tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post1099352536800254872..comments2024-03-22T19:52:46.571+00:00Comments on SOCIALISM OR YOUR MONEY BACK: Fact of the DayPoetry Coalshedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05514953133244910986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post-14325411770316206022015-08-06T00:05:02.088+00:002015-08-06T00:05:02.088+00:00Britain’s financial watchdog is looking into claim...Britain’s financial watchdog is looking into claims that hedge funds made millions of pounds at the taxpayer’s expense by using inside information to short-sell shares in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).<br /><br />An analysis of RBS share trading reveals there was a sharp rise in the number of shares being shorted – a technique that involves borrowing a stock and then betting it will fall in value – between the bank’s interim results last Thursday and the Government’s £2.1bn share sale on Monday night.<br /><br />It has been alleged that the increase in trading could be a sign that some investors got wind that the Government was about to start selling part of its 78 per cent stake in the bank – betting this would drive the share price down.<br />http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/rbs-selloff-hedge-funds-investigated-for-making-millions-at-the-taxpayers-expense-10441505.htmlajohnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09874891810770297962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post-82137805152220739322015-08-05T15:53:21.602+00:002015-08-05T15:53:21.602+00:00No need for conspiracy theories, the theft is is h...No need for conspiracy theories, the theft is is happening in plain sight. mark bemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908974788684559707noreply@blogger.com