http://www.cna.com.tw/ 维京集团将接管爆发金融危机的英北岩银行 （中央社记者黄贞贞伦敦十二日专电） 九月中旬爆发金融危机的英国第五大房贷银行北岩银行，经营困境可望获得解决。英 国知名企业维京集团（VirginGroup）今天宣布，将与包括保险商美国国际集团（AIG）及 美国、亚洲投资人共同出资接管北岩银行，新银行更名为「 VirginMoney」，北岩银行股 价今天因此应声上涨。 受到美国次级房贷危机影响，北岩银行九月中旬陷入资金短缺困境，向中央银行紧急 调度资金，消息传出後引爆存款户前往全英国七十六个分行挤兑，并引发股市暴跌，金融 市场动荡，央行破天荒借资驰援，虽然北岩银行危机暂时平息，但投资人对北岩银行的信 心未完全恢复。 维京集团是由知名企业家布朗森创办，企业经营多元，旗下的VirginMoney有近二百 万名客户，将与包括美国保险公司AIG、美国创投公司WLRoss、避险基金 Toscafund资产 管理公司及香港FirstEastern Investment公司共同挹注数百万英镑，协助北岩银行的经 营重新步上轨道。 维京集团发表声明指出，「所有参与接管北岩银行的企业将继续维持北岩挂牌上市及 整体企业经营，不会拆散北岩银行，也无意买下北岩银行，而是挹注资金，让北岩银行未 来不断成长」，预估六千名北岩银行的员工工作将获得保障，不受影响。 布朗森认为，北岩银行财务基础良好，问题出在资深主管经营管理出现问题，现在他 集聚重量级的企业伸出援手，他们具备良好的专业，并有坚实的金融实力，相信将能使北 岩银行再次成为英国优良的金融机构。 过去六周来股价陷入谷底的北岩银行，今天因为维京集团宣布将接管的消息激励，股 价反弹上涨百分之五点九，以二七三点二五便士作收。 http://tinyurl.com/yootzh Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group today confirmed interest in a potential rescue of crisis-hit mortgage lender Northern Rock. Under the proposals, a Virgin-led consortium would inject "substantial new equity" into Northern Rock, renaming and rebranding the business as Virgin Money. Virgin said: "The consortium believes...Northern Rock must seek a complete rebranding to repair its franchise and the confidence of its stakeholders if it wishes to continue as a stand-alone business." Virgin's consortium said today that it wished to retain the Newcastle-based lender "in its entirety" and grow the business rather than seeking a break-up of the group, which employs around 6,000 people. Sir Richard said: "I believe that, if we're successful, we'll be able to create an exciting new banking alternative for everyone in the UK. "I and my team have pulled together a heavy-hitting consortium that we believe has not only the knowledge and expertise but the financial clout to make a once-great British institution great again." The consortium said Northern Rock would fit with the existing Virgin Money business and help the ailing lender build a deposit base to "drive a more sustainable funding structure". --

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