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Bank gave RBS and HBOS 'secret' £62bn loan
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and HBOS were secretly kept afloat with £62 billion of emergency Government support at the height of the credit crisis last year, it was revealed today.
UK banks RBS and HBOS received emergency loans  BBC News
Secret £62bn bank loans revealed  ShareCast
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Mortgage numbers double in a year
The number of mortgages approved for those buying a new home has almost doubled during the past year, but experts warn lending will be restricted next year.
Mortgage approvals edge upwards  guardian.co.uk
Mortgage approvals soar by 98% in October  Times Online
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FSA fines Nomura £1.75m for poor controls
Nomura has been fined £1.75m for poor controls by Britain's Financial Services Authority that came to light after a £10.8m mis-marking incident by a trader.
Nomura fined £1.75 million for weak controls  Times Online
FSA slaps £1.75m fine on Nomura for derivatives flaws  Citywire.co.uk
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Lloyds Banking Gains on Record Rights Offer at 59.5% Discount
By Jon Menon Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Lloyds Banking Group Plc, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, plans to raise a record 13.5 billion pounds ($22.3 billion) in the country's biggest rights offering, selling shares at a 59.5 percent discount.
Lloyds Sets GBP13.5B Rights Issue At 37p/Share  Wall Street Journal
Lloyds offers share discount  Scotsman
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Informa In Talks To Buy Germany's Springer Science
By Lilly Vitorovich and Elliott Ball LONDON (Dow Jones)--Informa PLC (INF.LN) said Tuesday it is in talks with the private-equity owners of Germany's Springer Science and Business Media about a possible takeover, more than a year after the UK-based ...
Informa in talks to buy German academic publisher Springer  Telegraph.co.uk
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Informa falls on Springer bid concern  Reuters UK
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From Russia with Love - Condom maker SSL's emerging market boost
Durex maker SSL International is one of the top risers on a lower FTSE 250 this morning after its results showed unexpectedly big returns from its new Russian business and it flagged up a boost from changing attitudes to sex around the world.
Durex firm boosts profits  The Press Association
STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Condom maker SSL higher after results  Reuters UK
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STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Topps Tiles down after results, placing
Shares in Topps Tiles (TPT.L) shed 5 percent as a raft of brokers maintain their negative stance on the tile and wood flooring retailer as the company announces a 45 percent fall in year profit and plans for a share placing.
Topps launches £15m placing as profits drop  Financial Times
£15m rights issue for Topps Tiles as it posts halving profits  Daily Mail
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Heir to Gucci Empire Reveals Plan to Double Bet on Fashion
By CHRISTINA PASSARIELLO And MIMOSA SPENCER PARIS -- When he bought Italian fashion house Gucci NV a decade ago, French billionaire François Pinault steered his family's lumber and distribution business into the high-profile, high-profit world of ...
PPR says no short-term plan to sell retail brands  Reuters UK
PPR 'set to sell Fnac, Conforama'  AFP
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