Q: You answered a reader’s letter (Questions of Cash, 11 May) on a fraud committed at an HBOS ATM, where a “skimming device” was fitted to the front of the machine. The victim was obviously unaware of this, but apparently a subsequent customer was as they reported it to the branch when it reopened after the weekend. I have no idea what to look for and many other readers will be similarly uninformed. Please enlighten us! IM, by email.
Thursday 16 May 2013
Outlook The press release was effusive. Britannia and Co-op Financial Services "unveil plans for super-mutual". The merger was to create "a unique" (that's always a worrying word), "ethical" (ditto), alternative to the nasty big banks.
Thursday 11 April 2013
Outlook "In the Abrahamic Bible that unites Christians, Jews and Muslims there are 2,350 verses on wealth and power and just 100 on sex," says Paul Moore. "So we know what God thinks."
Wednesday 10 April 2013
Outlook The accountancy firms responsible for the audits of this country's failed banks have yet to be hit by any serious aftershocks from the earthquake of the financial crisis. That might be changing, and not before time, because the issue represents the dog that hasn't barked.
Monday 08 April 2013
The man branded as the architect of HBOS's disastrous strategy is set to keep his knighthood, it emerged today.
Monday 08 April 2013
Monday 08 April 2013
More than 39,000 jobs could go and nearly 8,000 betting shops close if the Government gives in to demands to curb limits on stakes and prizes for electronic gaming machines, according to bookmakers.
Friday 05 April 2013
The backlash against three former HBOS executives intensified today following a damning report into the bank’s collapse.
Friday 05 April 2013
Former HBOS chief executive Sir James Crosby today stepped down from his role with private equity firm Bridgepoint following a damning report into the collapse of the bank.
Friday 05 April 2013
Banking standards commission report dismisses ‘hollow’ apologies by HBOS management that staggering losses were due to unpredictable events of credit crunch, citing a ‘colossal failure’ of strategy by the board
Friday 05 April 2013
The commission has done us a service by shining a harsh spotlight on HBOS
Monday 04 February 2013
The investor roadshow for the flotation of housebuilder Crest Nicholson moves to the UK this week, as its chief executive Stephen Stone tries to seal a valuation of up to £580m for the group.
Tuesday 22 January 2013
The first float of a UK company this year cheered the City yesterday as housebuilder Crest Nicholson unveiled plans for a £500m return to the stock market.
Monday 03 December 2012
Ex-HBOS chief admits selling two-thirds of holding in two years before near-collapse
Monday 03 December 2012
Two former bosses of HBOS, the bank which had to be bailed out by the government and taken over by Lloyds at the height of the financial crisis, today admitted that it had taken greater risks than it should.
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