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Anger as ratings agencies decline to apologise for errors

IFAonline | 08 Mar 2012 | 08:00

Ratings agencies have refused to apologise for mistakes made in the run-up to the subprime mortgage crisis – and warned more errors could be made in the future.

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Investec to package £250m of subprime for UK market

Investec is planning to securitise £250m worth of ‘non-standard’ mortgages, including self-certified and subprime home loans in the UK.

IFAonline | 20 Sep 2010 | 10:15
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State-owned banks target wealthy borrowers

State-owned Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) are offering preferable mortgage borrowing terms to some of their high net worth customers for the first time since the start of the credit crisis.

IFAonline | 20 Apr 2010 | 11:00

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Brown wants the FSA to probe Goldman

Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants the FSA to probe Goldman Sachs after the SEC announced it was suing the company for sub-prime related fraud.

IFAonline | 19 Apr 2010 | 07:24
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Greenspan blames investment banks for credit crisis

Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has defended his economic policy record at a US congressional hearing into the financial crisis.

IFAonline | 07 Apr 2010 | 16:59
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Bear Stearns hedge fund managers found not guilty

Two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers have been found not guilty of fraud.

IFAonline | 11 Nov 2009 | 09:49
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Advisers warned 'prepare for more claims' after Thinc fine

The recent £900 000 fine levied on the Thinc Group could pave the way for more claims in the financial services sector, warns Browne Jacobson, the specialist insurance law firm.

IFAonline | 23 May 2008 | 12:30
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Rooftop Mortgages to close as market crumbles

Rooftop Mortgages, US investment bank Bear Stearns’ specialist lender, will close at five o’clock tomorrow afternoon.

IFAonline | 17 Apr 2008 | 16:15
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Sub-prime fears 'overdone' - Lincoln

Lincoln Unit Trust Managers has moved to quell investor sub-prime related fears, saying the hype may be “overdone”.

IFAonline | 11 Jan 2008 | 15:45
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Former Platform boss joins db Mortgages

Specialist lender db Mortgages has appointed Louise Young to its account management team.

IFAonline | 04 Sep 2007 | 14:00
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Lenders will standardise IT systems says Unisys

Two-thirds of mortgage lenders will continue to invest in IT systems over the next two to three years despite heavy investment during 2004 to meet the requirements of the Financial Services Authority, research reveals.

IFAonline | 09 Aug 2005 | 11:00

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