London-based emerging markets bank, Standard Chartered, has today posted annual pre-tax profits of $6.122 billion (£3.76 billion) compared with $5.151 billion in 2009. The bank, which has a strong presence in Asia, said the rise was driven by a fall in loan impairment losses, which dropped 56% to $883 million. The bank has weathered the [...]
Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank, today announced a loss for the third quarter, owing to its take over of retail bank, Postbank. The bank reported a net loss of €1.2 billion (£1.05 billion), compared with a €1.39 billion profit in the same period last year. However, the figures still beat forecast of a €1.48 billion [...]
Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank, today saw its shares fall after issuing a profit warning. The banking giant said its takeover of retail bank, Postbank, would lead to a €2.3 billion loss. Shares fell 8% to €41.12 on the news. In order to fund the takeover, the bank has launched a €10 billion (£8.1 billion) [...]
Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank, has announced it will embark on a €10 billion (£8.1 billion) rights issue to take over retail bank, Postbank. The announcement comes just a week or so after the National Bank of Greece launched a rights issue. More lenders in Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy are expected to follow suit [...]
Germany’s largest lender, Deutsche Bank, is set to embark on a €9 billion (£7.4 billion) rights issue to strengthen its balance sheet. Shares in the bank were down more than 5% in pre-market trade following the announcement. According to analysts, the cash call is set to be the first in a series of fundraisings by [...]
British insurance giant Prudential has abandoned its $35.5 billion (£24.6 billion) takeover of AIA, the Asian arm of US company American International Group (AIG). Several Prudential shareholders said they would not approve the takeover unless the Pru trimmed between $3 billion and $5 billion from the original price. Pru attempted to renegotiate the deal and [...]
British insurance giant Prudential has failed to renegotiate the price of its takeover of AIA, the Asian arm of US company American International Group (AIG). The deal now looks set to collapse after AIA snubbed the lower price tag of $30.375 billion. It emerged last week that the Pru, which is Britain’s second largest insurer, [...]
Prudential, which is Britain’s second largest insurer, is in fresh talks with AIA, the Asian arm of US company American International Group (AIG). Earlier this week, it was reported that as many as 20% of Pru’s UK investors will vote against the proposed takeover and, as a result, the insurance giant said it is in [...]
Prudential, which is Britain’s second largest insurer, has today outlined details of its £14.5 billion ($21 billion) rights issue, which will be used to help fund its acquisition of AIA, the Asian arm of US company American International Group (AIG). Earlier this month, fears were raised over the acquisition after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) [...]
Prudential, which is Britain’s second largest insurer, has announced today its $21 billion (£13.8 billion) cash call will be delayed due to intervention by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The insurance giant was due to embark on the rights issue in order to fund its acquisition of AIA, the Asian arm of US company American [...]
Bank of Ireland has announced plans to raise €3.4 billion (£2.9 billion) through a rights issue and private placing, in order to meet its capital needs and aid its recovery from the financial crisis. Last month the bank, which is the Irish Republic’s biggest lender, said there is no let up from the ongoing crisis [...]
Prudential has today announced it has appointed Rob Devey to head up its integration of AIA, the Asian arm of US company American International Group (AIG), which it acquired in a deal worth $35.5 billion (£23.3 billion) last month. Pru, which is Britain’s second largest insurer, said the deal provided it with the opportunity to [...]
Anglo Irish Bank, which was nationalised in January 2009, has admitted to experiencing a difficult 15-months. The bank has announced it made a loss of €12.7 billion (£11.4 billion) for the 15 months to the end of December. The news came just a day after the Bank of Ireland reported a loss of €1.8 billion [...]
The Bank of Ireland has today reported a loss of €3 billion (£2.6 billion) in the first nine months of its financial year, with write-downs totalling €4 billion. In a statement, the bank said: “Revenues remain under pressure, in particular due to higher funding costs as we continue to extend the maturity profile of our [...]
Prudential, which is Britain’s second largest insurer, has today confirmed it is to buy AIA, the Asian arm of US company American International Group (AIG), in a deal worth $35.5 billion (£23.3 billion). In a stock market statement today, Pru said the deal provided it with the opportunity to create South East Asia’s leading insurer. [...]
