02 February 2017 Week in Brief: UK BREXIT: The Supreme Court has handed down its judgement and has held that the Prime Minister, Theresa May, cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty by exercise of the Royal Prerogative. It must be done by statute, namely an Act of Parliament passed by the House of… Continue reading Issue 90: 2017 02 02: Week in Brief: UK
Tag: HBOS
Issue 60: 2017 02 02:Do we need challenger banks (Frank O’Nomics)
2 February 2017 Do we need Challenger Banks? It’s time to look local rather than global. by Frank O’Nomics Another week – another two banking scandals. News that two former HBOS bankers had been involved in a £245 million loan scam, and a £500 million fine for Deutsche Bank for allowing clients to transfer $10… Continue reading Issue 60: 2017 02 02:Do we need challenger banks (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 69: 2016 09 01: Furling the Umbrella (J.R.Thomas)
01 September 2016 Furling the Umbrella A banking scandal not worth the mention by J.R.Thomas Strange goings on at Lloyds Bank. Once the smallest and most conservative of the big Four UK clearing banks, and certainly always the most careful and cautious, especially in relation to any novelty such as technology, it was also one… Continue reading Issue 69: 2016 09 01: Furling the Umbrella (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 30: 2015 11 26: Bonkers Bankers
26 November 2015 Bonkers Bankers by M J Horast If bankers were a racial minority, a religious grouping or of unusual sexual determination, the Chartered Banker Institute (bankers, not understanding the proper use of the apostrophe, seem to have simply abandoned the expected ‘s) would be protesting in the strongest possible terms about the portrayal… Continue reading Issue 30: 2015 11 26: Bonkers Bankers
