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How do you solve the banking crisis?

Question:  How do you solve the banking crisis? Answer: No-one knows. It’s interesting to ask this question because I was asked this very question on Thursday of last week.  The question was poised in the context of the UK Parliament debating the Banking Bill today in the House of Commons, and I had been asked…

Top 10 Bank lists for 2008

TIME Magazine has published a long range of Top 10 lists for 2008. This includes the Top 10 Financial Moves: 1. Postpone your losses. 2. Accelerate income. 3. Identify hidden income.4. Defer expenses.5. Get invested for the times.6. Look for bargains.7. Think green.8. Claim your full government benefits.9. Give something away.10. Switch to more tax…

Top 10 Bank lists for 2008

TIME Magazine has published a long range of Top 10 lists for 2008. This includes the Top 10 Financial Moves: 1. Postpone your losses. 2. Accelerate income. 3. Identify hidden income.4. Defer expenses.5. Get invested for the times.6. Look for bargains.7. Think green.8. Claim your full government benefits.9. Give something away.10. Switch to more tax…

Top 10 Bank lists for 2008

TIME Magazine has published a long range of Top 10 lists for 2008. This includes the Top 10 Financial Moves: 1. Postpone your losses. 2. Accelerate income. 3. Identify hidden income.4. Defer expenses.5. Get invested for the times.6. Look for bargains.7. Think green.8. Claim your full government benefits.9. Give something away.10. Switch to more tax…

Paris Hilton, Harry, Darling and a wet fish

It must be the silly season now, as there are so many silly stories around. For example, the one and only Paris Hilton has come up with a cure for the credit crunch.  "Wear happy colours", she said.  That wasn't the quote that was widely reported though, which was: "I’m the living proof that blondes…

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HSBC advert from the future

In an elaborate hoax, pranksters have launched a spoof version of The New York Times .  There was a print version and this fascinating website, which is a mockup of the newspaper for July 4th 2009. In the business section is this future advert for HSBC: This is not an official HSBC advert, I guess,…

The new Lloyds Banking Group

Couple of interesting notes on Lloyds TSB's merger with HBOS, which gained legal clearance from the courts yesterday when the last protests by the Merger Action Group (MAG) were rejected. In City A.M., there was a one page interview with Sir Victor Blank, Chairman of Lloyds TSB and soon to be Chairman of the "Lloyds…

The new Lloyds Banking Group

Couple of interesting notes on Lloyds TSB's merger with HBOS, which gained legal clearance from the courts yesterday when the last protests by the Merger Action Group (MAG) were rejected. In City A.M., there was a one page interview with Sir Victor Blank, Chairman of Lloyds TSB and soon to be Chairman of the "Lloyds…

The new Lloyds Banking Group

Couple of interesting notes on Lloyds TSB's merger with HBOS, which gained legal clearance from the courts yesterday when the last protests by the Merger Action Group (MAG) were rejected. In City A.M., there was a one page interview with Sir Victor Blank, Chairman of Lloyds TSB and soon to be Chairman of the "Lloyds…

More City tidbits …

I spotted this story in tonight's newspapers about the exclusive 'posh' builders to the stars, Robin Ellis Construction Services, who went bankrupt today.  Yep, it's another of those cheerful credit crunch stories.  This firm worked with the likes of David Bowie, Mick Jagger and Vanessa Mae, but their top class clientele of hedge fund managers…

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