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...Bankers working on behalf of Metro began sounding out larger peers — including Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest and HSBC — to gauge interest in buying part of the lender’s £7.5bn mortgage book....
...Additional contributions from Gary Jones and Benjamin Wilhelm...
...Blackstone and Aviva pulled out, but Reeves did eventually set up the body with a host of the original big names, including leaders from Lloyds, Santander and HSBC. Petitgas declined to comment....
...The proposed tie-up is the most ambitious move yet by Nationwide’s chief executive Debbie Crosbie as the country’s largest building society tries to break the grip of HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays and NatWest on...
...That runs counter to their need for growth, Gary Greenwood at Shore Capital points out. Why has no bank bought Metro? It trades at a tenth of its book value....
...Fast fashion group Shein has enlisted the help of Frances Townsend, a former Activision Blizzard executive, with a six-month consulting contract as a senior adviser, The Wall Street Journal reports....
...Metro has sounded out rivals, including Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest and HSBC, about buying a third of its mortgage book to help bolster its balance sheet....
...Gary Greenwood, at Shore Capital, described the deal as a “very painful rescue” for existing equity and debt holders, and voiced scepticism about its outlook....
...Additional contributions from Gary Jones and Euan Healy...
...Former chief executive Lloyd Blankfein and his number two, Gary Cohn, both started their careers in commodities, bringing a hard-charging style from the sector, which came to dominate the bank’s old white-shoe...
...Additional reporting by Polina Ivanova in Moscow, Victor Mallet in Paris, Gary Silverman in New York and Jim Pickard in London...
...Austin: US defence secretary Lloyd Austin is in Jordan as part of a trip to the Middle East....
...Gary Greenwood, an analyst at Shore Capital, highlights the non-bank players adding to competition in the market....
...Gary Greenwood, analyst at Shore Capital, said: “I’m sure Lloyds is no different from any other bank and most companies, by giving better service to higher value customers....
...NON-FICTION JANUARY Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia by Gary J Bass (Picador/Knopf) A magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s wartime leaders — the largely overlooked...
...“Arrears — or overdue payments — at the big banks are still low historically,” said Gary Greenwood, analyst at Shore Capital....
...Art Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria The worlds of contemporary art, design and architecture combine at this free exhibition featuring 120 artists and designers, including Tracey Emin, Yoko Ono, Gary...
...Montag rose to be global co-head of sales and trading but left Goldman at the end of 2007 after losing out to Gary Cohn and Jon Winkelried in a promotion race to become co-president of the group under Lloyd...
...Lloyds boss Charlie Nunn was keen to point out that its interest margin is only getting back to 2018 levels....
...Jung Lee, party plannerThe Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav It’s about how we all experience a psychological and spiritual evolution, and it seems particularly relevant to my life right now....
...“Whenever you get changes in management, it does create some uncertainty,” said Gary Greenwood, an analyst at Shore Capital....
...Chief executive and co-founder Gary Jones said it had developed a bespoke algorithm that identified pieces with a specific timbre and tempo proven to deliver health benefits....
...UK betting group Flutter Entertainment has named former Kellogg executive John Bryant as a non-executive director and chair designate, replacing outgoing chair Gary McGann....
...Now higher rates are bringing fat returns to lenders such as Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays and HSBC, as margins over deposit payouts widen....
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