Ian Fraser http://www.ianfraser.org Journalist, Blogger, Broadcaster Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:02:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 UBS urges NAB to sell Clydesdale & Yorkshire Banks promptly even at £1.3bn loss http://www.ianfraser.org/ubs-analyst-jonathan-mott-tells-nab-to-make-the-big-call-and-get-out-of-the-uk/ http://www.ianfraser.org/ubs-analyst-jonathan-mott-tells-nab-to-make-the-big-call-and-get-out-of-the-uk/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:57:16 +0000 admin http://www.ianfraser.org/?p=6098 http://www.ianfraser.org/ubs-analyst-jonathan-mott-tells-nab-to-make-the-big-call-and-get-out-of-the-uk/feed/ 1 Where did it all go wrong for Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks? http://www.ianfraser.org/whats-gone-wrong-with-clydesdale-bank/ http://www.ianfraser.org/whats-gone-wrong-with-clydesdale-bank/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:55:43 +0000 admin http://www.ianfraser.org/?p=6077 http://www.ianfraser.org/whats-gone-wrong-with-clydesdale-bank/feed/ 1 Clydesdale’s claims be a prudent lender ring hollow following NAB ‘review’ http://www.ianfraser.org/clydesdales-pretensions-to-be-a-prudent-lender-tested-following-nab-review/ http://www.ianfraser.org/clydesdales-pretensions-to-be-a-prudent-lender-tested-following-nab-review/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:12:00 +0000 admin http://www.ianfraser.org/?p=6069 http://www.ianfraser.org/clydesdales-pretensions-to-be-a-prudent-lender-tested-following-nab-review/feed/ 0 RBS and NatWest customers offered range of ethical choices http://www.ianfraser.org/rbs-and-natwest-customers-offered-range-of-ethical-choices/ http://www.ianfraser.org/rbs-and-natwest-customers-offered-range-of-ethical-choices/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:21:26 +0000 admin http://www.ianfraser.org/?p=6047 http://www.ianfraser.org/rbs-and-natwest-customers-offered-range-of-ethical-choices/feed/ 2 The media frenzy about RBS bonuses and Fred Goodwin’s knighthood is a sideshow http://www.ianfraser.org/the-media-frenzy-about-rbs-bonuses-and-fred-goodwins-knighthood-is-a-sideshow/ http://www.ianfraser.org/the-media-frenzy-about-rbs-bonuses-and-fred-goodwins-knighthood-is-a-sideshow/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:45:58 +0000 admin http://www.ianfraser.org/?p=6031 http://www.ianfraser.org/the-media-frenzy-about-rbs-bonuses-and-fred-goodwins-knighthood-is-a-sideshow/feed/ 0 Are hedge funds and private equity funds fleecing their investors? http://www.ianfraser.org/are-hedge-funds-and-private-equity-funds-fleecing-their-investors/ http://www.ianfraser.org/are-hedge-funds-and-private-equity-funds-fleecing-their-investors/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:02:37 +0000 admin http://www.ianfraser.org/?p=6023 http://www.ianfraser.org/are-hedge-funds-and-private-equity-funds-fleecing-their-investors/feed/ 0 Peter Cummings’ ‘Aladdin’s Cave’ http://www.ianfraser.org/peter-cummings-aladdins-cave/ http://www.ianfraser.org/peter-cummings-aladdins-cave/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:34:45 +0000 admin http://www.ianfraser.org/?p=6005 http://www.ianfraser.org/peter-cummings-aladdins-cave/feed/ 0 The battle of Hester’s bonus: Labour’s hypocrisy, PIRC’s doubts http://www.ianfraser.org/the-battle-of-hesters-bonus-labours-hypocrisy-pircs-doubts/ http://www.ianfraser.org/the-battle-of-hesters-bonus-labours-hypocrisy-pircs-doubts/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:12:32 +0000 admin http://www.ianfraser.org/?p=5988 http://www.ianfraser.org/the-battle-of-hesters-bonus-labours-hypocrisy-pircs-doubts/feed/ 1 Does RBS boss Stephen Hester deserve his £1m bonus? http://www.ianfraser.org/does-rbs-boss-stephen-hester-deserve-his-1m-bonus/ http://www.ianfraser.org/does-rbs-boss-stephen-hester-deserve-his-1m-bonus/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:25:16 +0000 admin http://www.ianfraser.org/?p=5973 http://www.ianfraser.org/does-rbs-boss-stephen-hester-deserve-his-1m-bonus/feed/ 0 Massed burial of heads in the Davos snow http://www.ianfraser.org/massed-burial-of-heads-in-the-davos-snow/ http://www.ianfraser.org/massed-burial-of-heads-in-the-davos-snow/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:47:57 +0000 admin http://www.ianfraser.org/?p=5948 http://www.ianfraser.org/massed-burial-of-heads-in-the-davos-snow/feed/ 0