The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will change the brand of ABN Amro Australia, which it took over in October 2007, to unify its local operations under the RBS brand. The rebranding is another step on the way to full integration of RBS's investment and corporate banking operations in Australia, which will be one of six global hubs, the Edinburgh-based bank said in a statement on Monday. RBS took full ownership of ABN Amro Australia and established the future management team late last year and moved employees in January so they were all in one location. "The rebranding of the ABN AMRO business to RBS marks the next stage in the integration process," said Stephen Williams, who will be the country executive for RBS in Australia. "We have already made significant progress with the integration of our operations and the combined business is now well placed to be a major player and a potent force in the Australian market.