Homeowners who took out endowment mortgages in the late 1980s will receive finalconfirmation this year of the shortfall in the expected payout of the policies.
In addition, the yen weakened after Japan's lower house of parliament voted to approve all three government nominees for the top three jobs at the Bank of Japan, with finalconfirmation expected on Friday.
Glover's takeover was initially agreed last week but was subject to the RFL's final written confirmation that he had passed a fit and proper person test.
The Shafiq campaign criticised the Islamist group for its victory announcement, saying it represented "bizarre behaviour" ahead of any official confirmation of the final result.
Geithner got a passing grade in his confirmation hearing with the Senate Finance Committee (and in the final vote by the full Senate) as Treasury Secretary.