by | Dec 9, 2010 | Towing
Five U.K. banks may have to pay hundreds of millions of pounds in a levy that aims to charge them for the risks they pose to the country’s economy.
The planned bank levy will raise a total of 2.5 billion pounds ($3.59 billion) a year from 2012 onwards, The Wall Street Journal said.
The levy has two goals, according to Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban.
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Continue reading U.K. Banks Face Government Levy
U.K. Banks Face Government Levy originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:02:00.
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by | Nov 4, 2010 | Towing
The world’s largest retailer, Walmart Stores, wants to get even larger: It has joined the bidding war for Indonesian retailer Matahari’s hypermarket business, Hypermart, a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion, unnamed sour…
by | Oct 13, 2010 | Towing
Everybody’s favorite firm to hate — Goldman Sachs — really is the smartest money on Wall Street, at least according to Bloomberg Markets’ top 10 ranking of the “World’s Best Financial Stock Pickers.”
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by | Oct 4, 2010 | Towing
British banks may require further taxpayer funds, with borrowing needs potentially hitting £25 billion pounds ($39.5 billion) a month, according to a think-tank.
The independent New Economics Foundation said that central bank data indicated the banks are facing major funding problems, Reuters reported.
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Finance Minister George Osborne dismissed the suggestion.
“I am certainly…
Continue reading British Banks May Need More State Funds: Think Tank
British Banks May Need More State Funds: Think Tank originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:48:00.
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by | Sep 14, 2010 | Towing
This week marks the second anniversary of an event that shook the financial industry to its core. In her newly released book, The Weekend that Changed Wall Street, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo gives an insider’s look at the fate…
