.90% from 1.98% in a share sale to investors, according to a stock market statement. The taxpayer’s stake in the lender has fallen by more than

Natwest: Shares in FTSE 100 giant smash decade high

Shares in banking giant Natwest notched a ten-year high on Thursday as the government continued to whittle down its stake in the lender. The FTSE 100 giant’s stock was up nearly one per cent during mid-day trading and touched highs of 498.8p. Natwest shares are up nearly 24 per cent since the beginning of 2025 and over 50 per cent over in the last year. The gains came as the government reduced its stake to 0.9 per cent in the group with the lend…