European bank consolidation - all very well in theory
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The European banking sector continued to be hammered on Monday. Shares in French, German and Swiss banks were the hardest hit, but even Spanish and Italian institutions with minimal US subprime exposure could not escape.
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Comings and goings in the financial industry.
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(Source: EMC) Consolidation means bringing technology and information together for greater efficiency and lower costs. Find out how.
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The road to greater return and less risk.
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Ridiculous, isn&#39;t it, the idea that London&#39;s stock exchange, the largest in Europe, should be snapped up by continentals? With the Square Mile representing Europe&#39;s largest financial expanse, and with the
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On Thursday 13th September, after the market had closed, the Bank of England announced to have provided emergency cash to Northern Rock, the fifth largest mortgage lender in the country. The Bank of England played down the intervention, saying that it is not a "bail-out" but rather a loan meant to ease the bank's difficulties in financing its short-term operations in the face of the recent market turmoil. The bank's assets are reportedly solid and there is no risk for shareholders.  In spite of this reassurance, the stock price of this former market darling tumbled 30% on Friday. People were seen queing outside branches while the website went down as the bank clients rushed to withdraw their money using the online banking facility.  It's the first time in my life I've seen that Great Depression staple, the bank run.
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These mutual funds from Europe are at the head of their class.
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Business & money: Table-topping interest rate latest in series of offers from new entrants attempting to topple 'big four' banks.
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European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet is "very satisfied" with co-ordinated action on the credit crunch.
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The European Commission plans to integrate EU mortgage markets, which could lower the cost of loans.
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Su operazioni antecedenti alla fusione con Barclays
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Tired of big banks? Here's an alternative.
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For the first time in six years it is now possible to take out a savings account earning at least 7% interest.
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The differing financial styles of Bank of America and MBNA come together, and, mostly, it works.
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LET&#39;S assume that the merger of Kmart and Sears is exactly what it&#39;s being sold as: a way to combine the remaining strengths of two well-known but struggling retailers.
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The move is a reversal of fortune that could open the door for other banks to recoup losses.
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Leading European banks may have to pay out as much as Â£70bn as the global credit crunch continues to bite.