NatWest resignations follow Blue Arrow affair

Title

NatWest resignations follow Blue Arrow affair

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

25 Jul 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:58

Description

James Matthews reports on the failure of County NatWest and the report made by the government which concluded senior members of the NatWest group had failed to carry out lawful conduct of business during the takeover attempt by Blue Arrow. Includes interview with Lord Boardman (Tom Boardman), Chairman of NatWest, on his reasons for resignation and defending the banks management. For Update programme.

Contributors

James Matthews; Tom Boardman

Keywords

Reports; Fraud; Economics; Business; Banks; Share dealing; Resignation (employee); Bankruptcy; Business acquisitions; Business failures; Financial markets; Department of Trade and Industry; Update (radio programme); County Natwest; NatWest; Blue Arrow; Philip Wilkinson; Board of Banking Supervision

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