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L&G set to appoint John Stewart as chairman
The UK’s third largest life and pensions company is on the verge of appointing John Stewart, the former head of National Australia Bank, as its new chairman, pending FSA approval
Mortgages before current accounts at Tesco
The supermarket chain, which has pledged to become the ‘people’s bank’, has indicated that it could look to introduce mortgages by the end of next year, but may not begin offering current accounts until 2011
Gartmore to cut debt with £250m IPO
The asset management group says the offering will cut net debt to £150m. Managers are expected to sell up to 20% of their shares
Brussels warns on accounts rules
The European Commission has warned that it will be months before it decides whether to support a radical overhaul of accounting rules on how banks and other financial institutions value their assets
Investec looks to UK for 10% growth
The South African financial services group plans to increase its lending to UK customers,
Nationwide seeks help in new rash of acronyms
The building society sector, led by the leading operator, approaches regulators about a CoCo-based model that could buttress their stressed capital bases
New talent lured ahead of listing
Gartmore has spent the past year steadily recruiting talent from other asset managers – a move that was widely seen as preparation for a public listing
Lex: KKR
The age of transparency is upon the private equity firm whose third-quarter results are its first since its merger with its Amsterdam listed co-investor
PayPoint plans further overseas expansion
The move comes after the UK corner-shop payments processor said its Romanian operation, the group’s first foray into European markets, would break even next year
Rising portfolio value bolsters KKR
The private equity group reported economic net income of $356m for the third quarter, underscoring the extent to which the sector has benefited from the rally in the stock and debt markets
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| Commercial Payment Cards: The U.S. and Global Markets and Trends, 6th Edition | Packaged Facts | 12/1/2009 | $3750 |
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| Snapshots Singapore Insurance 2009 | Snapdata International Group | 11/12/2009 | $600 |
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| Snapshots Singapore Non-Life Insurance 2009 | Snapdata International Group | 11/12/2009 | $600 |
