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RBS remains hungry for deals

Fred Watt exudes the same rigorous discipline and efficiency that transformed the UK banking group into a financial powerhouse

The last time you sat an exam was probably at university but here is a recent question from the Investor Awareness Examination of Little Known Facts Part III set by the Financial Examination Authority.

Starting with the largest, place the following corporations in order of their market capitalisation: 1) Royal Bank of Scotland 2) Hewlett-Packard 3) American Express 4) L'Oréal. The full question goes on to list corporate behemoths like Daimler Chrysler, Boeing and General Motors.