WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING October 6, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES WHITEHALL FEARS NEW BAILOUT FOR RBS Nervousness is growing in Whitehall that the government might have to inject further capital into Royal Bank of Scotland as part of a European effort to recapitalise the continent’s banking system. RBS received the biggest bail-out of the 2008 crisis GOULD LEADS RACE TO BECOME BG CHAIRMAN [...]
Fears for UK economy knock FTSE lower in volatile trading November 16, 2011 AFTER yet another rollercoaster session, Britain’s top share index ended a touch lower yesterday, as upbeat US economic data proved a welcome distraction for investors gripped by concern over the UK economy and Europe’s debt crisis. The UK benchmark closed down 8.42 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 5,509.02, after a session in which it [...]
Margaret Thatcher’s legacy is that no-one tries to scrap what the Iron Lady achieved January 5, 2012 THIS isn’t a review of The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher and on general release in cinemas this week [For this, see p. 18]. I’m sure it’s a fine film and I’ll see it once I can scrape together the money from my dwindling pension for a pair of tickets and some [...]
Margaret Thatcher’s legacy is that no-one tries to scrap what the Iron Lady achieved January 5, 2012 THIS isn’t a review of The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher and on general release in cinemas this week [For this, see p. 18]. I’m sure it’s a fine film and I’ll see it once I can scrape together the money from my dwindling pension for a pair of tickets and some [...]
DTZ plummets as takeover talks end October 17, 2011 SHARES in property consultancy DTZ plunged by 13 per cent yesterday after its majority shareholder walked away from making a formal takeover offer due to market turmoil and the Eurozone debt crisis. DTZ revealed in May that French family-run property group Saint Georges Participations (SGP), which owns about 55 per cent of DTZ, had approached [...]
Oz bid for RBS airline assets September 6, 2011 AUSTRALIA’S Macquarie Group is preparing a bid for the aircraft leasing arm of Royal Bank of Scotland in a deal that could be worth at least $6bn. The bank is in early stages of putting together an offer and is exploring a number of options, which include making a direct offer or putting together a [...]
Ratings chiefs under fire as MP storms out April 24, 2012 EXECUTIVES from the three main ratings agencies were accused of “effectively holding governments to ransom” by MPs on the Treasury Select Committee yesterday during a hearing in which one MP lost his temper and left the meeting when he did not like a response. Ratings chiefs told MPs they believe they would be failing in [...]
Ratings chiefs under fire as MP storms out April 24, 2012 EXECUTIVES from the three main ratings agencies were accused of “effectively holding governments to ransom” by MPs on the Treasury Select Committee yesterday during a hearing in which one MP lost his temper and left the meeting when he did not like a response. Ratings chiefs told MPs they believe they would be failing in [...]
THE WEEK AHEAD October 30, 2011 COMPANY NEWS ● Barclays announces today. It traces its origins back to 1690, when John Freame and Thomas Gould traded as goldsmith bankers in Lombard Street. Eagle eyes await results. ● Imperial Tobacco announces tomorrow. Its brands include Davidoff, West, Gauloises Blondes, Montecristo and Drum. It was created in 1901 through the amalgamation of thirteen [...]
THE WEEK AHEAD October 30, 2011 COMPANY NEWS ● Barclays announces today. It traces its origins back to 1690, when John Freame and Thomas Gould traded as goldsmith bankers in Lombard Street. Eagle eyes await results. ● Imperial Tobacco announces tomorrow. Its brands include Davidoff, West, Gauloises Blondes, Montecristo and Drum. It was created in 1901 through the amalgamation of thirteen [...]