Obituaries
He led Lloyds TSB to become one of Europe’s largest financial groups. He recently was appointed chairman of Virgin Money and was an advisor to Morgan Stanley International.
March 13, 2010
Business
Brian Pitman dies at 78; prominent British retail banker
Finance: Some turn to ‘socially responsible’ institutions that avoid controversial borrowers.
July 29, 1997
Lloyds TSB Group will acquire HBOS for about $22 billion to create a lender that controls more than a quarter of Britain’s mortgage market, two people with knowledge of the decision said.
Sept. 18, 2008
Money & Company
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Sept. 28, 2008
Lloyds Bank, TSB Group in Merger Talks: The combined entity would create Britain’s largest provider of banking and insurance services, with a market value of more than $22 billion, the banks said.
Oct. 10, 1995
Lloyd’s Bank PLC, said it agreed to merge its financial services arm with Abbey Life Group PLC in return for a majority stake in the British-based life assurance company.
Oct. 21, 1988
The British-owned LLoyds Bank PLC is withdrawing as a dealer of U.S. government securities, sending a signal to Wall Street that more defections may be in store as market forces take their toll on the exclusive group.
May 1, 1989
Compass Aerospace Corp., a Santa Ana-based maker of plane parts and manufacturing kits, sold its Trim Engineering group of companies in the United Kingdom to a joint venture for about $44 million.
March 17, 2001
Lloyds Bank PLC on Friday sweetened its hostile bid to buy Standard Chartered PLC to the equivalent of about $1.93 billion from $1.76 billion.
June 30, 1986