COMMERZBANK’S CAPITAL BASE December 6, 2011 Q.WHAT IS HYBRID DEBT? A.Hybrid debt is a broad term for instruments that act like both debt and equity and often convert from a debt-like security to equity in a trigger scenario such as a financial crisis. Hybrid securities usually pay a coupon or dividend until their maturity date, in the same way as a [...]
Dexia closer to winning fresh aid guarantees December 6, 2011 STRICKEN bank Dexia has secured temporary financing guarantees from Belgium, France and Luxembourg to keep it running while the countries cement the bailout they put together in October. Yesterday the Franco-Belgian bank said a draft temporary guarantee agreement had been submitted to its board of directors and to the European Commission, which will need to [...]
City wealth manager adds to our appeal December 6, 2011 THERE is more good news for City A.M.’s Christmas appeal with the addition of a generous personal gift from Greg Knight (pictured), practice principal at City wealth manager Welbeck Group today. Knight’s significant donation takes our total to an incredible £200,000 after only two weeks of fundraising. Knight, a former London Scottish rugby player who [...]
£200,000 PLEDGED IN TWO WEEKS December 6, 2011 WE’RE delighted at the huge support for the appeal so far and want to push our fundraising even higher in the next two weeks. To add excitement to your giving, don’t forget to try your hand at City A.M.’s online charity auction. Visit www.cityam.com/auction to bid on exclusive and unmissable gifts for foodies and sports [...]
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL UK, EDWARD FOX December 6, 2011 We know we are currently only serving a fraction of the people who need banking services in Malawi. With 90 per cent of the population unbanked, we have our work cut out trying to reach the parts that other banks don’t. We’ve got 405,000 savers in the country but we’d like to make it a [...]
BoA Merrill Lynch wants little Osborne fallout December 6, 2011 LOSING a star banker is obviously never easy for an investment bank, dependent as it is on a raft of client relationships. But losing a banker amid speculation of a regulatory probe is especially problematic, since the bank is forced to keep a lid on the reasons for the departure until the regulatory issues have [...]
Banks pitch for diamonds IPO December 6, 2011 Several banks pitched yesterday for a role in the forthcoming Hong Kong IPO of the UK high-end jewellery chain Graff Diamonds. The beauty parade was arranged by Rothschild, which is acting as an adviser to the company. One banker said he expected just four banks to be chosen for the process. Graff is expected to [...]
Activists and UBS face off in High Court December 6, 2011 UBS tried to kick out protesters from its disused City office block by sending a text message, the High Court was told yesterday. The Swiss bank also made a series of errors in its late-night legal efforts to remove the Occupy group, and sent the text on the suggestion of the judge handling the case [...]
CITY VIEWS: ARE YOU MORE OR LESS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE EUROZONE SOLVING ITS DEBT CRISIS THIS WEEK? December 6, 2011 RYAN LEHMANN | BLOOMBERG “Yes, I’m hopeful, because it looks as if things are moving along and they are under pressure to do something. I think since the expectancy is there, that it will be solved.” DEEPAK ARORA | FOX WILLIAMS “They have had so many meetings where nothing was solved, that I am not [...]
Job firm warns on profit December 6, 2011 RECRUITMENT consultant Michael Page yesterday warned of falling profits for the second time this year, blaming the worsening Eurozone crisis for a spate of employers and jobhunters abandoning their plans to hire or change jobs. Shares in the global recruitment group slumped more than ten per cent in early trading and closed 5.2 per cent [...]
