Bank of Scotland

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  BoE Governor Pushed for Barclays Chief’s Ouster

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 17, 2012

  The British Parliament got an earful over the last couple of days as testimony continued in the LIBOR-fixing scandal.

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  Moody's Threatens Ratings Cuts to Small U.K. Banks

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 7, 2011

  Saying that it was reassessing smaller U.K. banks that might not be able to seek bailouts from the government in case of trouble, Moody's Investors Service on Thursday said that as many as 18 of those institutions might find their ratings on the chopping block.

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  Outlook 2011, Alternative Investments: Rhodium, Rice, Florida Timberland

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 6, 2011

  On Wall Street the trend is your friend, but then the herd suddenly rotates into something once thought foul. Therein lies the attraction, or perhaps the hope, of alternative investments: getting to some unnoticed investment before it becomes mainstream.

• New iShares ETFs Use Swap-Based Strategy

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 27, 2010

  Several newly-launched funds stand to increase competition and complexity in London.

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  Britain Flirts With Double-Dip Recession

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2010

  A slew of bad news from Britain this week has the potential to substantially impact the United States. While much of the public's attention is...

• Britain Said to Flirt With Double-Dip Recession

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 30, 2010

  A slew of bad news from Britain this week has the potential to substantially impact the U.S.

• Lessons Learned from the Bernard Madoff Scandal

  By Larry E. Swedroe  |  February 1, 2009

  What do the Royal Bank of Scotland, Nomura Holdings (Japan), the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, Yeshiva University, Tremont Group Holdings, Steven Spielberg's Wunderkinder Foundation...

• Dutch Court Okays Sale of LaSalle Bank

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2007

  The supreme court of the Netherlands overturned on July 13 a lower court ruling that clears the way for ABN Amro to sell Chicago-based LaSalle Bank to the Bank of America in a deal valued at $21 billion.

• Preferred Primer

  By Eric Uhlfelder  |  June 1, 2006

  Investors looking for compelling fixed-income investments are in a bit of a bind. Since the peak of the last bull market in early 2000, 10-year...

• Interview: Pamela Holding of Putnam International Growth & Income Fund

  By Staff Writer  |  March 1, 2006

  S&P Rank: 4 Stars Avoiding Value Traps