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• RBS bosses poised to defend bonus culture as bank prepares to join asset protection scheme

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  But Lloyds raises record £13.5bn from investors to keep government shareholding at 43% Royal Bank of Scotlands bosses are expected to defend the bonus culture tomorrow at a shareholder meeting convened to allow the Edinburgh-based bank to join the governments asset protection scheme . But while putting £280bn of ...
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• Standard Chartered and LSE lead the way as FTSE gets Dubai lift

  
  Business: Market Forces blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 133
  News that Abu Dhabi had given debt-laden Dubai a $10bn lifeline gave the market a bright start to the week, with Standard Chartered one of the main beneficiaries. The bank - which last week said its exposure to Dubai was limited - was nevertheless lifted 65.5p to £15.75 by the Abu Dhabi move. Also helping was a ...
  11 hours ago

• LSE jumps on Dubai news, but AstraZeneca falls after patent case

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  With Abu Dhabi very kindly stepping in to help bail out Dubai with a $10bn lifeline , a little bit of risk appetite seems to be returning to the market, with investors stocking up on financial but rejecting the safer consumer and pharmaceutical sector. The London Stock Exchange , which has been under pressure ...
  19 hours ago

• Cleaners worth more to society than bankers, says thinktank

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  • Hospital cleaners create £10 for every £1 they earn • RBS and Halifax losses erased 20 years of profits Hospital cleaners are worth more to society than City bankers, according to a report that shows many low-paid workers increase the wellbeing of the nation more than the high-flying and much better-paid ...
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• Britains other national lottery | Sam Whimster

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Thanks to the re-capitalisation of banks UK taxpayers are gambling as never before. And most of them dont even know it Thirty-one million UK taxpayers are now players in the casino action of investment banking. A report by the National Audit Office on the UKs financial stability gives the clearest account to date ...
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• Nomuras Fred is not the Shred

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Fred Goodwin has been writing about the debt crisis in Greece, following his recent comments that the UK "fiscal balance is plunging deeply into the red in a spectacular and frightening way". Quite so. The bond markets had a delayed panic over the pre-budget report when it sank in that Alistair Darling had not offered ...
  2 days ago

• Daily Credit Summary: December 10 - Like Clockwork

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 742
  Spreads were tighter in the US today as the ten-day swing cycle in IG has once again reached channel tights. Overnight outperformance on a weakening dollar was stymied by a weak jobless claims number that stalled the performance in the US after a decent open. Breadth was very positive though in credit as roll thoughts ...
  4 days ago

• Live music group Mama provides entertainment on a quiet day for markets

  
  Business: Market Forces blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 133
  Live music venues company Mama provided more entertainment on Thursday as its business partner HMV snapped up a sizeable stake in the company and left the door open for a takeover bid. Mama, the Aim-listed company behind Londons Jazz Cafe, has been in the sights of predators for a while and earlier this week turned ...
  4 days ago

• NYT > World: Britain to Levy a One-Time Tax on Banker Bonuses

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 173
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . A tax seen as the most direct attack on bank bonuses in the world is part of Britain’s effort to shore up its finances.
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• Marks & Spencer edges up as FTSE falls on global worries and PBR

  
  Business: Market Forces blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 133
  Sir Stuart Rose and his team at Marks & Spencer are in for a merry Christmas, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley. The bank has tipped M&S; as its preferred retailer for the festive season, and said it should also benefit from the arrival of Marc Bolland as chief executive next year. Analyst Geoff ...
  5 days ago

• FTSE 100 dips lower after S&P cautions on Spain

  
  Business: Market Forces blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 133
  Dubai, Greece and now Spain. Leading shares have moved into negative territory as Standard & Poors cut it rating outlook on Spain from stable to negative. So having survived the pre-budget report pretty much unscathed, the FTSE 100 is now down 35.70 points to 5187.43. A opening dip on Wall Street is not helping ...
  5 days ago

• Dubai stock market falls as Nakheel reports loss

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  • Three days of market declines wipe out a years worth of gains • Nakheel to scale back developments planned for after 2012 Stock markets in Dubai fell sharply for the third successive day after Nakheel , the property developer behind the palm-shaped islands that have come to symbolise the states excess, ...
  5 days ago

• Banks boosted as FTSE takes pre-budget report in its stride

  
  Business: Market Forces blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 133
  Investors have taken the pre-budget report in their stride, despite worse than expectd growth and public finance numbers, with shares and sterling little changed over the course of Alistair Darlings 46 minute speech. The FTSE 100 stood at 5233.39 as Darling rose and traded within a 13 point range during the speech. ...
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• Britain to Levy Tax on Banker Bonuses

  
  DealBook — Authority: 767
  Britains chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, announced on Wednesday a one-time tax on bank bonuses, a widely expected move.
  5 days ago

• Britain to Levy a One-Time Tax on Banker Bonuses

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  The move, expected to be announced Wednesday, is seen as the most direct attack on bank bonuses in the world.
  5 days ago

• RBS Sempra Owners Said to Eye $3 Billion Sale

  
  DealBook — Authority: 767
  Royal Bank of Scotland and San Diegos Sempra Energy have hired Lazard to help them seek bidders for their joint commodities-trading business, The Wall Street Journal reported.
  5 days ago

• Britain to Levy One-Time Tax on Bank Bonuses

  
  NewsHunter.org — Authority: 163
  The move, which would affect banks’ 2009 profits, is considered the most direct attack on bank bonuses anywhere in the world.
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• Lloyds Banking Group lifted by Citigroup comments

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  As well as a positive performance from Standard Chartered at the moment, other banks are also higher, despite the prospec to windfall taxes on bonuses in the forthcoming pre-budget report. In particular Lloyds Banking Group has been lifted 0.61p to 54.38p, helped by a positive note from Citigroup. Citi said: ...
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• Expensive and Beautiful Silk Panty Garments (or Discount Window Access)– for Everyone!

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 742
  The two lessons we take away as standouts from the credit crisis are probably somewhat unconventional, but we think they are of great import.  First of all, "big" has a way of changing to "trivial" overnight when one is talking about government spending.  Second, the "biggest of the big" isnt summed up by large, ...
  6 days ago

• FSA tells banks: dont pay out any bonuses before consulting us

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  City regulator warns it will no longer tolerate any deviation from its code on remuneration Big banks and building societies are being warned by the Financial Services Authority that they must not pay out bonuses – or even tell staff what their annual payouts will be – without its prior consent. Following the ...
  6 days ago

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