Lloyds Banking Share Discussion Threads

[rongetsrich] 15/4/2024 13:06

Time to buy here now.

[xxxxxy] 15/4/2024 11:28

Nigel Farage@Nigel_FarageNatWest and Barclays now putting cash limits on customers. They want to kill cash and have total control over our lives.?NatWest accused of 'trying to force businesses to stop accepting cash' as 'ludicrous' limits to be...From gbnews.com10:52 am · 12 Apr 2024·

[stonedyou] 15/4/2024 11:05

IN VIDEO: RUSSIAN MISSILES TAKE OUT ANOTHER UKRAINIAN IRIS-T AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM.


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The Russian military has destroyed a German-made IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defense system of Kiev forces in the Kharkiv direction.

The system was reportedly deployed near the settlement of Rohan. Video footage showing what appears to be two precision-guided missiles hitting the system were released by the Russian Ministry of Defense on April 14. The strike completely destroyed the system’s TRML-4D fire control radar and heavily damaged a missile launcher.


After the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, Germany promised to supply Kiev forces with 12 complete IRIS-T SLM systems and 24 IRIS-T SLS launchers. The SLM has a range of 40 kilometers and a 20 kilometer altitude, while the SLS’ range and altitude is limited to 12 kilometers.

Not all the systems promised by Germany have been supplied to Ukraine yet and most of those that arrived in Ukraine have been destroyed or damaged by the Russian military.

In recent months, the Russian military stepped up suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) operations within the special military operation zone in Ukraine.

As a result of these Russian SEAD operations, Kiev forces lost dozens of air defense systems, including Western-made ones.

Ukraine has been begging its backers to provide replacements. The strike against the IRIS-T SLM system in Kharkiv came right after Germany announced that it will supply an additional American-made MIM-104 Patriot long-range air defense system to Kiev forces.

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[stonedyou] 15/4/2024 11:02

“RUSSIAN CAPTIVITY IS BETTER THAN UKRAINIAN ARMY” : UKRAINIAN SERVICEMEN SURRENDER NEAR AVDEEVKA.


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Amid the ongoing Russian offensive in different directions on the frontlines, Ukrainian servicemen are surrendering to the Russian military. Abandoned by their commanders, a lot of Ukrainian soldiers lay down their weapons in order to save their lives.

On April 13, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported another successful operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation which resulted in the surrender of another group of Ukrainian servicemen. The first reports about the surrender of Ukrainian units in this area came in early April.

The Russian Ministry of Defense provided more details. The entire unit of 9 servicemen from the elite 25th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered to the Russian military on the frontlines in the area of the village of Vodyanoe located in the Avdeevka direction. The official claims of the Russian Ministry of Defense were confirmed by the footage from the battlefield and interviews of the prisoners of war (POWs).

Nine Ukrainian soldiers decided not to keep fighting, contacted the Russian military and laid down their weapons. Russian forces secured the enemy retreat. Ukrainian men were provided with the necessary medical assistance, water and food. In their firts interviews, Ukrainians concluded that Russian captivity is better than service in the Ukrainian army.

The POWs complained that their military commanders never came to the front line. The officers set the tasks remotely using radio communication. As a result, the military command cannot adequately assess the situation on the battlefields. The recently captured POWs confirm that they are used as cannon fodder. Their military command does not care about the horrific losses in manpower.

The captured Ukrainian fighters noted the decent attitude of Russian servicemen in the captivity, urge their compatriots to lay down their weapons and not take part in hostilities. All of them confirm poor combat planning, low training of commanders, colossal losses in manpower and equipment, panic in the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The servicemen do not understand ‘why and for whom’ they should go to death.

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[geckotheglorious] 15/4/2024 10:25

Hardup1

Mind boggles that such a gobbie ginger bint who has little between her ears, will be deputy PM soon.

She needs to be in prison.

