Lloyds, RBS groups to broken up and three new banks created

Three old banking names will arrive back on the British high street, the UK Govenment is expected to anounce this week.They are to split up the Lloyds, RBS and the Northern Rock banking groups and form three new banks. Both banks are basically owned by the taxpayer,...

Huibert Boumeester: UK Banker Goes Missing with Two Guns

Huibert Boumeester, 49, a UK banker who played a central role in attempting to fend off a Royal Bank of Scotland takeover of the troubled Dutch bank ABN Amro has gone missing with two guns in his possession.  Boumeester was an executive with ABN Amro until March 2008....

Braving the Storm

Unlike their American neighbours, Canada's banking system has held up superbly during the global banking crisis. In fact, they even made a profit during the last quarter when most would agree market conditions were at their worst. This has unsurprisingly led to many world...