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  • Taxpayer stakes in banks will take seven years to sell


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    Leading accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers urges governments to take more active role in management of banks and to focus on wider social goals The government will be stuck with its stakes in the bailed-out banks for up to seven years, a leading accountancy firm predicts today as it calls for a more interventionist ...
    8 hours ago
  • U.S. Indicts 8 in Worldwide Hacking Ring


    NYT > TheaterAuthority Authority: 913
    Federal authorities say they’ve cracked an international computer hacking ring that stole more than $9 million within 12 hours last November, securing indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and Moldova.
    1 day ago
  • HSBC says UK rules mean it cant buy bits of the banking system


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    • Chief attacks rules barring existing players from asset sales • Bank expects emerging economies to beat the west out of recession HSBCs chief executive today complained that the bank will not be able to expand in the UK by buying businesses being sold by Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and Northern ...
    1 day ago
  • Barclays on track for record profits in 2009


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    The bank admitted that rises in pay for bankers in Barclays Capital were under consideration Barclays revealed today it was in discussions with shareholders about how to pay bonuses to its investment bankers after reinstating its dividend on the back of £4.5bn profits in the nine months to September. The figures ...
    1 day ago
  • FTSE flies after G20 pledge on economic stimulus


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    Leading shares are heading for their highest close for two weeks after the G20 meeting over the weekend agreed to keep economic stimulus in place until a recovery was assured. This renewed investors appetite for risk, with banks and miners both benefiting. So Wall Street has risen around 120 points in early trading, ...
    2 days ago
  • Best deposit rates in Ireland November 2009


    Irish Mortgage Brokers BlogAuthority Authority: 127
    The lenders offering the best deposit rates are listed below with the highest in each category being the one we have shown. Best demand account: INBS 3.75% (up to €20,000), Halifax 3.75% (up to €10,000), Anglo Premium Demand 3.1% - no restrictions Best 7 day notice: Anglo 7 Day Notice 1.6% Best 1 Month/30 Day: ...
    2 days ago
  • G4S dips as investors cash in after update


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    Security group G4S has dipped on a bit of profit taking following an in-line trading statement. Its shares - which have been on an upward trend since the start of October - have edged down 2.1p to 250.7p but analysts are still positive on the business. In its nine month update the company said revenues grew by 9% ...
    2 days ago
  • Market forces breaking news: Broadband demand drives up Inmarsats profits


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    • Satellite operator says revenue from in-flight broadband services has risen by 10% • Anglo American appoints Sir Philip Hampton • Hiscox enjoys benign quarter With just hours to go until Kraft either launches a bid for Cadbury or walks away, there is a clutch of results from companies to keep us ...
    3 days ago
  • Barclays board discusses new cuts to bonuses


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    • Bank expected to report profits of £1.5bn, much of it driven by investment arm Barclays Capital • Directors said to be mindful of public hostility to big pay awards in wake of banking crisis Non-executive directors of Barclays are urging the bank to show restraint on bonuses this year despite the bumper ...
    3 days ago
  • RBS Banksters Cash in Again at Taxpayers’ Expense


    The British National PartyAuthority Authority: 650
    The banksters at the RBS Group, which controls Natwest, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, have just cashed in again to the tune of £25.5 billion extra given to them by the Labour regime. The extra cash injection, announced this week by Chancellor Alistair Darling, brings the total amount of taxpayers’ ...
    4 days ago
  • Hopes of new BHP bid lift Rio Tinto


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    Shares in Rio Tinto rose 43p to £29.17 on growing talk that BHP Billiton might take another stab at swallowing up its rival miner once it is allowed to do so at the end of this month. BHP, up 3.5p at 1703.5p, backed out of its original £162bn bid on 27 November last year, but once that anniversary has passed it ...
    5 days ago
  • RBS outlines assets insured by taxpayer


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    Bank details what is covered by the asset protection scheme Royal Bank of Scotland has used up nearly half of the £60bn buffer available before it is able to hand 90% of its losses on toxic assets to the taxpayer through the asset protection scheme. Stephen Hester, chief executive of the bank, insisted today that ...
    5 days ago
  • RBS results show its a long haul for all of us


    EconoblogAuthority Authority: 113
    Nothing illustrates the Governments central dilemma over the economy better than the Royal Bank of Scotland . RBSs results were predictably awful, and boss Stephen Hester was right to warn that recovery for the bank would be a marathon rather than a sprint. But what about the UKs economic recovery, seemingly ...
    5 days ago
  • R.B.S. Reduces Loss, but Warns of More Bad Debts


    DealBookAuthority Authority: 781
    Royal Bank of Scotland more than halved its operating losses to $2.5 billion in the third quarter as impairments fell, but less favorable trading battered investment banking profits.
    5 days ago
  • BA and Royal Bank lead FTSE higher ahead of US job numbers


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    Leading shares have edged higher ahead of the key US employment numbers due at lunchtime, with an unusually high number of corporate announcements, for a Friday. After a powerful performance on Wall Street overnight and a rise in Asian markets, the FTSE 100 is currently 11.43 points higher at 5137.07. John Murphy ...
    5 days ago
  • Royal Bank of Scotland to miss governments £16bn lending target


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    Staff costs at its investment banking arm have risen to £2.5bn - but anyone earning over £39k cant receive a bonus this year Royal Bank of Scotland warned today that it would not meet the lending targets it had been set by the government as it reported a third quarter loss of more than £2bn. With bonus ...
    5 days ago
  • RBS slumps to thirdquarter loss


    Family: News and advice on family matters children and parentsAuthority Authority: 973
    Royal Bank of Scotland the bank bailed out by the UK taxpayer today reported a pretax loss of £2.1 bn for the last quarter.
    6 days ago
  • Market forces breaking news: BA posts £292m loss in first half


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority Authority: 982
    British Airways reported a £292m pretax loss for the first half this morning and its chief executive Willie Walsh cited predictions that the industry would lose $11bn (£6.6bn) this year. Revenues fell 13.7% in the six months to the end of September. The airline has slashed costs and said there would be further ...
    6 days ago
  • Britain, still stumbling, expands its stimulus package


    DailyFinanceAuthority Authority: 793
    Filed under: Company News , Economy Faced with the news that Britain is still in the midst of a recession, the government announced a new round of stimulus today. The Bank of England will add another 25 billion pounds ($41 billion) to the economy and keep its main interest rate at 0.5 percent for an eighth ...
    6 days ago
  • Bank of Scotland could be forced to sell Citizens


    Dan-EAuthority Authority: 432
    The Royal Bank of Scotland, which nearly collapsed during last year’s financial panic, is...
    1 week ago

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