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UK fundies say worst is over

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... market downturn hitting the FTSE is over - and are planning to increase their investments in UK shares. New research by Lloyds TSB shows that fund managers are optimistic that the recent bad run in the value of the FTSE may have come to an end - 36 per ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... The British government has already nationalized Northern Rock last year and owns 68 per cent of RBS and 43 per cent of Lloyds. It remains a democracy. The German government has recently proposed a law to allow it to seize control of Hypo Real Estate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... performance on Friday, with Paris bolstered by corporate news while sentiment in London was dampened by warnings of a big loss at Lloyds Banking Group division, HBOS. The London FTSE 100 index shed 12.65 points, or 0.30 per cent, to close at 4,189.59. ...

Magellan Global tops overseas shares manager list

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... bought them back in mid-2007, when the fund was launched. Douglass said they sold out of Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Lloyds TSB when these banks were trading at or near their record-highs. Among the fund's stockpicks in consumer staples were Nestle ...

CBA in talks to buy BankWest

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... Securities Exchange (ASX), Commonwealth Bank said both parties are yet to reach an agreement. This news follows UK bank, Lloyds TSB, buying HBOS plc a few weeks ago. At the time, HBOS Australia chief executive, David Willis, said Lloyds TSB's credit ...

HBOS Australia gives Lloyds thumbs up

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
HBOS Australia's parent company is being swallowed by UK bank Lloyds TBS, but its local arm is welcoming the move as a way to grow its client base. In a statement released by the company, HBOS Australia claims the acquisition would position the firms' ...

HBOS surrenders to Lloyds TSB

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
The worsening credit crunch may be about to generate a first merger of prominent commercial banks, with Lloyds TSB close to finalising terms for a takeover of HBOS. Britain's government and Financial Services Authority are encouraging the merger, according ...

Broker caught after $30m insurance scam

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... of Tourism, Sport and Recreation which claimed to detail insurance policies with coverage of $30 million underwritten by Lloyds of London. However, ASIC alleges Weston had not obtained those insurance policies. Weston will reappear at Sydney's District ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... points, or 0.16 per cent, to close at 2,303.35. LONDON - Britain's top share index fell 0.7 per cent as miners weighed, but Lloyds TSB rose on higher dividends and its comment on buying opportunities lifted smaller rival, Alliance & Leicester. The FTSE ...

Allco to be headed up by ex-BT chief

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
... the industry, including executive roles with MLC/Lend Lease, BT financial Group, Westpac Banking Corporation and UK based Lloyds Merchant Bank. David Coe remains Allco executive chairman and Michael Stefanovski continues as chief operating officer as ...