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March 11, 2010

Pension buffer eyes private equity, infrastructure

Filed under: Bridging Finance — Phill Taylor @ 12:11 am

LONDON (Reuters) - The agency which takes over underfunded defined benefit pension funds when their sponsor goes bankrupt said it would invest in private equity and infrastructure to seek higher returns.

Pandit sees revival of Citi’s fortunes

Filed under: Bridging Finance, UK Mortgage Brokers — Cindy Smith @ 12:11 am

Vikram Pandit, Citigroup’s chief executive, will raise the prospect of the US bank earning as much as $20bn from its core business within a few years, a big increase from current levels that would mark a sharp revival in Citi’s fortunes

Barclays offers investment with rewards for risk

Filed under: Bridging Finance — Denis Green @ 12:11 am

Barclays offers investment with rewards for risk

The Towers of Dubai

Filed under: Bridging Finance — Denis Green @ 12:11 am

Aubrey Stoll posted a photo:

The Towers of Dubai

This is a photography of the skyline of Dubai. Endless skyscrapers are being built in this city. I suspect in 10 years’ time the skyline will be unrecognisable. This picture was taken from the roof top of the Hilton Hotel in Dubai Creek. The scene shows the Burj Khalifa, the Emirates Towers and the Burj Al Arab.

March 10, 2010

Turner orders tougher stress testing

Filed under: Bridging Finance, UK Mortgage Brokers — Cindy Smith @ 6:11 pm

Regulators have ordered UK banks to run a new round of tougher stress tests that assume the economy will endure a double-dip recession that would force unemployment up to 13.3 per cent

Brown sets March 24 date for Budget

Filed under: Bridging Finance, UK Mortgage Brokers — Cindy Smith @ 12:11 pm

Gordon Brown has confirmed the Budget will be held on March 24 in what is expected to be his government’s last major political event before the start of the general election campaign

Europe cries foul over US defence tender

Filed under: Bridging Finance, UK Mortgage Brokers — Cindy Smith @ 12:11 am

European countries have accused Washington of foul play after the continent’s largest aerospace and defence company pulled out of a multibillion-dollar race to supply the US military, alleging unfair ­competition

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