Myners meets with foreign banks October 13, 2009 Lord Myners, the treasury minister, will today hold a meeting over bonuses with the major foreign banks operating in the UK. He will urge them to agree to a “level playing field” over pay and bonuses. UK banks have already agreed on voluntary rules on remuneration, and have pledged greater transparency in the way they [...]
BNP Paribas books 45pc rise in profit November 5, 2009 INVESTMENT banking and acquisitions helped France’s BNP Paribas to beat forecasts with higher third-quarter profits, but it was silent about whether it may buy parts of ailing British banks. Assets bought by BNP?from Fortis boosted the eurozone’s second-largest bank after Spain’s Santander, as well as taking investment banking and wealth management market share from rivals [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS November 2, 2009 ALTERNATIVE NETWORKSInvestec said Alternative Network’s acquisition of Aurora Kendrick James Group for up to £5.5m, 82 per cent in cash, is a ringing endorsement of its market-leading capabilities and platform. It upgraded its 2010 earnings per share estimates for the firm, increased the target price to 150p and reiterated its “buy” rating. PUNCH TAVERNSKBC Peel [...]
Fears over Greek and Austrian banks send FTSE shares down December 15, 2009 Britain’s leading share index shed 0.6 per cent yesterday, snapping a three-session rally with banks hit by some renewed sector caution, while oils and miners fell as a strengthening dollar weighed on metal prices. At the close, the FTSE 100 was 29.57 points lower at 5,285.77 after having gained one per cent on Monday to [...]
Business leaders urge political party heads to balance the budget by 2015 November 1, 2009 LEADERS of the three main political parties will face calls for urgent action to balance the national books at the annual conference of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) later this month. The business lobby group will urge Conservative leader David Cameron, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and an as-yet unidentified “senior member of the [...]
Business leaders urge political party heads to balance the budget by 2015 November 1, 2009 LEADERS of the three main political parties will face calls for urgent action to balance the national books at the annual conference of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) later this month. The business lobby group will urge Conservative leader David Cameron, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and an as-yet unidentified “senior member of the [...]
Slimmed down RBS?and Lloyds are attracting clever money January 4, 2010 BANKS have had a torrid time for the past year and a half. But there were signs of life yesterday, at least for some. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group had a good start to the first trading day of 2010, rising more than 9 per cent and 3 per cent respectively. [...]
RBS to face unexpected divestments November 2, 2009 A RADICAL restructuring of part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland due to be unveiled today will include unplanned disposals, the bank admitted for the first time yesterday, amid speculation it could be forced to sell off some of its most profitable assets. The European Commission is today expected to detail divestments it expects RBS and Lloyds [...]
BANK SHARES FALL AS LLOYDS TESTS MARKET October 28, 2009 SHARES in Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland fell yesterday on fears that this week’s break-up of Dutch bank ING by European regulators is an example of how UK banks that have accepted state aid will be treated. Meanwhile, chancellor Alistair Darling looks set to give Lloyds the go-ahead to market-test its plan for a [...]
BANK SHARES FALL AS LLOYDS TESTS MARKET October 28, 2009 SHARES in Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland fell yesterday on fears that this week’s break-up of Dutch bank ING by European regulators is an example of how UK banks that have accepted state aid will be treated. Meanwhile, chancellor Alistair Darling looks set to give Lloyds the go-ahead to market-test its plan for a [...]