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Fortis Investments acquires majority stake in fund of hedge funds firm
13 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Fortis Investment Management and Cadogan Management have entered into an agreement to combine their respective fund of hedge funds activities in a new stand-alone asset management company.
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MasterCard and Visa facing New Zealand price-fixing charges
13 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
The New Zealand Commerce Commission has issued civil proceedings against Visa, MasterCard and 11 financial institutions for alleged price-fixing in relation to interchange fees.
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UK government urged to improve savings schemes for low income consumers
13 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
The Institute for Public Policy Research has urged the UK government to extend its savings initiatives for Britain's 5.5 million poorest consumers by topping up their savings.
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UK loans firm gets OFT rap over credit ads
13 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
UK loans company Charles Price has agreed to change its credit advertising following action by the Office of Fair Trading.
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CPI and Inside Contactless to provide contactless cards in Guatemala
13 November 2006 | By CBR Staff Writer
CPI Card Group and Inside Contactless have been selected by Visa Latin America to provide cards with secure contactless technology for three major banks in Guatemala.
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Pay By Touch launches biometric check cashing service
13 November 2006 | By CBR Staff Writer
Biometric authentication firm Pay By Touch has begun offering its check cashing service to financial institutions, to help them generate additional non-interest fee-based income while decreasing the risk of fraud and meeting regulatory compliance requirements.
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CheckFree and Firethorn Partner to deliver mobile banking services
12 November 2006 | By CBR Staff Writer
CheckFree and Firethorn Holdings have teamed up to deliver mobile banking and bill payment services to financial institutions.
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Bank of China and RBS card JV boasts nearly one million users
10 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Royal Bank of Scotland's credit card operation joint venture with Bank of China, the country's third biggest bank, has reportedly signed up almost a million users in its first year.
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Danske Bank acquires Sampo Bank
10 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Strengthening its position in the Nordic region, Denmark's Danske Bank has signed an agreement to purchase all the shares of Finland's Sampo Bank for a cash amount of around $5.2 billion.
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GE Money supplies Hancock Bank with new card product
10 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
GE Money, the consumer finance unit of the General Electric Company, has partnered with US-based financial institution Hancock Bank to provide a Platinum Visa credit card to its customers in Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Alabama.
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Deutsche Bank appoints double-role managing director and vice chairman of DeAM
09 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Global investment and retail bank Deutsche Bank has appointed Christopher Burnham for the double role of managing director and vice chairman of Deutsche Asset Management, or DeAM, with effect from November 15, 2006.
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Fortis posts E4 billion nine-month net profit
09 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Financial services firm Fortis has reported a net profit of E3.6 billion for the first nine months of the fiscal year, indicating an overall 19% growth, after posting the results of its third quarter.
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Growth in consumer borrowing reverses since the 1990s
09 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Latest figures for consumer borrowing from Alliance & Leicester indicate the first decline in consumer indebtedness since the early 1990s. The growth declined to 1.4% a year in comparison to the average of 11.7% taken over the last 10 years.
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HBOS donates GBP2 million to Farepak fund
09 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
HBOS is to donate GBP2 million to the Farepak relief fund after high street retailers donated nearly GBP1 million. HBOS was criticized by MPs after it continued to lend Farepak’s parent company, European Home Retail (HER), money during its difficulties.
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ING Q3 net profit down 16%
09 November 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Dutch financial services firm ING has witnessed a 16% decline in net profit in its third quarter on one-off charges and as interest rates damaged returns.
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