Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[minerve 2] 18/8/2020 18:18

Most old farts are really stupid. What happened to that generation?

[geckotheglorious] 18/8/2020 18:10

cheshire pete
Post 312666
"Screw top or cork?"


Both!

I'm an equal opportunities drinker!

[jl5006] 18/8/2020 17:34

So many articles from so many sources make it clear the EU still want to be the master.
No way - and the treasons WDA is what it is all about. has to be walk away - why treason is still in HOC is unbelievable - she should be in the Tower awaiting ceremonial de section.

[minerve 2] 18/8/2020 17:31

Yorkshire police. What a surprise, not! LOL!

Yorkshire and Derbyshire not known for producing progressive men, known for their neanderthals.

[xxxxxy] 18/8/2020 17:19

673.Sounds good.Enjoy.

[xxxxxy] 18/8/2020 17:18

Why can British politicians not see past the EU's camouflage?August 18, 2020By David Banks DEFENCE has been a major topic of concern for Brexiteers since 2016 and the problem still has not gone away even during the future relationship talks. Now, in August 2020, there are still many unanswered questions. These three are the most important: Are ministers unwittingly signing us up to an EU defence deal with a hidden legal 'trap'? Do ministers know that EU defence powers have expanded since 2016, including over non-EU involvement? Do they know staying attached brings a growing set of obligations to accept EU decision-making? At times it seems that Westminster is not interested in asking these simple questions. There is very little discussion, but when it does take place it is led by statements from pro-EU and EU-funded think tanks and politicians and their words are a poorly-informed PR exercise. Attachment to EU political-military mechanisms is mis-sold as 'ad hoc cooperation', 'whenever we choose' – when no such option exists. They explore prospects for industrial benefit without ever mentioning the prevailing harm to industry and sovereignty. This language is inevitably promoted and at times seeded by the most senior civil servants, which in turn binds the hands of ministers. It should be clear to anyone who takes the time to look beyond this language of UK officialdom that the EU's proposals for 'cooperation' actually mean deep and binding structural attachment which would increasingly put the EU in the driving seat. To complete the circle of influence, UK defence industry was also led to believe the EU's coercive 'cooperation' proposals were somehow a cash prize and, in response, has been active in calling for attachment at semi-official roundtable events with ministers. It is a tale of woe, but a few positive notes in August 2020 include the Government's apparent insistence that it will not allow the UK to be bossed by EU rules and decisions. This 'should' mean UK negotiators avoid uncomfortable commitments, but it would be naïve to imagine that Whitehall's worst EU fanatics are not currently trying to find a way around this. In February, there was no mention of the word 'defence' in the UK's plan for the future partnership talks. Senior Whitehall officials said the UK had 'chosen not to prioritise defence, for now'. Avoiding a devastating con trick 'for now' is not very reassuring. Against this backdrop of uncertainties, hidden language and false briefings, it is essential to state that the pro-EU team, whether in Westminster or Brussels, is playing to win. Two prominent EU-funded London think-tanks went public with elaborate expressions of support for the EU's new defence architecture in July. Within days, the EU repeated its message that it expected the UK to discuss its defence terms. Sure enough, the spectre of EU defence proposals was evident again in EU-UK talks over the summer. One of the negotiating sessions this week is titled with the euphemism 'Participation in Union Programmes'. The EU's negotiating strategy of February 2020 reveals this phrase includes their political structures for defence. It is positive that the UK negotiator David Frost appears to be standing firm against the EU's perfidious agenda. He appears to be sincere about restoring undiluted democratic control over UK political decisions. If our politicians have not been informed about how the EU's defence proposals undermine UK control, how can we be confident that Government and its appointed negotiator Mr Frost will spot the defence problem when it appears on the negotiating table? It would take a simple statement from No10 to solve this problem. It is a mystery – and deeply concerning – that No10 has not already issued such a statement and so put this topic to bed. The statement would say the EU's proposals for defence involve such deep commitment to growing EU rules, policy and payments that they are incompatible with the UK's goal of being an independent sovereign state and we refuse to even touch this spider's web. Subscribe to our daily tea-time newsletter here,

[alex1621] 18/8/2020 17:18

A cellar? Like Fritzel?

