The business is one of the investment banking divisions that won’t be retained in a longer-term plan to be announced next week that aims to prepare the bank for the end of U.K. state control, the newspaper said today.

While RBS hasn’t found a buyer for the entire equities division, Oriel Securities Ltd, Numis Corp Plc. and Jefferies Group Inc. (JEF) are interested in buying Hoare Govett, its small corporate equities broking arm, the newspaper said.

RBS spokeswoman Kath Allen declined to comment.

(Bloombergnews)