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L&G close to finding chairman
...Glen Moreno, chairman of Pearson, the owner of the FT; Ron Sandler, chairman of Northern Rock and Pearl Group; and Sir Crispin Davis, former chairman of Reed Elsevier. Up to three others have recently gone further in the process but have not been offered the...
L&G close to the end of year-long chairman search
...chairman of Pearson, the owner of the Financial Times; Ron Sandler, chairman of Northern Rock and Pearl Group; and Sir Crispin Davis, former chairman of Reed Elsevier. Up to three others have gone further in the process recently but have not been offered the...
Intrinsic strengths of derivatives contracts remain assured, say analysts
...contracts remains assured, lawyers and analysts have said, Paul J Davis writes.Lehman was counterparty to hundreds of billions...then it is pretty clear that it can be closed out," said Paul Cluley, a partner in Allen & Overy's capital markets practice...
Banks eye £90bn in mortgage asset swaps
The UK's biggest banks are preparing to swap £80bn-£90bn of mortgage-backed assets for Treasury bills with the Bank of
Banks eye £90bn in swaps
The UK's biggest banks are preparing to swap £80bn-£90bn of mortgage-backed assets for Treasury bills with the Bank of
Synthetic collateralised debt obligations: how they work and what went wrong
Collateralised debt obligations pool together bonds, loans or other kinds of debt instruments and sell notes that represent
Cost of protecting against default on corporate debt soars
...contracts remains assured, lawyers and analysts have said, Paul J Davis writes. Lehman was counterparty to hundreds of billions...then it is pretty clear that it can be closed out," said Paul Cluley, a partner in Allen & Overy's capital markets practice...
Lenders warm to the idea of positive data sharing
Supporters of the increased use of positive credit scoring by lenders were disappointed that an amendment designed to
Credit card issuers feel squeeze
When Barclaycard said yesterday it would lift interest rates for its credit card holders by up to 2 percentage points, it
Pru gets sweetener from Nestlé
...knowledge and experience of Asian markets will be of great value." Prudential has a larger presence in Asia than any of its European competitors, enjoying faster growth there than in its two other main markets, the US and UK. Paul J Davis
