Financial, banking & insurance

Whats wrong with the Tobin Tax

1:54 p.m. Wed 17 Feb 2010

The proposed .05% tax (a Tobin tax, although sometimes referred to as a Robin Hood tax) is generally very poorly …

ICAP confirms may sell/close businesses

9:51 a.m. Mon 15 Feb 2010

ICAP has confirmed that it is performing a “strategic review” of some of its businesses: in other words it is …

Barclays off-balance sheet

11:38 a.m. Tue 10 Nov 2009

According to the Financial Crimes Blog, Barclays is holding assets off balance sheet, which is distorting the numbers. It is …

Catlin trading statement

4:08 p.m. Thu 05 Nov 2009

Non-life insurer and reinsurer Catlin’s trading statement release today was mildly encouraging. Gross premium written rose 10%, rising at …

Man Groups H1 not as good as it looks

8:14 a.m. Thu 05 Nov 2009

Man Group’s funds under management have barely changed in the last six months despite it reporting positive returns on …

Aviva Q3 statement

9:47 a.m. Wed 04 Nov 2009

Aviva’s third quarter results contained good news despite the fall in new business. PVNBP down 11% Embedded value up …

Aviva gets 1bn from Delta Lloyd IPO

10:01 a.m. Tue 03 Nov 2009

Aviva has raised just over a billion pounds from the sale of part of its holding in Delta LLoyd as …

St James’s Place statement: not as good as it looks

8:07 a.m. Tue 03 Nov 2009

St James’s Place announced that it has returned to growth in the third quarter. Total new business on an …

London Stock Exchange profits continue resilient

8:06 a.m. Wed 15 Jul 2009

The Londons Stock Exchange continued to see lower revenues from the lack of IPOs, other bull market activity, and the …