Brown pledges to rebuild the global financial system on clear principles

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Brown said that those who argued the “dogma of unbridled free market forces have been proved wrong”.He told the conference that himself and Chancellor Alistair Darling would be meeting with the US Government and financial leaders in New York to make global proposals for transparency in financial markets, end to the promotion of short-term risk-taking [...]

FTSE 100 falls amid bail out uncertainty

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The package initially prompted a huge bounce back in markets on Friday however questions have been raised by Democrats and Republicans which has consequently seen the market fall by 2.65 per cent on Tuesday at 13:36.Banks have headlined the fall in the FTSE 100 with HBOS down 11.6 per cent today.The FTSE 100 index closed [...]

Government minister calls on investors to look to the Brics and beyond

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Ahead of this week’s Economist Emerging Markets Summit in London, Lord Jones issued a report urging UK businesses to continue exploring the BRICs while tapping into other emerging markets.Speaking about the Tomorrow’s Markets report Lord Jones says: “Bric markets will continue to dominate future investment flows but investors are likely to become more adventurous as [...]

Lord Digby Jones issues emerging markets report

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Ahead of this week’s Economist Emerging Markets Summit in London, Lord Jones issued a report urging UK businesses to continue exploring the BRICs while tapping into other emerging markets.Speaking about the Tomorrow’s Markets report Lord Jones says: “BRIC markets will continue to dominate future investment flows but investors are likely to become more adventurous as [...]

FSA bans broker for mortgage fraud

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Southall mortgage broker Asim Hussain has been banned for submitting false mortgage applications to lenders on behalf of himself and customers. FSA head of retail enforcement Jonathan Phelan says: “Mr Hussain used his business to commit mortgage fraud, and his actions posed a risk both to lenders and to his customers who were put at [...]

Simply Biz puts freeze on membership fee

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The support service firm, which supports 2,000 firms and 5,000 advisers, has revealed it won’t be increasing its membership fee by 5 per cent in 2009. Simply Biz Chairman Ken Davy says: “Our charges would have risen by 5 per cent in January, but as we recognise the importance of managing costs at this particularly [...]

Simply Biz puts freeze on membership fee

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The support service firm, which supports 2,000 firms and 5,000 advisers, has revealed it won’t be increasing its membership fee by 5 per cent in 2009. Simply Biz Chairman Ken Davy says: “Our charges would have risen by 5 per cent in January, but as we recognise the importance of managing costs at this particularly [...]

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Downey Financial taps retired S&L chief as CEO

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Downey Financial said Monday it hired Charles Rinehart as chief executive, luring out of retirement a man who survived the last savings and loan crisis but hasn’t headed a major lender in a decade.
Back in the 1990s, Rinehart was CEO of H.F. Ahmanson, which at the time was the parent of one of the largest [...]

Banks discount O.C. homes 30% at foreclosure auctions

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Banks offered an average 30% off houses and condos in Orange County in August at foreclosure auctions known as trustee’s sales, reports  and 3% in August 2007.
I should be clear the discount is tied to the mortgage and not necessarily the home’s present market worth. For example, if $500,000 is owed to the bank, [...]

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