Hbos
14 February 2012
The past three years have been a tumultuous time for the financials sector, which has seen a phase of deleveraging, rights issues and balance sheet repair which continues to this day.
04 January 2012
The Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) report into the failure of HBOS is being delayed by a legal challenge from Peter Cummings, a former senior executive at the bank.
03 January 2012
US shareholders in Lloyds at the time of its takeover of HBOS have launched lawsuits against the bank, its former chairman, Sir Victor Blank, and ex-chief executive Eric Daniels.
25 February 2011
Lloyds Banking Group is back in the black for the first time since it was bailed out by the government, boosted by a record results in asset management arm SWIP.
01 November 2010
The manager of the Murray Income trust is preparing to buy into non-UK assets after shareholders voted to diversify away from concentrated UK sectors earlier this year.
20 September 2010
Eric Daniels, group chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, has announced his retirement, giving the organisation one year to find a successor.
09 August 2010
Lloyds chief executive Eric Daniels says the banking giant "did the country a great service" in taking over stricken lender HBOS last year.
04 August 2010
The Lloyds Banking Group has returned to profitability after posting a £1.6bn before tax profit in the first half of the year.
07 June 2010
Lloyds shareholders have made a £14bn claim against the Treasury and bosses at the banking giant over its controversial takeover of HBOS in 2008.
08 March 2010
As regulators attempt to place more controls on short positions, analysis shows interest in UK banks is on the wane
11 January 2010
Industry veteran believes the case for equity income will return in line with dividends this year
27 October 2009
If you are 50 years of age or celebrating your fiftieth birthday between 6 October 2009 and 5 April 2010 and have been considering putting a little bit more money away into an Individual Savings Account (ISA), now is the time to take advantage.
24 September 2009
Bank of England governor, Mervyn King, says RBS and HBOS were within hours of a liquidity shortfall on 6 October 2008, and the day after, as the country’s financial system came to the brink of collapse.
27 August 2009
Lloyds Banking Group has dismissed as “rumour” reports it may sell part of its fund management business in a bid to raise cash following its bailout by the UK Government.
24 August 2009
Following the recent failures of the banking system, the Walker Review rightly recommends greater transparency and engagement
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