I will hold for long term. The situation in the US and Asia is good. EU will stay the same, but UK will improve IMO.

I have some bought 50+p

Why has it taken so long!

Lloyds bank 'may claw back former boss's 1.4m bonus'

Lloyds Banking Group is looking to "claw back" up to half of the 1.45m bonus it awarded to its former chief executive, it has been reported.

The Telegraph says lawyers have told Eric Daniels and other senior executives that it is considering withholding part of their bonuses.

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200 billion to be pumped in to eu banks from imf

not a sign of the useless ceo but he is still fit to sell stocks filling is pockets .
the latest news lloks like lloys needs every penny it can get

Broker note from Macquarie:
Lloyds (Upgrade to Outperform from Neutral; reduce TP to 39p from 44p)
The exposure to high-risk property is well documented and knocks 19p off the target price in this review. However with (i) the shares down over 60% year-to date; (ii) the shares trading on only 0.4x 2011 tangible book; and (iii) substantial super normal provisions already forecast for 2011-13, we think that Lloyds price more than reflects the current risks. We upgrade the shares to Outperform and add the shares to our Banks Conviction Outperform list.

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Lloyds decision on Antonio Horta-Osorio next week



{ Harry Wilson, 18:36, Thursday 8 December 2011

Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY.L - news) will decide next week whether its chief executive is well enough to return to work after stepping down from the job last month due to "extreme fatigue".

Antonio Horta-Osorio, the bank's Portuguese chief executive, has been meeting one-to-one with board members to make clear his desire to return ahead of the board meeting next Thursday.

An independent medical expert has been engaged by the bank to monitor Mr Horta-Osorio's progress since he took a temporary leave of absence and will produce a report for the board outlining whether the 47 year-old banker is well enough to continue in the job.

Those to have met with Mr Horta-Osorio include the bank's acting chief executive Tim Tookey who is set to leave in February, as well as senior non-executive directors such as former Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) banker David Roberts, who will take over as acting chief executive if the board decides that Mr Horta-Osorio is not well enough to return.

Representatives of UK Financial Investments, which holds the taxpayers' 41pc stake in Lloyds, have been asked for their views on Mr Horta-Osorio's fitness to run the bank, along with other major investors in the bank and senior Treasury officials.

The Thursday board meeting will also see Lloyds make a decision on whether to push ahead with the sale of 632 branches to the Co-operative Group or new banking start up NBNK, or to pursue a flotation of the business.

Mr Horta-Osorio was understood to have favoured a private sale of the business against opposition from some of his senior executives. The Government is keen to off-load its exposure to the banking sector as quickly as possible.

Reputable international banks like Lloyds win the market from weaker banks in Europe.

23 out of 27 agree, who are the four?

UK & ????

only two did not agree

Of the 27 EU members Britain and Hungary look set to stay outside the accord, with Sweden and the Czech Republic having to consult on it.

So, Britain and Hungary. Are they so important to wait for their opinion?

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the eu of 17 countrys only 5 are not broke .
we should of come out 20 years ago

close our borders and start to trade with the countrys that want our goods with out us having to pay billions the eu is a one way street even on benefits and services

Good news for LLoyds

from Yahoo.com

LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY.L - news) has been assessing whether chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio, off work with stress, should return to his position with the British lender, a source involved in the process said.

The appraisal will include meetings between Horta-Osorio and board members -- a move investors said signaled the growing likelihood Horta-Osorio would step down from his post.

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LLOY should have somebody lined up to take over as the spaniard doesn't seem to be up for it, how can you have a large company run by a guy who may go "sick" at anytime? The board of directors have responsibility to ensure the shareholders interests are protected by recruiting the best person to do the job, looking at the state of Banco Santander they made the wrong choice.

Yes, they made a wrong decision when employed him as CEO in the first place. What was unique about him?

DOn't we have a better person in the UK to run such a prestigious company?

and remember i stated that he would begone in 6 months and it has turned out to be correct i told all the staff at lloys branch