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A couple of City tidbits

There were two stories in yesterday’s news that caught my eye. The first has been bubbling for a while, but came to a conclusion yesterday, with HSBC repurchasing their London Head Office Building back from the man they sold it to a year ago. April 2007, the Spanish firm Metrovacesa paid £1.09 billion ($1.6 billion)…

A couple of City tidbits

There were two stories in yesterday’s news that caught my eye. The first has been bubbling for a while, but came to a conclusion yesterday, with HSBC repurchasing their London Head Office Building back from the man they sold it to a year ago. April 2007, the Spanish firm Metrovacesa paid £1.09 billion ($1.6 billion)…

Queen tells banks to lend some money

I did wonder why the Queen would need some cash, and then saw this picture of her new job … no, it’s nothing to do with our Royalty losing out in the credit crunch, but the fact that today is the Queen’s speech.  This is the speech that marks the official opening of the UK…

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Queen tells banks to lend some money

I did wonder why the Queen would need some cash, and then saw this picture of her new job … no, it’s nothing to do with our Royalty losing out in the credit crunch, but the fact that today is the Queen’s speech.  This is the speech that marks the official opening of the UK…

Queen_2

So sad, help an exec today …

I think this speaks for itself: "the money you give won’t just save a life, but it will save a lifestyle".  Please give.

So sad, help an exec today …

I think this speaks for itself: "the money you give won’t just save a life, but it will save a lifestyle".  Please give.

So sad, help an exec today …

I think this speaks for itself: "the money you give won’t just save a life, but it will save a lifestyle".  Please give.

Welcome to the new look Finanser

Welcome to the new look Finanser.com. We decided to move the blog across to the Financial Services Club for various reasons, and hope you like the new livery. For those of you who have been here before, you might have subscribed to our feed.  If so, please change your settings to the new feed, as…

One year after MiFID, where is liquidity going?

Fascinating meeting today on liquidity and where it’s all going, as I chaired a panel session with Chi-x, Equiduct, Turquoise, NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Bourse. I was  amused to find that the LSE was not there, after my comments of the other week and, instead of LSE, Baikal jumped on stage. Yes, that’s Baikal, the…

One year after MiFID, where is liquidity going?

Fascinating meeting today on liquidity and where it’s all going, as I chaired a panel session with Chi-x, Equiduct, Turquoise, NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Bourse. I was  amused to find that the LSE was not there, after my comments of the other week and, instead of LSE, Baikal jumped on stage. Yes, that’s Baikal, the…

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