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Santander UK PLC

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:10:49 +0000

Profits down 40% - £538m PPI compensation costs
Banking group Santander UK Plc's profits fell 40% to £993m in the year to December 2011. The group set aside £538m to deal with compensation claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI). Excluding this provision, profits fell 6% to £1.5bn. The bank expects 2012 to be a difficult year for the banking industry.

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:11 +0000

Non Executive Director Appointed - Director for Wholesale to Retire
Lloyds Banking Group have appointed of Sara Weller as a non-executive director. Ms Weller will join the Board with effect from 1 February 2012 and will serve as a member of the Remuneration and the Risk Committees. Truett Tate, Executive Director for Wholesale, has decided to retire from the Group at the Annual General Meeting in May 2012 and will therefore not seek re-election. Sir Winfried Bischoff is Chairman.

Nationwide Building Society

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:34:32 +0000

Building society awards contract to marketing services provider
Nationwide Building Society has awarded Communisis Plc, the Leeds based marketing services provider, a new contract and Communisis now have 15 on-site staff at Nationwides Swindon site in creative and marketing communication services.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:09:26 +0000

New Regional Managing Director appointed at RBS Invoice Finance
RBS Invoice Finance has appointed Mark Clayton as new Regional Managing Director for the Royal Bank of Scotlands London and South East division. Mr Clayton will be responsible for a team based out of local offices across the region. Martin Morrin is Managing Director of RBS Invoice Finance.

National Westminster Bank Plc

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:09:26 +0000

New Director appointed at retail and commercial bank
NatWest has appointed Darren Galliford as new Director of Business Banking to cover Exeter, east and south Devon. Mr Galliford will be responsible for running NatWests Business Banking operations which support businesses that turnover up to £2m. He will lead a team of 16 relationship managers across eight locations in the South West including Exeter, Exmouth, Newton Abbott, Axminster, Torquay, Paignton and the South Hams.

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:27:54 +0000

700 jobs lost - Restructuring plan - £1.5bn cost savings
Lloyds bank is to cut 700 jobs as part of a move which will ultimately see 15,000 employees made redundant. Chief Executive Ant³nio Horta-Os³rio announced the restructuring plan in June 2011, to save £1.5bn a year by halving the bankâ€™s global presence by 2014.

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:59:57 +0000

272 jobs lost - 2% of total employees
Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut 272 jobs in the UK corporate banking unit as a resut of slowing growth levels. The cuts equate to a 2% loss of the total employees at UK corporate banking.

Barclays PLC

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:32:27 +0000

Cutting 422 IT jobs - restructuring technology and infrastructure division - new services
Barclays Plc is cutting 422 as part of a restructuring of its technology and infrastructure division which will see the introduction of new technologies and services. Most of the job losses will affect staff in Cheshire and Northampton.

Ulster Bank, Limited

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:25:11 +0000

950 job losses - restructuring to remain competitive
Ulster Bank is cutting 950 jobs - 600 in the Republic of Ireland and 350 in Northern Ireland - as part of a strategy to help it remain competitive. No branches are expected to close as a result of the restructuring.

Barclays PLC

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:09:28 +0000

Barclays Wealth expands - £1m headquarters - new jobs
Barclays Wealth is expanding in Scotland with a £1m new headquarters in Edinburgh, where business has doubled in three years. The division is taking on staff at the new office as part of its ongoing growth strategy.