Moon Cat
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Edited Jun 28, 2012, 16:44
Barclays 'Cooked The Books' as it were..
Jun 28, 2012, 15:28
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18622907
Here we go again...
What a bunch of self-serving rotters these people are.
Wasn't it current* Barclays chief Bob Diamond that boo-hooed after the 2007-08 crash and moaned that we, the horrid people, should let it go and stop being so mean to the poor, beleaguered bankers?
Funny, cos I've recently read three books on modern finance; two dealing with the recent crash and one about the demise of 'Long Term Capital Management', a US Hedge Fund, in the late 90s'.
Although they come at the subject matter from different viewpoints and with differing principle 'players', three words that crop up time and again when reading about this stuff are "Greed", "Hubris" and "Arrogance".
*The Job Centre's that way Bob!
EDIT - Here from Bob, Jan 2011
“There was a period of remorse and apology for banks. I think that period needs to be over,”
Think your credit's just run out Bob.
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Deepinder Cheema
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Re: Barclays 'Cooked The Books' as it were..
Jul 01, 2012, 18:30
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Did you see the Sun newspaper front page on Friday?
http://yfrog.com/mml6wxgj
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Moon Cat
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Re: Barclays 'Cooked The Books' as it were..
Jul 02, 2012, 12:43
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Yes! Made me smile!
I see the Chairman has fallen on his sword so Bob may live to shite another day.
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Toni Torino
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Re: Barclays 'Cooked The Books' as it were..
Jul 02, 2012, 15:02
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Cook Da Books, blimey...
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ratcni01
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Re: Barclays 'Cooked The Books' as it were..
Jul 02, 2012, 15:52
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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7121/7461068482_442e405f90_z.jpg
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Moon Cat
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Re: Barclays 'Cooked The Books' as it were..
Jul 03, 2012, 14:42
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Heh!
I see know that Diamond Bob has indeed flown, albeit apparently with non-too subtle hints from Mervyn King & the FSA.
Doesn't 'do' contrite though, does he?
Ah...the by now familiar creak of the the lid of another can of worms opening.
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ron
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Re: Barclays 'Cooked The Books' as it were..
Jul 06, 2012, 14:59
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no arrests have been made... coppers too busy dealing with real criminals...
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