Prudential, which is Britain’s second largest insurer, is understood to be in ‘advanced talks’ to acquire AIA, the Asian arm of US company American International Group (AIG). AIA is a key part of AIG with around 20 million customers and reports say the deal could cost about $30 billion (£19.6 billion). In order to finance [...]
Lloyds Banking Group has today embarked on the biggest rights issue on record by asking shareholders to buy 1.34 new Lloyds shares for each one they already own. The rights issue price of 37p is slightly higher than expected but still heavily discounted at 59.5% on Monday’s closing price of 91.47p. According to Lloyds, the [...]
Wolseley, which is the world’s largest supplier of plumbing and heating equipment, today reported a 45% fall in underlying profits in the three months to the end of October. The company has been badly hit by the housing market downturn and warned that its struggles continue after revenue slumped 13% to £3.4 billion in the [...]
Bus and train operator National Express has today announced plans to raise £360 million via a rights issue, which will strengthen its balance sheet as it struggles under a mountain of debt of £1.5 billion. Shares in the transport group lost 7.9% at 311p in early trading today. Shares in the group have lost almost [...]
A major overhaul of the UK banking industry has been confirmed by the Treasury today with plans for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group to sell off bank branches. The shake-up comes as the Government hopes to create more competition within the industry. The Government holds a 70% stake in RBS and [...]
M&S Money launches 3% cash ISA
M&S Money has launched an Advantage Cash ISA paying 3 per cent, and which allows transfers in from other ISAs. It can be opened with a minimum deposit of £100 lump sum followed by minimum monthly deposits of £25. The 3% rate is variable, but there is no short-term bonus so the return won’t plummet [...]
Google suspends UK Compare Mortgages site
Google has closed its UK mortgage comparison site which it launched in July last year, after it proved to be less popular than expected. Mortgage comparison sites are designed to allow visitors to compare mortgages quickly and easily without having to visit each lender’s individual site. Google was competing with several well-established comparison sites, including [...]
AA launches ‘black-box’ policy for young drivers
The AA is launching an innovative car insurance policy called Drivesafe which could help younger drivers save up to £850 a year. Younger drivers already pay substantially higher premiums than other motorists and these costs are increasing. A new study by Confused.com suggests insurance costs for younger driver have gone up by 5.7 per cent [...]
ATOL scheme updated to protect online bookers
ATOL, a financial protection scheme managed by the Civil Aviation Authority, is being extended to protect up to six million more holidays a year. The scheme ensures that holiday makers do not lose out financially if a travel company collapses, and that they are not stranded abroad. An increase in the number of holidays booked [...]
Home repossessions lowest for four years
The number of UK homes repossessed fell to 36,200 in 2011, significantly below the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ forecast of 40,000, and lower than 2010 when 37,100 homes were repossessed. With interest rates remaining low and lenders adopting a sympathetic attitude to customers in financial difficulty, repossessions fell to their lowest level since 2007. However, [...]
Monthly pay lasting just 17 days
Workers are running out of money just 17 days after receiving their monthly pay, according to new research by the Halifax bank. This means that the average UK worker spends half the month worrying about money. The study, based on the responses of more than 2,000 adults, found that 10 per cent of workers start [...]
Women disadvantaged by auto-enrolment changes
Government proposals to increase the auto-enrolment threshold to £10,000 could put 1.8 million women at risk of missing out on a pension, the TUC has warned. Under the auto-enrolment scheme, which will be phased in from October, private sector employers will automatically enrol workers between the age of 22 years and the state pension age, [...]
Emergency household repairs company Homeserve is taking longer than expected to get back on track after its operations were suspended last October. The company expected customer numbers to fall by 5% this year but it has increased this estimate to 8% and announced the loss of 200 jobs. It estimates that renewal revenue in 2013 [...]
Sale rumoured for Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks
There is growing speculation that National Australia Bank (NAB) may sell Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank after the Australian parent company announced a strategic review of the two banks’ operations. The Australian economy is performing well and NAB reported strong profits for the final quarter of 2011 but with the UK economy at a virtual [...]
More women experiencing debt difficulties
Women in Debt, which offers female-focused debt advice, has warned that the number of UK women facing serious debt has grown significantly over recent years. The organisation believes that more women will need advice on solving debt problems in the future because they are building up an unsustainable level of indebtedness. Women in Debt’s director, [...]
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