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The UK Economy

RBS Exits Government’s Asset Protection Scheme

Oct 17 2012 @ 10:00
UK’s public money-backed Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE:RBS) is to exit the British Government’s version of an insurance program specifically for financial institutions, three years after the bank agreed to be protected against future credit losses during the wake of the financial crisis. RBS, the only British bank that sought this protection after Lloyds Banking […]
 

S&U – You have almost Doubled your money so far but more to come: buy at 910p – target £12

Oct 16 2012 @ 11:55
I first recommended door to door and auto credit provider S&U (LSE:SUS) at 582.5p. Following half year results announced on 26th September, the shares now trade at 910p but along the way the company has also paid out dividends of 207p making a total return to date of 92%: those who follow me have almost […]
 

Measures taken by the Financial Service Authority to Protect Investors’ Interests

Oct 16 2012 @ 03:30
The FSA is essentially Britain’s financial watchdog. As a matter of fact, the UK financial services industry in its entirety falls under this independent non-governmental body’s purview. Thus, with the large scope of affairs it oversees, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) undoubtedly has a diverse number of specialized roles. It is in its specific role […]
 

Santander Backs out to Acquire RBS Branches

Oct 15 2012 @ 09:12
Hours after trading closed in London on Friday last week, The Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE:RBS) announced Santander UK plc decided to pull out of its agreement to acquired RBS branches in England and Wales and NatWest branches in Scotland, putting serious pressure on the British bank to find an alternative solution to comply with […]
 

Ripples Spreading from the US economy into UK stock markets

Oct 12 2012 @ 09:38
In stark contrast with ongoing economic turmoil in several European economies, the economic situation in the US appears to be having rather positive effects on UK stock markets of late. This has largely been due to upward trends that have been witnessed with respect to US services and labor figures. There have been notable increases […]
 

Barclays To Acquire ING Direct UK

Oct 09 2012 @ 08:08
Britain’s second largest bank by asset, Barclays (LSE:BARC), is poised to expand its reach after agreeing to acquire a competitor’s savings and mortgage business in the UK to be added to the bank’s retail operation and said the deal will immediately be “accretive” to the bank’s return on equity. In a statement today, Barclays disclosed […]
 

Timeline for Direct Line IPO

Oct 01 2012 @ 05:08
In the much anticipated biggest initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange since Glencore International’s last year, Direct Line Insurance Group, a leading motor and home insurance provider in the United Kingdom, is poised to become one of the largest publicly listed companies when it joins the premium listing. Here is a short timeline […]
 

PPI Was Not Mis-Sold; It Was Scammed

Sep 27 2012 @ 09:48
Lloyds (LSE:LLOY), RBS (LSE:RBS) and Barclays (LSE:BARC), always leaders in the banking industry are leading it in an unenviable and potentially disastrous category:  PPI miss-selling complaints. The complaints The FSA reported this morning that overall complaints had risen a whopping 129% in the first six months of 2012.  With more than 2,230,000 complaints in the […]
 

BOE Names Banks Joining New Lending Scheme

Sep 25 2012 @ 10:05
The Bank of England has named the banks and financial institutions that took part in a new lending scheme  UK’s central bank formulated to boost the cash-starved British economy.  Whilst they were named, it is up to these institutions how to allocate the funds. Five of the six biggest lenders in the British market, namely: […]
 

JJB Sports - Officially bust – 100% win for me in 19 days

Sep 24 2012 @ 02:53
JJB Sports (LSE:JJB) shares have just been suspended. Administrators have been appointed and the company says that while assets can, and will, be sold shareholders will get nothing. Nil. Rien. Zippo. Surely everyone can understand that? I warned here several times ( 6th Sept and 17th Sept) that this would happen and that a) if […]
 
 
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