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It's tempting, but a windfall tax on bankers would be a short-term distraction. The pre-budget report should focus on the deficit Taxing bankers' bonuses would be satisfying. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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Facing down the use of legal loopholes, such as introducing pay rises to replace bonuses, requires creative thinking I have been arguing since 2007 that UK banks should pay 10% more in tax than other companies. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 18: (FILE PHOTO) HBOS signage outside the HBOS office at South Gyle on September 18, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland. View Photo »
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At the start of October 2008, internal papers prepared by the Treasury suggested that RBS's capital position was reasonably strong but noted that the bank was increasingly dependent on short-term wholesale funding. By early October 2008, the Treasury had to authorise the Bank of England to provide not o...
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The newspaper said Mr. Wood had lined up financing from the buyout firm Penta Capital and hedge fund Toscafund for the group, which is valued at between £200 million and £250 million. Full Article at Dealbook
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Esure, which is run by Mr Wood, was set up as a joint venture with HBOS in 2001 but Lloyds Banking Group inherited a 70pc stake when it took control of the stricken bank this year. Full Article at The Telegraph
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PETER OBORNE: A rudderless economy and a once great Treasury that's now not fit for purpose
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling attends the opening session of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the H M Treasury in London. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK
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EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 26: (FILE PHOTO) HBOS signs outside the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, where shareholders will gather to discuss plans for a 4 billion GBP cash injection on June 26, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland. View Photo »
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Information was deliberately withheld to ensure the merger went through. The Government knew all about it, the chairman of Lloyds and the directors of HBOS knew about it, the Financial Services Authority and the Bank knew all about it. The only people who didn't know were ordinary men and women whose sa...
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Bank lending to businesses will never reach the same levels at Lloyds Banking Group as it did at HBOS during the prerecession boom, a senior commercial banker has admitted. Full Article at Times Online
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PETER WOOD, the pioneer behind some of Britain’s best-known insurance brands, is attempting to buy out his Esure motor insurance business from Lloyds Banking Group. Full Article at Times Online
About HBOS
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HBOS plc was a banking and insurance group in the United Kingdom, the holding company for Bank of Scotland plc, which operated the Bank of Scotland and the Halifax brands; HBOS Australia, and HBOS Insurance & Investment Group Limited, the group's insurance division. It is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group. Full Article
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EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 18: (FILE PHOTO) HBOS signage outside the HBOS office at South Gyle on September 18, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Lloyds Banking Group announced on February 27, 2009 that it has failed to land debt deal amid �10.8bn HBOS losses.
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EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 26: (FILE PHOTO) HBOS signs outside the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, where shareholders will gather to discuss plans for a 4 billion GBP cash injection on June 26, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Former HBOS employee Mona Awad arrives at the Nottingham Employment Tribunal offices in Nottingham, central England January 7, 2009. Awad said that she suffered sex, race and religious discrimination while working at the company, local media reported.
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Former HBOS employee Mona Awad arrives at the Nottingham Employment Tribunal offices in Nottingham, central England January 7, 2009. Awad said that she suffered sex, race and religious discrimination while working at the company, local media reported.
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Former HBOS employee Mona Awad arrives at the Nottingham Employment Tribunal offices in Nottingham, central England January 7, 2009. Awad said that she suffered sex, race and religious discrimination while working at the company, local media reported.
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Former HBOS employee Mona Awad arrives at the Nottingham Employment Tribunal offices in Nottingham, central England January 7, 2009. Awad said that she suffered sex, race and religious discrimination while working at the company, local media reported.
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Former HBOS employee Mona Awad (R) arrives at the Nottingham Employment Tribunal offices in Nottingham, central England January 7, 2009. Awad said that she suffered sex, race and religious discrimination while working at the company, local media reported.
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Former HBOS employee Mona Awad (2 R) arrives at the Nottingham Employment Tribunal offices in Nottingham, central England January 7, 2009. Awad said that she suffered sex, race and religious discrimination while working at the company, local media reported.
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HBOS staff demonstrate outside the HBOS shareholders EGM meeting in Birmingham, central England December 12, 2008.
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HBOS staff and union members demonstrate outside the HBOS shareholders EGM meeting in Birmingham, central England December 12, 2008.
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HBOS staff and union members hand out leaflets as they demonstrate outside the HBOS shareholders EGM meeting in Birmingham, central England December 12, 2008.
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The Bank of England is seen in central London, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. Britain's treasury minister on Wednesday defended the secrecy surrounding the Bank of England's decision to loan 61.6 billion british pounds ($101.8 billion US) to save two banks from collapse last year.
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The Bank of England is seen in central London, Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009. Britain's treasury minister Paul Myners on Wednesday defended the secrecy surrounding the Bank of England's decision to loan 61.6 billion british pounds ($101.8 billion) to save two banks from collapse last year.
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A pedestrian passes the head office of the Lloyds Banking Group in central London August 5, 2009.
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A pedestrian passes the head office of the Lloyds Banking Group in central London August 5, 2009.
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A Lloyds TSB sign hangs outside a branch, in central London August 5, 2009. Britain's Lloyds Banking Group sank to a 4 billion pounds ($6.8 billion) loss in the first half, battered by a surge in bad debts from its HBOS. business, but the bank told investors it was through the worst.
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People walk by a branch of Lloyds Banking Group in the City of London, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009.
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A man enters the headquarters of Lloyds Banking Group in the City of London, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: A man leaves a branch of Lloyds Bank in the City of London on August 5, 2009 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: A frayed flag flies above a branch of Lloyds Bank in the City of London on August 5, 2009 in London, England.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: A man leaves a branch of Lloyds Bank in the City of London on August 5, 2009 in London, England.
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EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 26: (FILE PHOTO) HBOS signs outside the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, where shareholders will gather to discuss plans for a 4 billion GBP cash injection on June 26, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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