Category: Credit crisis

Lloyds Rights Issue complexity: Um, why don’t we just change the rules?

The upcoming Lloyds rights issue is in fact quite simple. They are giving shareholders the right to buy ~50p worth

When I used to frequent the Internet Chess Club they’d often use a message something like: “A hush descends as

As the nights were drawing in this time last year I detailed how the UK’s “bailout” of the banks is

Yesterday I explained why I consider that we’re in the midst of an era that could be termed the Great

I was much taken by one of Larry Elliott’s pieces for the Guardian a couple of weeks back. Larry identified

Jay Rayner’s review of the Eastside Inn in today’s Observer magazine includes an unforgettable comment about its owner, “chef Bjorn

So banks are to be forced not only to hold more capital but also to make “living wills” in order

The debate as to what to do to try to prevent a repeat of what I like to term the

My previous post, 50 Days to Save the World! made a simple point. If we’re planning an economic solution to

A while ago I started what was intended to be a series of posts detailing the causes of what I’m