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• WORLD MARKETS

  - 2008-01-26

  London The FTSE 100 edged down as fears of more credit losses offset stronger commodity stocks. The index closed down 6.8 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 5,869.0, well off its day's high of 5,973.3. Banks shaved 13 points off the FTSE. Barclays, HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland,...

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• Offshoring

  - 2005-06-09

  Contrary to a report in yesterday's paper, the following financial services groups have in fact made it their policy not to move jobs abroad: Alliance & Leicester, Co-operative Bank and Insurance Services, HBOS, Legal & General, Nationwide, Northern Rock and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

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• Reporting season sees strong growth.(Royal London Group Inc.)(Royal Bank of Scotland PLC)(Alliance & Leicester PLC)(Legal and General)

  - 2005-03-03

  THE reporting season continued last week with steady growth among life offices and strong balance sheets from banks and building societies. Legal & General and the Royal London Group reported respective profit increases before tax of 4 per cent and 7 per cent. ...

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• Your Money: Pound notes

  - 2003-04-27

  THE RSPCA is offering a 5% discount to pet owners who take out insurance on their animals with them before May 4. Call 0870 242 6242 or see www.rspca.org.uk SAINSBURY'S Bank is cutting loan rates for internet applications to 6.9% for customers borrowing more than pounds 7,500....

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• Potential for bad news: Sharona Talmor analyses the UK banks' latest results and predicts a mixed year for them. (Global Focus).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

  - 2002-04-01

  THE UK BANKS' RESULTS season could best be summarised as a period focused on potential bad news. Firstly we looked at the provisions line; then we moved on to worry about costs and, if that did not disappoint, we fretted about underlying revenue growth. ...

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• Debt headache? A cure for hangovers is on the cards

  - 1997-01-12

  After the Christmas and New Year sales party is over, the debt hangover begins. Consumer borrowing figures shot up in 1996, with credit- card expenditure rising by more than 40 per cent. Some people will repay thousands of pounds of credit-card debt and overdrafts in the coming months....

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