Lord Levene's NBNK takeover vehicle took a step closer to its debut in the UK banking market after confirming acquisition talks and suspending shares... more
A shareholder battle erupts over control of Healthcare Locums, the nursing recruitment company which spectacularly came to grief earlier this year after the discovery of accounting irregularities... more
Lloyds Banking Group should sell off "substantially" more than the 600 branches it has agreed with the European Commission, Sir John Vickers has said... more
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank’s profits jump by more than half as it builds up its small business and mortgage lending while bigger banks hold back... more
Spanish banking giant Santander looks set to strengthen its grip on the high street as the sole bidder for 300 branches of Royal Bank of Scotland in a reported £1.8 billion deal... more
The Wellcome Trust could be the newest player in Britain’s banking sector after making a joint bid with private equity group Blackstone to buy 320 Royal Bank of Scotland branches... more
Good luck to Richard Glynn and his potential £12 million golden hello to take over the reins from Chris Bell running Ladbrokes. He’s going to need every horseshoe, four-leafed clover and rabbit’s foot he can lay his hands on ... more
Vedanta Resources claimed first place on the Footsie winners' board as Morgan Stanley says the miner's shares could be worth a staggering £68 - even if metal prices hardly rise from their current levels... more
Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks, owned by National Australia Bank, saw pre-tax profits drop 64% in the six months to end-March as the UK economy slumped ... more
Banking: Australian lender National Australia Bank has given a qualified commitment to its UK operations, saying it will keep the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks in the group “for the time being”... more
Banking: National Australia Bank, owner of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire brands, saw profit from its UK operations fall 8.4% to £220.2 million in the second half... more
Royal Bank of Scotland has switched its attention to Commonwealth Bank of Australia in its search for a buyer for ABN Amro's investment banking and corporate finance business in Asia... more
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