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- SCOTS FINANCE: A BRAND IN BITS? Scotland's financial services
- Ben Thomson, Chairman of Noble Group and member of the Financial Services Advisory Board FiSAB While sadness and frustration were expressed at the special meeting of the industrygovernment-union Financial Services Advisory Group FiSAB last week, it was really a meeting about how to preserve and create good-quality jobs...
- Research articles 2008-09-28
- Cost, Convenience Among Reasons British Customers Change Banks.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 6 -- Someone who often slips into the red should choose a bank with low overdraft charges. If you always remain within an agreed limit, you will be affected only by authorised overdraft fees. But if you...
- Research articles 1999-01-07
- UKFI "walking Tightrope" on Bank Bonuses
- By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Steve SlaterLONDON (Reuters UK) - The body holding the government's stakes in bailed-out lenders Royal Bank of Scotland RBS and Lloyds LLOY said it was "walking a tightrope" in attempting to limit bonus payouts while trying to stop talented staff leaving.The resurgence of "fat-cat" banker bonuses,...
- News items 2009-11-04
- Lloyds to Cut Another 5,000 Jobs
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - Bailed-out lender Lloyds Banking Group is to cut a further 5,000 jobs by the end of 2010 as it continues to overhaul its operations and integrate HBOS.Lloyds, 43 percent owned by the government, said on Tuesday it would take mitigating actions, including redeploying staff and releasing...
- News items 2009-11-10
- Lloyds to Cut Another 5,000 Jobs By End of 2010
- LONDON (Reuters) - Bailed-out British lender Lloyds Banking Group LLOY is to cut a further 5,000 jobs by the end of 2010 as it continues to overhaul its operations and integrate HBOS.Lloyds, 43 percent owned by the government, said on Tuesday it would take mitigating actions, including redeploying staff and...
- News items 2009-11-10
- Jury Out on Appeal For Lloyds' Hybrids
- By Jane Merriman and Alex ChambersLONDON (Reuters UK) - Lloyds LLOY looks set to get investor support for a hybrid bond exchange into 7.5 billion pounds of new enhanced capital notes ECN but it is not clear how much wider appeal these new securities will command.That wider appeal could be...
- News items 2009-11-11
- Lloyds Chases £700 Mln in Kenmore Investments - Report
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - Lloyds Banking Group LLOY has more than 700 million pounds ($1.2 billion) of debts and investments tied up in Kenmore Property, the Times newspaper reported on Friday.UK-based real estate investor Kenmore Property Group has placed 21 companies within the group into administration, and two others into...
- News items 2009-11-12
- EU Approves Lloyds Restructuring Plan
- BRUSSELS (Reuters UK) - Plans by lender Lloyds Banking Group LLOY to sell parts of its operations in return for billions of pounds in state aid were approved by European Union competition authorities on Wednesday.Lloyds, 43 percent owned by the government, will sell 600 branches as part the restructuring and...
- News items 2009-11-18
- Bond Exchange Demand "strong" - Lloyds
- LONDON (Reuters UK) - Lloyds Banking Group LLOY said it had agreed to swap 8.78 billion pounds of bonds as part of a deal aimed at funding its exit from a costly state-backed insurance scheme for bad debts.Lloyds, Britain's third-biggest lender, received offers for 12.51 billion pounds from investors, it...
- News items 2009-11-23
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- Lloyds, RBS Agree to Massive Shake-up
- By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Steve SlaterLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's two largest retail lenders are to get another 31 billion pounds from the government and have agreed to sell hundreds of branches and key businesses to appease EU competition concerns over state aid.The deal announced on Tuesday paves the way for...
- News items 2009-11-03
- Lloyds Bond Exchange Paves Way For Record Cash Call
- By Jane MerrimanLONDON (Reuters UK) - Lloyds Banking Group LLOY got strong demand for a 9 billion pound bond exchange, an indication of possible appetite for the bank's record share issue due to price on Tuesday.Lloyds, 43-percent owned by the government, said on Monday the bond exchange offer to non-U.S....
- News items 2009-11-23
- Lloyds Looks to Raise £20 Billion
- By Myles Neligan and Douwe MiedemaLONDON (Reuters UK) - Lloyds Banking Group LLOY inched closer to plugging a capital gap of more than 20 billion pounds, boosting the bank's shares on prospects a deal could happen before the year end.The country's biggest retail bank said on Thursday it was looking...
- News items 2009-10-29
- What if... Lloyds Hadn't Snapped Up HBOS?
- If Lehman Brothers had been rescued rather than allowed to collapse in September 2008, the financial crisis would have developed much less dramatically. But the crisis is full of what-ifs. What if, for instance, Barclays had not bid for ABN Amro in March 2007? Would Royal Bank...
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- Lloyds announces further job losses
- QUICK SUMMARY | FULL STORY Reuters LONDON -- Britain's Lloyds Banking Group plans to cut around 800 jobs following changes to its life, pensions and investments operations after the bank lost an administration contract with insurer Equitable Life. Lloyds said some of the jobs were included in plans for 5,000...
- News items 2009-11-23
- Lloyds Tests Waters on Cash Call
- By Myles Neligan and Raji MenonLONDON (Reuters UK) - Lloyds Banking Group LLOY could launch one of the world's largest cash calls as early as next week after talking to shareholders on Friday to gauge their appetite for the fundraising.The part-nationalised lender approached its shareholders on Thursday, investor sources said,...
- News items 2009-10-30
- Lloyds Prices £13.5 Billion Rights Issue
- By Clara Ferreira-MarquesLONDON (Reuters UK) - Lloyds Banking Group Plc LLOY pushed ahead with the world's largest rights issue on Tuesday, setting a price of 37 pence per share as it taps shareholders for 13.5 billion pounds to avoid costly state support.The new shares were priced at a 60 percent...
- News items 2009-11-24
- UK government to hold 43.4 percent of Lloyds-HBOS bank
- LONDON (Reuters) - The British state is to take a 43.4 percent stake in the combined Lloyds TSB-HBOS bank after shareholders largely shunned both lenders' rights issues, the two banks said on Monday. Existing shareholders bought just 0.5 percent of the new Lloyds shares offered in its rights issue, and...
- News items 2009-08-07
- U.K. government to own 43% of combined Lloyds TSB-HBOS
- The British government will acquire a 43.4 percent stake in the bank to be formed from the merger of Lloyds TSB and HBOS after investors abstained from buying new shares issued by the two banks. Existing shareholders bought just 0.5 percent of the new Lloyds shares offered in its rights issue,...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Abbey braced for new Lloyds offer
- ABBEY NATIONAL is braced for a fresh takeover approach from Lloyds TSB today, after its rejection of an initial pounds 19.5bn approach last week. Lloyds shares soared 29p to 676p yesterday in anticipation of a new move; Abbey rose 52.5p to 1,144p. Bankers say Abbey is unlikely to be able...
- Research articles 2000-12-12
- Lloyds dismisses Abbey briefing
- THE WAR of words recommenced between Lloyds TSB and Abbey National yesterday, when Lloyds dismissed attempts by Abbey's lawyers to explain to analysts why Lloyds' bid for its rival might be blocked by the Competition Commission. Lloyds said it would not conduct a similar briefing. "We don't feel the need...
- Research articles 2001-03-03
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