HBOS shares

Old_Slaphead

I see the setmefree shareprice messaging service is back on air again!

ianmr65

tradetime wrote: »

Given the hedgefund industry stands at over $2.5 trillion, by most estimates and is largely unregulated I don't think they have too much to shout about, there are many powerful people in both the investment world and the regulatory bodies, particularly in the US that are looking at how they can apply regulations to these entities, so possibly they would be wise not to draw any more attention to themselves than their obvious size already attracts.

They seem to be doing a lot of shouting!!

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c30c970e-3e4a-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.html

"The Alternative Investment Management Association, the hedge fund trade body, told the Financial Services Authority in a strongly worded letter that the “flawed” disclosure rule “undermines the confidence of the wider financial industry that its regulator will ‘play fair’ ”.

AIMA echoed the concerns of many in the City who believe that the new rules were introduced to rescue the rights issue of banks including HBOS, rather than the FSA’s stated reason of suspected market abuse by short-sellers....."

setmefree

Old_Slaphead wrote: »

I see the setmefree shareprice messaging service is back on air again!

Well thank you very much for your kind words

288.50 going up a bit so not all doom and gloom

agent_orange_2

setmefree, could you be shorting hbos, hence your satisfation at a falling sp

setmefree

agent_orange wrote: »

setmefree, could you be shorting hbos, hence your satisfation at a falling sp

I wouldn't buy shares in anything, i hope that clarifies matters for you ..


Share price now 284.25

tradetime

free4440273 wrote: »

...and it's Options expiry (triple witching) tomorrow

Yup could be some carnage, a day off I think, beergarden time

setmefree

tradetime wrote: »

Yup could be some carnage, a day off I think, beergarden time

Good idea 283.00:eek:

setmefree

Oh dear the share offer looks rather grim now :eek:

278.50 @ 3.10 pm

setmefree

going up a bit.... 281.00

tradetime

ianmr65 wrote: »

They seem to be doing a lot of shouting!!

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c30c970e-3e4a-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.html

"The Alternative Investment Management Association, the hedge fund trade body, told the Financial Services Authority in a strongly worded letter that the “flawed” disclosure rule “undermines the confidence of the wider financial industry that its regulator will ‘play fair’ ”.

AIMA echoed the concerns of many in the City who believe that the new rules were introduced to rescue the rights issue of banks including HBOS, rather than the FSA’s stated reason of suspected market abuse by short-sellers....."

LOL, I didn't say they wouldn't shout, just that they didn't have too much to shout about, and that they probably shouldn't. I for one would think that particular industry requires a lot more regulation. Given the inadequacies (spelling?) of the FSCS I'd have thought most people might be somewhat relieved that some measure to prevent multi-million $ headgefunds shorting them into bankruptsy was attempted.