Northern Rock
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The FSA spends too much time and money chastising small firms for the problems facing the financial services industry, and not enough pursuing the biggest culprits: the banks.
07 February 2008
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Richard Branson's Virgin Group has placed the highest bid for Northern Rock, it was revealed last night.
05 February 2008
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Olivant, the investment vehicle headed by former Abbey boss Lugman Arnold, has pulled out of the bidding race for Northern Rock.
04 February 2008
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Bidders are expected to submit their formal proposals to takeover Northern Rock ahead of today's deadline.
04 February 2008
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Sir Richard Branson has confirmed the Virgin Group will lodge a bid for beleaguered lender Northern Rock on Monday.
31 January 2008
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Vince Cable has today questioned the sense of giving the FSA a bigger role in the wake of the Northern Rock fiasco.
30 January 2008
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The financial services industry has welcomed a consultation on proposals to improve the systems currently in place when banks run into trouble.
30 January 2008
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The Treasury Select Committee has proposed giving powers to deal with failing banks to a single member of the Tripartite Authorities as part of a report into the near collapse of Northern Rock.
28 January 2008
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Northern Rock's share price has surged 53% this morning as the government announces a new 4 February bid deadline for the stricken lender.
21 January 2008
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The hedge funds challenging Northern Rock's directors, RAB Capital and SRM Global, have been largely defeated in today's extraordinary general meeting (EGM).
15 January 2008
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