debt

Iceland has rejected a deal with the UK and the Netherlands to repay debts relating to the collapse of Icesave.

Lloyds Banking Group paid a £4.6m golden hello to its new chief executive, Antonio Horta-Osorio, to bring him across from Santander, it has been revealed.

Deutsche Bank has launched six ETNs on NYSE Arca, providing flat and leveraged exposure to international sovereign debt.

More than one in five people retiring this year will still have debts according to the Prudential Class of 2011 study.

More than one in five people retiring this year will still owe on average £33,100, Prudential research found.

Laurent Kssis at LaBranche Structured Products Europe (LSPE) discusses European ETF trades for the week ending 14 January.

MTS has upgraded its Italy and ex-Bank of Italy indices to become part of its EuroMTS range, enabling their use for ETFs.

Index provider Markit has launched its iBoxx USD Emerging Market Sovereigns family of benchmark and tradable indices, referencing US dollar-denominated emerging market debt.

The number of bankrupt over-65s has increased six times in the past ten years, the Insolvency Service says.

Politicians have been lining up to tell us how financially "difficult" 2011 will be, but nothing puts UK debt into perspective like the relentless building blocks of Tetris.