Tag Archives: uk banks


SFO to investigate banks over mis-selling of complex products

August 4, 2009 : Permalink

Citywire.co.uk – The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to probe UK banks for evidence that complex financial products were mis-sold to consumers before the recession hit. SFO director Richard Alderman plans to investigate the sale of complicated financial instruments like […]

Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press

June 18, 2009 : Permalink

Caymen Net News – Hedge funds and financial institutions based in the Cayman Islands have been pulling their money out of Britain as they are hit by the credit crunch, according to figures from the Bank of England. The low-tax […]

Hedge funds in Cayman Islands withdraw from UK banks

June 16, 2009 : Permalink

Hedge funds and financial institutions based in the Cayman Islands have been pulling their money out of Britain as they are hit by the credit crunch, according to figures from the Bank of England. The low-tax regime and limited ­regulation […]

Big Bank Short Seller Changes Call to ”Buy’

February 17, 2009 : Permalink

CNBC – High-profile hedge fund manager Crispin Odey, who made money last year betting on falling bank share prices, has been buying into UK banks recently because he thinks they are now so cheap. Odey, who is founding partner of […]