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US 30-YEAR MORTGAGE RATES DROP TO 3.99 PERCENT

JOSH BOAK,AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates continued to t...

21st November, 2014

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ACKERMANN TAKES HELM OF CYPRUS’ BIGGEST BANK

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Former Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann has been named the new chairman of...

21st November, 2014

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Banking

CHALLENGER BANKS THROW DOWN GAUNTLET TO BIG FOUR

Kieran Arigho, Industry Consultant – UK Financial Services, Lexmark UK & Ireland The emergence o...

20th November, 2014

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JAPAN TRADE DEFICIT NARROWS IN OCT AS EXPORTS RISE

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s trade deficit contracted in October as exports of cars, ships and steel p...

20th November, 2014

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Business

YOU’RE HIRED! TSB TAKES ON UP TO 40 APPRENTICES

By Rachel Lock, HR Director Lord Sugar isn’t the only person busy hiring an apprentice at the moment...

20th November, 2014

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Banking

EMOTIONS, ENGAGEMENT AND DATA: NEW WAYS TO MAKE DAY-TO-DAY RETAIL BANKING PAY

Christopher Evans, Director, Collinson Group, discusses the hidden value in banks’ retail customer b...

20th November, 2014

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Banking

FIVE WAYS TO TURN BANK BRANCHES INTO COMPETITIVE POWERHOUSES

By Christina Bowe, Regional Director UK & Ireland, Perceptive Software There’s no shortage of st...

19th November, 2014

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CSR IS ABOUT PEOPLE, NOT PROFITS

By Simon Featherstone, Global CEO, Bibby Financial Services Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) an...

19th November, 2014

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UK INFLATION RATE EDGES UP FROM 5-YEAR LOW

LONDON (AP) — The rate of inflation in Britain has edged up slightly to 1.3 percent in October, but...

19th November, 2014

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SAFECHARGE PLATINUM SPONSOR AT LEADING FOREX EVENT

Highlighting Conversion Optimization, Acquiring Services and Fraud Prevention Forex Magnates’ London...

19th November, 2014

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FICO DATA SHOWS ANTI-FRAUD TECHNOLOGY KEEPING UK CARD FRAUD LOSSES AT BAY

CNP fraud accounts for 74 percent of UK fraud losses FICO, the leading provider of analytics and dec...

19th November, 2014

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TRAVELEX RENEWS CONTRACT FOR 7 YEARS WITH WINCOR NIXDORF TO CREATE GLOBAL PAYMENTS PROCESSING HUB

Contract renewed thanks to Wincor Nixdorf’s excellent service and ability to ensure high availabilit...

19th November, 2014