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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4c80736-a34b-11e0-8d6d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Lloyds&#39; customers brace for product offers</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/qcw5S_ULloM/lloyds-banking-cuts-15-000-jobs-pledges-stronger-u-k-focus" target="_blank">Lloyds Banking to Cut 15,000 Jobs, Refocus on U.K.</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/16524157/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cnew0Elloyds0Eboss0Eslashes0E150A0A0A0Ejobs0Ein0Eshakeup0E230A51620Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">New Lloyds boss slashes 15,000 jobs in shake-up</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/164be647/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C860A76160CLloyds0EBanking0EGroup0Eto0Ecut0E150A0A0A0Emiddle0Emanagers0Ein0Eeffort0Eto0Esave0E10B5bn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Lloyds Banking Group to cut 15,000 middle managers in effort to save £1.5bn</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/16524155/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ca0Egood0Eday0Eto0Ebury0Ebad0Enews0Ehsbc0Ecuts0Ehundreds0Eof0Eposts0Efrom0Ebranches0E230A51610Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">A good day to bury bad news? HSBC cuts hundreds of posts from branches</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13976855" target="_blank">Tesco Bank &#39;unlocking accounts&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/CReWceTY7zs/lse-dropping-tmx-puts-rolet-on-collision-course-with-nasdaq" target="_blank">LSE Dropping TMX Raises Nasdaq Deal Prospect</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/16524166/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ctakeover0Efever0Eat0Ethe0Elondon0Estock0Eexchange0Eafter0Etmx0Eembarrassment0E230A51650Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Takeover fever at the London Stock Exchange after TMX embarrassment</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/853e5a0a-a2e4-11e0-a9a4-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Quick View: Failure puts LSE in sweet spot</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18897855&amp;fsrc=rss" target="_blank">Bankia&#39;s IPO: Float hopes</a><br />The Economist</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/YC-KCmhVy7g/german-banks-insurers-agree-with-schaeuble-on-greek-aid" target="_blank">German Banks, Insurers Agree on Greek Aid</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/CAWHLL5Ky8U/goldman-sachs-s-connections-with-central-banks-reach-ever-deeper" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs’s Connections With Central Banks Reach Ever Deeper</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-13983256" target="_blank">Bribery Act comes into force</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33181c56-a34e-11e0-8d6d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">FSA gears up for dual attack on bribery act</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/6zGNSRzogu8/banker-pay-rules-creates-unlevel-playing-field-mercer-says" target="_blank">Banker Pay Rules Create Unlevel Playing Field</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18897988&amp;fsrc=rss" target="_blank">Regulating finance: Patchwork planet</a><br />The Economist</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c655af12-a2a7-11e0-83fc-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Federal Reserve allows higher debit card fees</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4c80736-a34b-11e0-8d6d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Lloyds&#39; customers brace for product offers</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/qcw5S_ULloM/lloyds-banking-cuts-15-000-jobs-pledges-stronger-u-k-focus" target="_blank">Lloyds Banking to Cut 15,000 Jobs, Refocus on U.K.</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/16524157/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cnew0Elloyds0Eboss0Eslashes0E150A0A0A0Ejobs0Ein0Eshakeup0E230A51620Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">New Lloyds boss slashes 15,000 jobs in shake-up</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/164be647/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C860A76160CLloyds0EBanking0EGroup0Eto0Ecut0E150A0A0A0Emiddle0Emanagers0Ein0Eeffort0Eto0Esave0E10B5bn0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Lloyds Banking Group to cut 15,000 middle managers in effort to save £1.5bn</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/16524155/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ca0Egood0Eday0Eto0Ebury0Ebad0Enews0Ehsbc0Ecuts0Ehundreds0Eof0Eposts0Efrom0Ebranches0E230A51610Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">A good day to bury bad news? HSBC cuts hundreds of posts from branches</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-13976855" target="_blank">Tesco Bank &#39;unlocking accounts&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/CReWceTY7zs/lse-dropping-tmx-puts-rolet-on-collision-course-with-nasdaq" target="_blank">LSE Dropping TMX Raises Nasdaq Deal Prospect</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/16524166/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Ctakeover0Efever0Eat0Ethe0Elondon0Estock0Eexchange0Eafter0Etmx0Eembarrassment0E230A51650Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Takeover fever at the London Stock Exchange after TMX embarrassment</a><br />The Independent</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/853e5a0a-a2e4-11e0-a9a4-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Quick View: Failure puts LSE in sweet spot</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18897855&amp;fsrc=rss" target="_blank">Bankia&#39;s IPO: Float hopes</a><br />The Economist</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/YC-KCmhVy7g/german-banks-insurers-agree-with-schaeuble-on-greek-aid" target="_blank">German Banks, Insurers Agree on Greek Aid</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/CAWHLL5Ky8U/goldman-sachs-s-connections-with-central-banks-reach-ever-deeper" target="_blank">Goldman Sachs’s Connections With Central Banks Reach Ever Deeper</a><br />Business Week</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-13983256" target="_blank">Bribery Act comes into force</a><br />BBC</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33181c56-a34e-11e0-8d6d-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">FSA gears up for dual attack on bribery act</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.businessweek.com/~r/bw_rss/europeindex/~3/6zGNSRzogu8/banker-pay-rules-creates-unlevel-playing-field-mercer-says" target="_blank">Banker Pay Rules Create Unlevel Playing Field</a><br />Business Week</div>
<div><a href="http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18897988&amp;fsrc=rss" target="_blank">Regulating finance: Patchwork planet</a><br />The Economist</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c655af12-a2a7-11e0-83fc-00144feabdc0?ftcamp=rss" target="_blank">Federal Reserve allows higher debit card fees</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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