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Irish Finmin Says No Chance Banks, Government Will Default

renegotiation of some of the subordinated paper was possible. Anglo Irish has some 2.4 billion euros in ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 09/23/2010 - 08:34 - 0 comments

Former Anglo Chairman's Debts Exceed €145 Million

Former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick has a net income of just €188 per month, according to documents furnished to the High Court, The Irish Times reported. A statement of affairs, provided to the court as part of Mr FitzPatrick’s bankrup ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 09/23/2010 - 08:34 - 0 comments

Swedish Region To Pass Saab Bill To Debt Collector

A local authority in western Sweden is enlisting the help of the government's debt collector to recover $15.9 million it spent supporting carmaker Saab, now owned by Dutch group Spyker, Reuters reported. The government of Vastra Gotaland in western ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 09/23/2010 - 08:32 - 0 comments

Majority Of MEPs Vote In Favour Of Extensive Supervision Of Banks

Extensive new EU supervisory powers over banks and financial institutions have been accepted by an overwhelming majority of members of the European Parliament, The Irish Times reported. The agreement in the wake of the global financial crisis establi ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 09/23/2010 - 08:27 - 0 comments

U.K. Treasury lays out new plan on investment firm insolvency

The United Kingdom’s Commercial Secretary to the Treasury launched a consultation on a new special-resolution regime, Special administration regime for investment firms, to strengthen the government’s ability to handle future insolvencies of failing inve ...

Resource Article - global.abi.org - 09/22/2010 - 14:02 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Special administration regime for investment firms

The Government is conducting a detailed review of resolution arrangements for failing investment banks. As part of this review the Government published a consultation paper on a new special administration regime for investment firms. The consultation is ...

Resource Article - global.abi.org - 09/22/2010 - 13:56 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Strong Debt Sales Ease Sovereign Concerns

Ireland's closely watched government bond auction led a series of strong debt sales by Europe's fiscally challenged countries Tuesday, bringing some relief to the sovereign landscape, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Irish National Tre ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 09/22/2010 - 09:51 - 0 comments

Belgian Court Finds Lernout & Hauspie Founders Guilty Of Fraud

The founders of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV, once a global leader in speech-recognition technology, were found guilty by a Belgian court of fraud violations in the accounting scandal that led to the company's downfall a decade ago, Dow ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 09/22/2010 - 09:50 - 0 comments

Cattles May Avoid Administration

doubts over the chances of reaching a deal on its 2.7 billion pound ($4.2 billion) debt pile. A bitter ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 09/22/2010 - 09:48 - 0 comments

Hicks Looks To Private Equity To Keep Liverpool

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks is launching another bid to keep hold of the Premier League club by securing financing from a private equity company which would share control with him, the Associated Press reported. Hicks along with co-owner George Gillett ...

Daily Headline - global.abi.org - 09/21/2010 - 09:07 - 0 comments

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