Alliance-Leicester - Business ETC quotes

• A situation in which the treasury funding is being helped by contingency credit lines offered by any international body will produce a fall in the sovereign debt risk premium and, as a consequence, a fall in banks' risk premium.SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-25 17:58:00
• well placed to do deal with the impact of potential downgrades.SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-25 17:58:00
• Our key observation is that Santander UK had a relatively good credit crisis versus its domestic UK banking peers, but that its operating performance has come under more pressure of late due to a falling net interest margin and rising impairments..SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-25 17:58:00
• Further managed reductions in the mortgage stock and lower market share are expected in the fourth quarter, although we continue to take opportunities to lend at favourable margins and with a good risk profile.SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-25 17:58:00
• The amount of provision raised reflects increasing losses experienced in these portfolios.SOURCE: REUTERS 2012-10-25 15:32:00
• Our decision not to extend again the long-stop date for our planned acquisition from RBS was due to the ongoing delays and our concern that the continued uncertainty regarding timing was not in the best interests of our customers or staff. Our overriding obligation is to our existing and prospective customers and we acted in their best interests..SOURCE: THIS IS LONDON 2012-10-25 12:09:00
• The continued uncertainty regarding timing was not in the best interests of customers or staff. Our overriding obligation is to our existing and prospective customers and we have acted to protect their best interests..SOURCE: TAMESIDE ADVERTISER 2012-10-25 09:38:00
• Ongoing restructuring charges are likely to be a feature of RBS and Lloyds results. An additional, £700m payment protection insurance provision will impact Barclays results, and possibly those of other banks (most notably Lloyds). Other regulatory costs will also need to be absorbed, including Standard Chartered's $340m (£212m) settlement with the US authorities over the Iran scandal..SOURCE: THE INDEPENDENT 2012-10-24 20:08:00
• Investment banking performance is likely to be a key driver of year-on-year profit growth, in our opinion, as recent central bank action has created a more favourable market environment, as reflected in recent trading updates from the large US banks.SOURCE: THE INDEPENDENT 2012-10-24 20:08:00
• It is key that the overhaul of Libor that is proposed is accepted by the rest of the financial markets throughout the world. Following the financial crisis we are seeing a trend towards replacing self-regulation of financial infrastructure with more formal arrangements..SOURCE: THE INDEPENDENT 2012-10-24 20:08:00
• Chairman Sir Philip Hampton hopes to see a sell-down of UKFI's stake commence before the election. It is a worthy aspiration, but one unlikely to be realised. Sell..SOURCE: THE INDEPENDENT 2012-10-24 20:08:00
• A lot needs to change before full value can be recognised..SOURCE: THE INDEPENDENT 2012-10-24 20:08:00
• Only then will it be possible to return to a more normal provision of the vital banking services so crucial to an economic recovery. In the 1930s, faced with problems of sovereign and other debt similar to those of today, the pretence that debts could be repaid was maintained for far too long. We must not repeat that mistake..SOURCE: THE INDEPENDENT 2012-10-24 20:08:00
• Just as in 2008, there is a deep reluctance to admit the extent of the undercapitalisation of the banking system in many parts of the industrialised world..SOURCE: THE INDEPENDENT 2012-10-24 20:08:00
• The first-half results make us one of the most solid and efficient banks in the world and show we are able to increase revenues and keep costs under control even in a difficult environment. The provisions we are making will allow us to put real estate write-offs in Spain behind us by the end of the year..SOURCE: MOTLEY FOOL 2012-10-23 13:34:00
• You ask a financial data company for information on whether this is a credible company with which to do business. It advises you: 'Don't do business in excess of £1m,' and you enter into a contract for £42m[a year]. … What were you thinking about?.SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-23 12:48:00
• Barristers, solicitors, defendants and the general public are unable to lodge complaints because only court employees are allowed to put a complaint in.SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-23 12:48:00
• The rates of pay are so low that qualified, professionals are no longer able or willing to work in [such a] system. The framework agreement [of the contract] is unsalvageable..SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-23 12:48:00
• They are arrogant and treat their stakeholders with disdain..SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-23 12:48:00
• I had an example recently when there was a Russian interpreter. The defendant said something. The interpreter didn't translate it. This person's job was to interpret not to decide 'that's not important'. It was a substantial [comment] and it did affect the sentence..SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-23 12:48:00
• On the first day of the trial neither of the Albanian interpreters were available so it had to be put off for a further day. … Crown court trials cost, at least, thousands of pounds a day..SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-23 12:48:00
• There was a crown court case at the end of September in Leicester.SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-23 12:48:00
• People are being remanded into custody for no other reason than the lack of interpreters. I would say they are being denied a fair trial process..SOURCE: GUARDIAN UNLIMITED 2012-10-23 12:48:00
• Various factors affect change fees such as seasonality and availability. In this case, the customers wish to change from a European to a transatlantic flight and they also wish to travel in early January which is a very busy period..SOURCE: BELFAST TELEGRAPH 2012-10-22 07:49:00
• In this case, where both the dates of travel and routing are being changed, a change fee and fare differential is applicable. The total cost amounts to €372 (£302) per person..SOURCE: BELFAST TELEGRAPH 2012-10-22 07:49:00
• As a goodwill gesture we have removed the outstanding £125 fee on the account and it has been closed. We have also ensured that any adverse data relating to this matter is removed from the reader's credit file. A goodwill payment has been sent to apologise for any inconvenience caused..SOURCE: BELFAST TELEGRAPH 2012-10-22 07:49:00
• explained fully in our terms and conditions on our website and at the time of booking.SOURCE: BELFAST TELEGRAPH 2012-10-22 07:49:00
• One of our main customers uses airfreight, mostly routed through Glasgow – but the airlines then send the freight to southern airports by road..SOURCE: BUSINESS 7 2012-10-18 14:13:00
• The funding will enable us to extensively upgrade the dock and provide a much-needed transport solution for the occupiers at the park, many of whom are involved in the Scottish renewables sector..SOURCE: BUSINESS 7 2012-10-18 14:13:00
• When you think about it, it’s a very rational decision that takes advantage of the import/export imbalance between Scotland and England. Southern-based haulage firms struggle to find southbound loads after they’ve delivered in Scotland. With all those empty lorries heading south every day, Amazon can negotiate good prices for its southerly shipments..SOURCE: BUSINESS 7 2012-10-18 14:13:00

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