How Mr Bradford and Mr Bingley lost their hats (but not their heads)
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Bradford & Bingley is relaunching itself as an independent financial retailer. Repositioning the company will cost 10 million pounds sterling, of which around 6 million pounds sterling will be devoted to advertising and marketing.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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On the trail of lost billions
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Financial institutions in the UK hold very large sums of money in unclaimed assets. It is difficult to obtain accurate information, but the full amount is probably around 30 billion pounds sterling. AON, the second-largest insurance broker in the world, is responding to this problem by creating a computerized Unclaimed Assets Register. For a charge of around 15 pounds sterling, people will be able to check if there are unclaimed assets in the system in their name.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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Does egg have Net banking cracked?
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Prudential's egg Internet-based financial services venture has attracted more than 600,000 customers since its launch in Oct 1998, and has taken more than 6.7 billion pounds sterling in deposits. Some observers anticipate that egg will lose many customers when it reduces its currently unsustainably high interest rates, but egg Chief Executive Mike Harris emphasizes that the venture benefits from low costs, allowing it to operate with a margin of only 0.5% on its savings products. Egg's next launch will be an investment 'supermarket,' permitting customers to select from the best savings products from all providers.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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