[geckotheglorious] 15/4/2024 10:23

MikeMichael2
post 394068
Get's my vote shipping em all to Iran.
Don't forget their extended families too.

in fact add in foreign criminals, and anyone who has lived in the UK for 20+ years but still cant speak english(Clearly evidence thy have integrated)

[scruff1] 15/4/2024 09:48

Thats Arjas dreamland

[scruff1] 15/4/2024 09:38

Funny old world. After the Dow dive and the ME malarkey was thinking the only stock I may get away without a battering today would be BP. So far its the only one that has.

[hardup1] 15/4/2024 09:06

This woman will be the Deputy Prime Minister by the end of the year.....god help us!

[diku] 15/4/2024 08:07

Lots of single/double digits trades going through...are those scrip or isa shares?...

[freddie01] 15/4/2024 06:56

Lloyds Bank unlikely the target of FCA motor probe warning - analysts



Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LSE:LLOY) was unlikely to be the target of a warning from the UK’s financial watchdog telling motor finance firms to hold back cash for a probe into the sector.

That’s according to KBW analysts, which highlighted Lloyds’ £450 million provision, laid out in February's full-year results.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued the warning in a letter on Friday morning.

Many firms have struggled to pass on relevant data relating to the investigation, the FCA said, which centres on the historic use of so-called discretionary payments that saw brokers and dealers raise consumers’ interest rates on car finance.

“We suspect that this primarily relates to smaller finance companies and or subsidiaries of overseas banks,” KBW noted in response.

Close Brothers Group PLC (LSE:CBG) was probably not the target of the letter either, analysts continued, given the firm cancelled its dividend over the probe.

“It is hard to argue that either are not focused on ensuring that they have adequate financial resources,” KBW said, discussing Lloyds and Close Brothers.

That said, “the fact the FCA has had to write the letters feels a little ominous,” analysts added.

“We continue to believe that the motor finance review will result in significant liability for a number of UK banks.”

KBW estimated Lloyds to be pricing in a total liability of £2 billion, with Close Brothers’ potential hit at £350 million. Both were kept at ‘outperform’ ratings.

[diku] 14/4/2024 17:49

Who is to know if the real employee in question working from home has got another member of family trained up to answer the phone/computer while the real employee is out shopping, cooking or doing something else...

[carpingtris] 14/4/2024 17:18

lol 😆

Winds me up personally as when people 'WFH' they arrange meetings or send pointless emails just to make out they are doing something.. in between housework, cooking, gardening, walking the dog or cleaning the car..

[scruff1] 14/4/2024 15:51

GNR
I disagree with most of that - though not all. The short/not short debate has gone on for years. Shorting leads to volatility rather than liquidity imo and has destroyed some otherwise healthy companies. It should at least be restricted.

[gotnorolex] 14/4/2024 13:42

Little O'l wine drinkers will pay a minimum of 40p more on an average bottle of glogg when a complex post BREXIT rule is implemented next year. Vintage Associates will loose out on 10 year futures, as the time related (ABV) alcohol content heightens, so will the duty, plus cost of optimal wine storage facilities in bonded warehouses which have doubled with energy costs alone so, for that reason I shan't be investing today LOL!

[hardup1] 14/4/2024 12:39

20 dirt-cheap British stocks experts say could make you a fortune.

7) LLOYDS BANKING GROUP (FTSE100)

Ninety One's Ben Needham says Lloyds should offer investors 'an excellent cash return story' in the coming years.

This will come in the form of a compelling dividend (2.76p a share in the 2023 financial year) and a strong share price return, driven in part by the company buying back its shares (reducing the number in issue), so increasing the chance of the shares going up in price.

'At the current share price,' says Needham, 'Lloyds shares should generate mid-teen annual returns for investors.'

Another Lloyds fan is Interactive Investor's Richard Hunter. He says the bank's move to a more digital business (closing offices and branches) will 'reap rewards' in the form of improved margins (bigger profits).

He is also encouraged by the bank returning to its previous reputation as a 'provider of large shareholder returns.' A 'progressive' dividend policy, adds Hunter, has resulted in an annual dividend equivalent to 5.4 per cent – 'tempting for income seeking investors.'

The shares trade at around 51p.