[jacko07] 18/8/2020 17:10

Boycott goods and products of the EUSSR. Particularly Boycott goods and products of France.

xxxxy..I have cancelled my weekly order of Beluga Caviar and Chateau Laffite Rothschild with Fortnum & Mason.

Stuff em, I will go down Morrisons and get a few tins of John West and half a dozen bottles Hattingley Valley's finest Hampshire red.

[arjun] 18/8/2020 16:25

C2, yes like clockwork, what we need is some news ? Maybe a Bid for Lloy from someone......

[chavitravi2] 18/8/2020 16:16

This always seemed to do the down thing around the yank market opening.

[xxxxxy] 18/8/2020 16:12

Payments technology provider Form3 has completed its Series C funding round, first announced last month, with the inclusion of banking groups Lloyds and Nationwide.The banks took part in the $33m fundraise alongside new VC investor 83North and existing investor Draper Esprit, and both banks are also exploring strategic partnerships to use Form3's payments technology.With the addition of Lloyds and Nationwide as shareholders, Form3 now has three major financial services groups as investors, with Barclays taking part in the fintech's Series A in 2017."Form3 for us is a really exciting opportunity to contribute to building a new domestic payments architecture for the group," Otto Benz, director of payments technical services at Lloyds Banking Group told AltFi, pointing to the New Payments Architecture, the UK payments industry's proposed new way of organising payments between banks.h7"Clearly that's a big step for a banking group the size of Lloyds Banking Group, and it's going to be careful as you go, in terms of how we implement that, but that's the strategy, that's why we want to do it because we see the opportunity for our customers in increasing  the security and resilience in our infrastructure."Nationwide's chief operating officer Patrick Eltridge told AltFi that the building society's payments work with Form3 is still under development and that "there are multiple opportunities around how we might work together and we're looking very carefully at those at the moment, so we expect to be clear about our future plans before too long."On Nationwide's investment in Form3, Eltridge said there was a "compelling difference" between the fintech and other providers in the industry. "We've been conducting a very broad review of participants in the payments industry, and we saw the best combination of truly modern cloud-native technology along with an approach and mindset in building an appropriately lean and easy to deploy service built to be highly resilient.""We think [Form3] has a great future ahead of it."While bringing on so many big industry players as strategic investors might close doors in other areas of financial services, Form3 CEO Michael Mueller told AltFi he's confident the startup isn't closing any doors."Where banks differentiate is actually more in the front end, and that's clearly not our expertise or domain.""What we're seeing is actually that banks benefit the more that come on board our platform, whether through operating leverage or the development of features like the adoption of the new payments architecture."And with three major banks already on board, Form3 is well on its way.hTtps://www.form3.tech/... SourceAltFi

[arjun] 18/8/2020 15:34

Question how come 30 companies over the pond impact the share price here ONLY one way ?

[minerve 2] 18/8/2020 14:10

Patient

Yes, I have a cellar. :)

[indigocarmine] 18/8/2020 14:01

No French wine? What the hell am I going to put on my chips...

[cheshire pete] 18/8/2020 13:55

Tear up the WA....remainers charter. Boris tweaked it but it'll have May's remain gremlins hidden in it to keep us shackled to EU. No deal and no deal now.

[cheshire pete] 18/8/2020 13:53

Screw top or cork?

[geckotheglorious] 18/8/2020 13:41

Patient,

Anyone of "means" has a cellar surely?

:)

[patientcapital] 18/8/2020 13:14

No cellar?

[minerve 2] 18/8/2020 13:09

On that note I think I might buy some French wine later. Thanks xxxxxy.