London midday: FTSE 100 stable for now after gains
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Global banking giant HSBC was higher after revealing that US lender Capital One is the buyer of its card and retail services business in the US. HSBC said its post-tax gain on the sale is estimated to be $2.4bn. FTSE 250 travel firm TUI Travel said it …
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Local Round-up: Restaurant to create its own cult following
Scotsman
STAFF at Lloyds Banking Group in Edinburgh have raised funds to help improve the lives of children and adults in Africa. Staff at Lloyds Operations & IT Collections Department, based at Finance House, Orchard Brae, took part in Mercy Ships' Dare to …

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Reasons to be cheerful about Perthshire house prices
Scotland Courier
"Buyers really can explore a range of properties, but for a variety of reasons the market has still not seen a return to the buoyancy which hallmarked the period before the banking crisis kicked-in." Ms Begg said that pressure was on lenders to make …

Gateley expands London team with banking and media hires
The Lawyer
National firm Gateley has boosted its banking and media teams with hires from Shoosmiths and Lincoln's Inn firm Candey. Colin Mattis joins the firm as partner to lead the London banking and finance team as Gateley moves to expand its offering in the …

Metal production firm's $300 million funding boost
The Star
… and North East Corporate Banking Team. The Rotherham-based international business, which is part of the Dutch AMG group, has production facilities in Brazil, China and Poland, as well as the UK, and can trace its history back almost 75 years. …

First students welcomed to Burnley's Football University
Clitheroe Today
It will take time to become a global brand but we're well on our way. “Burnley Football Club was one of the founders of the Football League and we see this as a re-birth because the provision of education within this multi-million pound industry is nil …

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School's out: why business has a crucial role to play in education
HRmagazine.co.uk
Lloyds Banking Group's take on Big Society is a scheme called 'Lloyds Scholars'. This year, under the scheme, the bank is sponsoring 30 high-achieving students from working class backgrounds through the final year of their degrees. …

Search sets its sights on scottish financial services sector with Director …
Online Recruitment
McGougan, who joins from global finance recruiter Robert Half International, will be responsible for launching and rolling out Search's new financial services division across Scotland, developing its market presence and building on its extensive …

Mortgage lending increases by half at city branch
Portsmouth News
Mrs Hayes added: 'There is no culture of bonus payments and we only deal with locally-based businesses and individual banking customers so we can get to know them very well indeed. 'There is a growing network of 105 branches in the UK now and the …

New partner at Hill Dicks
Insider Media
Law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed Tim Littler as partner in its banking and finance team, based at its Sheffield office. Littler was formerly a partner at DLA Piper in Leeds, setting up the firm's banking and finance team in Sheffield in 2006, …
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