Entries from Chemicals & The Economy tagged with 'Barclays Bank'
Barclays CEO finally resigns
Bob Diamond, Barclays CEO, has finally resigned this morning. It is a scandal that he, or any of the Bank's Board, ever thought that he could hold onto his job. He was, after all, head of Barclays Capital when the...
The unacceptable face of banking
Banks are essential in any modern society. Their role is two-fold: • To take in deposits from companies and individuals • To lend out this money prudently to other companies and individuals Both are difficult roles to fulfil. Banking therefore...
The deleveraging tsunami continues
Sir Fred Goodwin, CEO of RBS, was one of the poster boys of the new banking model. Along with his peer group, he preached the virtues of the 'efficient balance sheet'. Equity was for wimps. The blog warned over a...
UK part-nationalises its major banks
The UK is to invest £50bn ($85bn) to rescue its major banks, via part-nationalisation. In addition, it will provide unlimited amounts of cash via loans. The aim is to try and unfreeze the UK's banking system, which has been on...
The end of the prologue
The report in today's 'Financial Times' that Barclays Bank has lost 'several hundred million dollars', means that the UK has now joined every other global financial centre in suffering from the US subprime mortgage crisis. The news followed Friday's 5%...
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