Banks

Given the events of the news released this morning, you might wonder if UBS stands for Unbelievable Banking Screw-Up. The traditional round of tea at the Monday morning UBS staff meeting was served iced as the bank got kicked in the knickers with a £29.7 million fine for failing to have adequate controls in place […]

Barely two hours ago, the UK courts found a former UBS (UBSN:VX) trader guilty of a second count of fraud.  It’s about time that some of the low-lifes who are living the high-life at British taxpayer expense start living the secluded life.   It’s about time that these pocks on the face of dignity get dragged […]

Hallelujah!!  At last!! What more is there to say??? The courts have done the right thing.  They are starting to cut out the cancer in the UK financial sector. We applaud the conviction of fraud. Full story to follow soon.

Man Group (LSE:EMG) announced this morning that it has completed negotiations with Hutchinson Investors Ltd  and has started the mechanism for selling its remaining exposure to Lehman claims that it acquired in July of 2011. At a sales price of $456 million, Man Group is selling the claims at a 32% premium to their value […]

Maybe it’s just me, but have you heard the word “fraud” used much lately?  I didn’t think so.  Neither have I.  What ever happened to it? The only thing I could think of is that it has become a so technically precise legal terminology that it is only used in legal charges, challenges, torts, and […]

According to market theory, it doesn’t really matter when you buy or sell, so long as you buy cheap and sell … not cheap! As such, I sold Enterprise Inns (LSE:ETI) yesterday. It’s 50/50 as to whether the stock will continue to go on up. Yet I was on around 140% profit, and the price, […]

As anticipated, HSBC (LSE:HSBA) reported a pre-tax profit of $3.5 billion for the 3rd quarter, down an entire $3.7 billion year on year from the 3rd quarter of 2011.  Whilst a $3.5 billion quarterly profit is nothing to sneeze at, the bank is still paying for its past sins, both in the costs of continuing […]

It’s still the middle of the night in the UK as this story goes to press, but it’s a sure bet that HSBC (LSE:HSBA) execs are sleeping with one eye open tonight, if they are sleeping at all. Whilst analysts are expecting a strongly upscale 3rd quarter report at 08:15, it could be that no […]

As with the two other biggest banks in the UK, The Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE:RBS) has also set aside an enormous amount of money to cover for the infamous mis-sold payment protection insurance that has weighed heavy on the banks bottom lines since it was uncovered. RBS said today it has added some £400 […]

Lloyds Banking Group’s (LSE:LLOY) Chief Executive Officer, Antonio Horta – Osorio must have been inspired by the Halloween when he made his review for the bank’s July to September financial health and the nine months since January when he, unfortunately, disclosed “legacy issues” continue to affect the bank’s profit-making business. A further one billion pounds […]