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China insists bad debt is under control
31 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
China's banking regulators have dismissed claims that the banking sector is heading toward another non-performing loan (NPL) problem and supervision of bank lending has paid off, according to a report.
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China reigns in booming property market
31 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
China's government has taken steps to assert control over its domestic housing market in an attempt to keep control of the economy and discourage banks from building up bad debts.
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GE Consumer Finance and eBay extend partnership with new credit card
31 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
GE Consumer Finance, a unit of General Electric, has teamed up with eBay to launch the PayPal Plus credit card in the US, a MasterCard credit card featuring a rewards program exclusive for PayPal users.
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HSBC to recruit 1,000 more staff in China
31 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
HSBC plans to hire in the region of 1,000 new employees to support the growing demand for financial services in China, the fastest growing major economy, reports moneycontrol.com.
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Lloyds TSB launches online instant loan service
31 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
UK lender Lloyds TSB has launched an instant decision and instant access service for customers applying for its loans online called QuickSign.
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Pressure mounts on banks for faster delivery of Sepa - report
31 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Europe's corporate treasurers are among those pressing the region's banks to accelerate the development of the single European payments area, or Sepa, according to a trade report.
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Profits slide at Skandia in Q1
31 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Skandia, the life, protection and investments unit of Old Mutual, has revealed a decline in pre-tax profits for the first quarter of 2006 to SEK379 million from SEK386 million a year earlier.
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Standard Life members opt for demutualization
31 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
The policyholders of Edinburgh, UK-based mutual insurer Standard Life have voted to approve the firm's proposed IPO by an overwhelming majority.
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UK's Payment Systems Task Force says progress made in first two years
31 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
The UK's Payment Systems Task Force - an arm of watchdog body the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) - has published its second annual progress report.
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Voca reveals new banking technology for use with the Faster Payments scheme
31 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Voca has launched a new payments software solution called Voca Payments Switch, which allows banks to connect to the soon-to-be-introduced Faster Payments scheme in the UK.
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Barclays may ask FSA to investigate false market rumors - report
30 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
UK bank Barclays is considering asking the Financial Services Authority to launch an inquiry into false rumors possibly spread by traders looking to profit from falling share values, according to a report in the press.
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Barclays may sell vendor finance business
30 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Barclays is considering selling off its leasing (or vendor finance) division which is thought to have assets valued at between GBP1 billion and GBP1.2 billion, according to reports in the media.
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BMW to offer UK customers credit cards and insurance
30 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
German luxury car maker BMW is to expand its financial services offering to UK customers by entering the credit card, insurance and savings sectors.
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HSBC expands Chinese network to 23 branches
30 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
HSBC Holdings has opened a new sub-branch in Shanghai, expanding its network in mainland China to 23 outlets.
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HSBC maintains progress as chairman retires
30 May 2006 | By BBR Staff Writer
Sir John Bond has reassured investors of HSBC's continued positive performance as he presided over his final AGM.
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