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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce2f71da-91fa-11e1-abdf-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">NBNK confident on Lloyds bank branch bid</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1edaaceb/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C92349670CNBNK0Elooks0Efor0EMiddle0EEast0Esupport0Ein0ELloyds0Ebid0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">NBNK looks for Middle East support in Lloyds bid</a></div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1edaacee/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C92349750CTaxpayers0Estake0Ein0ERoyal0EBank0Eof0EScotland0Ecould0Ebe0Esold0Ebefore0Eelection0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Taxpayers&#39; stake in Royal Bank of Scotland could be sold before election</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae03831e-8f21-11e1-ab32-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">MF Global leaves industry scarred</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1edaf501/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cinsurer0Efaces0Efatcat0Estorm0Eover0E4m0Egoodbye0Eto0Eboss0E76891310Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Insurer faces fat-cat storm over £4m goodbye to boss</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1ed52b22/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C923380A80CPay0Erow0Erisk0Eat0EStandard0EChartered0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Pay row risk at Standard Chartered</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1ed52b1e/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9233840A0CKPMG0Efaces0Einquiry0Eover0Erescue0Eof0EHBOS0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">KPMG faces inquiry over rescue of HBOS</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b79f39b4-920e-11e1-abdf-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">NYSE vote reflects pay discontent</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/J79VydfLgwM/us-britain-boe-oneill-idUSBRE83S09L20120429" target="_blank">Goldman&#39;s Jim O&#39;Neill approached for BoE job: paper</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1edaf502/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cgoldmans0Eoneill0Etipped0Eto0Ejoin0Ebank0Egovernor0Erace0E76891320Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman&#39;s O&#39;Neill tipped to join Bank governor race</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1ed52b27/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C92335440CAdair0ETurners0Ebid0Eto0Elead0Ethe0EBank0Eof0EEngland0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Adair Turner&#39;s bid to lead the Bank of England</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1ed52b23/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancialcrisis0C92338860CCould0Edemocracy0Ederail0Ethe0Eeuro0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Could democracy derail the euro?</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1edaf504/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbanks0Eface0Ea0Esavaging0Eas0Eswathe0Eof0Ecorporate0Eloans0Eis0Ewritten0Eoff0E76891360Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks face a savaging as swathe of corporate loans is written off</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3a912a6-909a-11e1-9e2e-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Banks seek to put pressure on small rivals</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ddecef4-91dc-11e1-867e-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Companies look unaffected by bribery laws</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5eb6c88-9207-11e1-abdf-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Banks lobby on governance of new watchdogs</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17883101#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">UK&#39;s richest &#39;getting wealthier&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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<p>Things we&#39;re reading today include &#8230;</p>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ce2f71da-91fa-11e1-abdf-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">NBNK confident on Lloyds bank branch bid</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1edaaceb/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C92349670CNBNK0Elooks0Efor0EMiddle0EEast0Esupport0Ein0ELloyds0Ebid0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">NBNK looks for Middle East support in Lloyds bid</a></div>
<div>The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1edaacee/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C92349750CTaxpayers0Estake0Ein0ERoyal0EBank0Eof0EScotland0Ecould0Ebe0Esold0Ebefore0Eelection0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Taxpayers&#39; stake in Royal Bank of Scotland could be sold before election</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae03831e-8f21-11e1-ab32-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">MF Global leaves industry scarred</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1edaf501/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cinsurer0Efaces0Efatcat0Estorm0Eover0E4m0Egoodbye0Eto0Eboss0E76891310Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Insurer faces fat-cat storm over £4m goodbye to boss</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1ed52b22/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C923380A80CPay0Erow0Erisk0Eat0EStandard0EChartered0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Pay row risk at Standard Chartered</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1ed52b1e/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C9233840A0CKPMG0Efaces0Einquiry0Eover0Erescue0Eof0EHBOS0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">KPMG faces inquiry over rescue of HBOS</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b79f39b4-920e-11e1-abdf-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">NYSE vote reflects pay discontent</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/businessNews/~3/J79VydfLgwM/us-britain-boe-oneill-idUSBRE83S09L20120429" target="_blank">Goldman&#39;s Jim O&#39;Neill approached for BoE job: paper</a><br />Reuters</div>
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<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1edaf502/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cgoldmans0Eoneill0Etipped0Eto0Ejoin0Ebank0Egovernor0Erace0E76891320Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Goldman&#39;s O&#39;Neill tipped to join Bank governor race</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1ed52b27/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cnewsbysector0Cbanksandfinance0C92335440CAdair0ETurners0Ebid0Eto0Elead0Ethe0EBank0Eof0EEngland0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Adair Turner&#39;s bid to lead the Bank of England</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
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<div><a href="http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568368/s/1ed52b23/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Cfinance0Cfinancialcrisis0C92338860CCould0Edemocracy0Ederail0Ethe0Eeuro0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Could democracy derail the euro?</a><br />The Telegraph</div>
<div><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3511/s/1edaf504/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cnews0Cbusiness0Cnews0Cbanks0Eface0Ea0Esavaging0Eas0Eswathe0Eof0Ecorporate0Eloans0Eis0Ewritten0Eoff0E76891360Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank">Banks face a savaging as swathe of corporate loans is written off</a><br />The Independent</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3a912a6-909a-11e1-9e2e-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Banks seek to put pressure on small rivals</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ddecef4-91dc-11e1-867e-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Companies look unaffected by bribery laws</a><br />Financial Times</div>
<div><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5eb6c88-9207-11e1-abdf-00144feab49a?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-services%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct" target="_blank">Banks lobby on governance of new watchdogs</a><br />Financial Times</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17883101#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa" target="_blank">UK&#39;s richest &#39;getting wealthier&#39;</a><br />BBC</div>
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