Scotsman.com Business - Banking & Insurancebus-ban:Banking & InsuranceResolution revolution targets B&B- June 24, 2008 INVESTMENT group Resolution last night revealed it was in talks with leading Bradford & Bingley shareholders over plans to pump 400 million into the embattled lender.http://business.scotsman.com/bankinginsurance/Resolution-revolution-targets-BB.4214347.jp 'Shorting' hedge funds come out of the HBOS shadows- June 24, 2008 MYSTERIOUS global hedge funds which hope to profit from betting that the price of HBOS shares will continue to plummet emerged from the shadows yesterday.http://business.scotsman.com/bankinginsurance/39Shorting39-hedge-funds-come-out.4214326.jp Lloyds TSB in 'tentative' talks over Dresdner bid- June 23, 2008 BANKING group Lloyds TSB, owner of Scottish Widows, is believed to be mulling a potential 6 billion bid for Dresdner Bank, owned by the German insurer Allianz.http://business.scotsman.com/bankinginsurance/Lloyds-TSB-in-39tentative39-talks.4211105.jp Lehman to run bid for RBS arm- June 23, 2008 LEHMAN Brothers, the American investment bank, has been appointed by Allstate, the US financial major, to run its campaign to try and win the 6 billion auction for Royal Bankhttp://business.scotsman.com/bankinginsurance/Lehman-to-run-bid-for.4211106.jp No charges expected in HBOS share price inquiry- June 23, 2008 BRITAIN's financial regulator is expected to shortly draw a line under its inquiry into the stock market manipulation of HBOS's share price, which saw 20 per cent whttp://business.scotsman.com/bankinginsurance/No-charges-expected-in-HBOS.4211118.jp No action after bank bear raid- June 23, 2008 AN investigation into alleged market abuse in the trading of HBoS shares will not result in any action being taken, it has been reported.http://business.scotsman.com/bankinginsurance/No-action--after-bank.4212132.jp Lloyds ready to swap Widows in takeover- June 23, 2008 SCOTTISH Widows may be facing a change of ownership, as part of a proposed 6 billion takeover of Dresdner Bank by Lloyds TSB.http://business.scotsman.com/bankinginsurance/Lloyds-ready-to-swap-Widows.4212078.jp Barclays poised for 4bn boost- June 23, 2008 CITY analysts expect Barclays to reveal this week that Singapore's Temasek, China Development Bank, Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui and the Qatar Investment Authority are tohttp://business.scotsman.com/bankinginsurance/Barclays-poised--for-4bn.4211122.jp |