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Sinking feeling over societies that floated - The Evening Standard's Simon English examines why investors are sold short when building scoieties demutualise



Sinking feeling over societies that floated  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
The Evening Standard's Simon English examines why investors are sold short when building scoieties demutualise
Arrears at the top hurt Bradford & Bingley  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
The events at B&B and the woes of other mortgage banks bring back memories of September, 2007, when New Labour's reputation for financial competence collapsed
London lawyers braced for job cuts  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
Lawyers in London are braced for a wave of job cuts as the turmoil in the financial markets spreads to the wider economy
Europe set for growth slowdown  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
Growth in Europe will slow sharply this year despite a stronger than expected first quarter, economists warned today
£475m for UU as water bills rise  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
United Utilities reported a 17% surge in underlying pre-tax profits as it raised water bills for 7m people and 2.9m households by 8.3%
Rising food costs outstrips parts of Europe  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
Food prices are rising at their fastest rate since at least 1996 and more quickly than in many other parts of Europe
B&B faces backlash on revised rights issue  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
Bosses at Bradford & Bingley face a backlash from investors over the bank's cut-price £400m rights issue and share placing launched yesterday
Cost of builders rises by 20%  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
With the housing market in the doldrums, more families than ever are looking to extend and improve - but the cost is rising rapidly
Market report: Tuesday latest  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
14.10:Shares in RBS received a much-needed boost today with shareholders given until the end of the week to decide on the group's rights issue
Cost of airline tickets to soar, bosses warn  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
Passengers should brace themselves for an era of sky-high ticket prices, airline bosses have warned
Ryanair may dive into red despite fare rise  [06/03/2008 03:04 PM]
Budget airline Ryanair today said it would ground up to 10% of its fleet this winter to combat soaring airport charges
Market report: Monday close  [06/02/2008 07:54 PM]
17.00:Shares in big oil companies have enjoyed a strong run but one of the City's big hitters is telling investors there is still plenty to go for
UK's credit card has expired  [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
Sterling's slide means our national credit card is being withdrawn: the only surprise is that it took so long
Supermarkets accused of great egg rip-off  [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
Supermarkets have been accused of profiteering from the huge rise in the price of eggs
RBS rushes to ease fears over buy-to-let  [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
Royal Bank of Scotland today moved to distance itself from the crisis at Bradford & Bingley just days ahead of its own £12bn rights issue
Sellers 'knocking millions off asking price'  [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
The owner of a central London flat has knocked almost £1m off the asking price in an attempt to sell as the credit crunch tightens
Nationwide hikes rates as buyers halve  [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
The dramatic property market decline has been revealed by official figures showing homebuyers halving in less than a year - while Nationwide has hiked mortgage rates again
Market report: Monday latest  [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
16.00:Shares in big oil companies have enjoyed a strong run but one of the City's big hitters is telling investors there is still plenty to go for
Big banks raided in price-fixing probe  [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Barclays have been raided by the consumer watchdog as part of an investigation into price fixing
Major banks in new shares crisis  [06/02/2008 04:48 PM]
Britain's banks faced a black Monday today as a £4bn shares sell-off was prompted by a major lender warning of plunging profits
Fuel crisis nets Treasury £1.7bn  [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
Gordon Brown is scooping a £1.7bn windfall from soaring oil prices and energy bills, research has shown
Market report: Monday preview  [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
UK blue chips are expected to open slightly lower with Bradford & Bingley likely to grab the spotlight
4,000 more post offices could go, warn MPs  [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
Another 4,000 post offices could disappear over the next few years, a group of MPs will warn today
Bank crisis deepens as B&B shares plunge  [06/02/2008 09:13 AM]
Bradford & Bingley's shares plunged 26% today, as the bank was forced to slash the price of its planned fundraising, made another profits warning and took £173m of extra cash from a US private-equity house
This rebrand could herald a golden age  [06/01/2008 10:52 PM]
Tomorrow, MGM Assurance, an insurer with a history going back 156 years, will announce it is changing its name to MGM Advantage