Category: General

Wednesday Newspaper round up.

Royal Bank of Scotland is today expected to announce that the head of its investment bank, John Hourican, will leave the company and give up rights to around four million pounds-worth of share options....

Tuesday Newspaper round up.

The boss of one of Britain’s taxpayer-owned banks is being lined up for a bonus of up to 1.5 million pounds for last year, refusing to follow the example set by his counterparts at...

Monday Newspaper round up

The last vestiges of Barclays’ old guard are being swept away in a clearout that has claimed the finance director and the bank’s legal chief. Chris Lucas, the finance director since 2007, and Mark...

Friday Newspaper round up

UK authorities are probing an allegation that Barclays loaned Qatar money to invest in the bank as part of its cash call at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, which enabled the...

GFI Dispute Apology & Explanation Accepted.

A formal apology has now been received from the GFI employee at the centre of the BMD site access dispute. We accept this chaps apology and GFI’s explanation. However be under no illusion BMD...

Thursday Newspaper round up

The man responsible for setting boardroom pay at Barclays was hammered by MPs and peers yesterday and warned not to pay a one million-pound bonus to the new chief executive. Sir John Sunderland, one...