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20
Nov
2009
There are a selection of aspects which people ought

3 days ago by jackdoyle

There are a selection of aspects which people ought to consider prior to starting in the domain of trade. For one, they could decide which form of investment trade they would like to partake in - for instance, they may be keen in spread betting yet consider that it is a form of betting. In reality, ...

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18
Nov
2009
Bank charges decision to be announced next Wednesday

5 days ago by Spicy Cauldron

Image by Getty Images via Daylife The UK Supreme Court is considering an appeal by the banks against earlier rulings that charges can be assessed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for fairness, with the result being made known at 9.45 am on Wednesday 25 November. The Court of Appeal and the High C ...

The Spicy Cauldron - spicycauldron.com · Rank: 61,887 · 47 references

17
Nov
2009
A backlash against speculation?

6 days ago by Faisal Islam

Today’s inflation number may contain a clue as to the next populist backlash initiated by desperate politicians. Speculators must surely be next in line for the pre-election chopping block. Oil traders in particular can surely not be spared from growing public anger over petrol prices. There is, I’m ...

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Shareholders: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?

6 days ago by santiagochaher

by Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr., for The Harvard Law School Forum at Harvard Law School, November 17, 2009. (Editor’s Note: This post is based on an article that first appeared in The Atlantic .) As we now know all too well, the credit crisis and the global recession stemmed, in important part, from st ...

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There are a few things that retailers should be

6 days ago by jackdoyle

There are a few things that retailers should be aware of prior to entering the world of investment. To start, they should decide which form of investment trade they wish to do - for instance, they may be drawn in spread betting yet think that it is a type of gambling. In truth, this is not true. Spr ...

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UK regulators will be able to rip up bankers’ contracts

6 days ago by Before You Invest

The UK government is set to bring in legislation that will allow the Financial Services Authority to rip up the contracts of bankers deemed to be enjoying excessive pay packets as a reward for risk-taking. Although the new Financial Services Bill will not apply to current banking contracts and there ...

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16
Nov
2009
Banking on regulation

7 days ago by optimizeconsulting

This week we’ve seen plenty of hullabaloo around banker’s bonuses and in Britain the Queen’s speech later this week will outline proposed legislation which will provide the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) with additional powers to strip bonuses from bankers where they have taken unacceptable r ...

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Another Government Bridge Too Far

7 days ago by Neal Lipschutz

In evaluating investments in any country, a key consideration is always whether that particular nation has a strong rule of law. Companies and professional investors want to make sure commercial contracts are protected by precedent and by an independent judiciary from the circumstances-driven meddli ...

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14
Nov
2009
Lending accountability and reckless loans

9 days ago by Richard Henley Davis

Where is the recourse for lenders who fueled a housing bubble, forcing borrowers to place themselves at risk in order to purchase a property to satisfy the circus of home ownership? Peer pressure to get on the housing market which is massively overvalued thanks to the availability of credit in the b ...

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13
Nov
2009
Financial Services Authority’s role in regulating the sale-and leaseback ...

10 days ago by hackmcintosh

Guest post: With the Financial Services Authority (FSA) now regulating the ‘sale and rent back’ sector, Jan Bostock, professional support lawyer with legal firm Tods Murray, explains the implications for the commercial property sector and explores whether other areas of the property industry might b ...

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