FSA assumes worse for banks Financial Post Nevertheless, the watchdog is determined to make UK banks bomb-proof. Global rules forcing banks to set aside more reserves in good times may eventually ...
Sir Brian Pitman, former Lloyds chairman, dies aged 78 The Guardian Despite being past retirement age, Pitman had maintained a passion for banking and during the recent crisis fronted a bid by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin ...
European shares fall as data fails to cheer market Marlborough Express And in the UK, Britons' expectations for inflation over the next 12 months rose to 2.5 per cent in February from 2.4 per cent in November, a Bank of England ...
Octaveward boss: we simply ran out of cash Blackburn Citizen The firm last month sent its workforce home, blaming a problem with its bank account. But less than a week later on March 2, Octaveward, based in Balle ...
HSBC data theft hits 24000 clients The Dominion Post HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, said a theft of data by a former employee affected up to 24000 Swiss client accounts, dealing a hefty blow to the reputation of ...
Citi Climbs, But Indexes Flat Wall Street Journal On Thursday, Citi shares were up 2.8%, helped by remarks from CEO Vikram Pandit, who forecast at a Citi financial-services conference that the bank's ...
European shares fall as data fails to cheer The Press And in the UK, Britons' expectations for inflation over the next 12 months rose to 2.5 per cent in February from 2.4 per cent in November, a Bank of England ...
Scotiabank boosts Thai presence eyes Asian growth London South East Scotiabank, Canada's third-largest bank and the most international of Canada's lenders, owns 49 percent of Thanachart and has been increasing its business ...
Pink Floyd wins UK court battle with EMI label London South East EMI's owner Terra Firma is also embroiled in a legal dispute with Citigroup over advice and financing the US bank provided to enable it to buy EMI in 2007. ...
The British election that both sides deserve to lose Financial Times Indeed, he even offered a new economic model, with three components: putting the Bank of England in charge of both macro- and micro-prudential ...
SCENARIOS-How US financial regulation fight might play out London South East Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd has broken off talks with Republicans on a bipartisan bill and announced he will unveil a Democratic bill ...
UK Liberal Democrats To Focus On Spending Cuts Wall Street Journal Clegg said a similar battle must now be fought against the "vested interest" of the banks, who he says have been allowed to run riot. ...
