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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UK banks should snap up their European rivals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ UK banks should take a once-in-a-generation opportunity to buy their European counterparts , says Matthew Lynn ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Matthew Lynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Lynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KqptoKnf9drmX9msLmGws3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nu: Brazil's radical upstart bank ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nu is upending the status quo in Latin America by tackling a banking sector dominated by lazy, high-cost incumbents, says Jamie Ward ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Jamie Ward) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Ward ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NjCdbnAY5y98vbS8tUVTk7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is now a good time to invest in Barclays? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Barclays' profit growth is healthy, and the stock is cheap compared with its rivals ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Dr Matthew Partridge) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Matthew Partridge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GMUDM2x7D4mTysNVjFcMUn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Revolut to invest £3 billion into the UK and create 1,000 jobs to boost Britain’s financial services ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fintech giant is also looking to compete with legacy banks across the globe as it looks to expand to 100 million customers by 2027 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:55:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Kalpana Fitzpatrick) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kalpana Fitzpatrick ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oBEaU4JHzSHLpw3mabxYbL-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UK bank stocks are no bargain – here's a safer alternative  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Britain's banking sector faces severe political risks. Switch into this global financials trust instead, says Max King ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:26:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Max King) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Max King ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TyPWytjBsox6pgfXDHs76B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage’s cunning plan for bank reserves will harm UK lenders ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When buying bank stocks,think small for the best value ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bankers love to build bloated global empires, but that rarely rewards their investors, says Bruce Packard ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Bruce Packard) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruce Packard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4uiTU8XBViU2KhCaxPh7DW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[DBS has been far ahead of HSBC over the past 20 years]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Signage atop the DBS Group Holdings Ltd. headquarters building in Singapore]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ European bank stocks bounce back ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ European bank stocks were part casualty and part cause of Europe’s lost decade. Now it’s clearly turned the corner, says Cris Sholto Heaton ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Cris Sholto Heaton) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cris Sholto Heaton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LcqM6T2cAPsavkqtyAHosa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Car finance mis-selling judgment could be a big blow for the banks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The car finance mis-selling judgment could still be disastrous for big finance even though banks dodged the worst possible outcome ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:49:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:28:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Matthew Lynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Lynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tXSZGG3KreXZHK2zt2BKB9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ UK equities: where to find a great British bargain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ UK equities are staging a comeback, but there’s still plenty of value out there, says Rupert Hargreaves ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Share Tips]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rupert Hargreaves ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H8iuUbfXqmtRZv3iKsi3wR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Top global stocks offering rising income and lasting long-term growth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samantha Fitzpatrick, co-manager of the Murray International Trust, selects three global stocks where she’d put her money ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Share Tips]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Fitzpatrick ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kDsQxyaBC5mVYUVPfQJikL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NatWest boss says a return to full private ownership expected next year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The UK Treasury's stake in NatWest has fallen to below 11% - here is what it means for the share price ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:16:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:18:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Chris Newlands) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Newlands ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RRMtyMCiHRiFpRjfQjahaP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HSBC stocks jump – is its cost-cutting plan already paying off?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ HSBC's reorganisation has left questions unanswered, but otherwise the banking sector is in robust health ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HSBC returns to cost-cutting plan ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ HSBC is set to revamp its commercial banking division – but will it come at a cost? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Dr Matthew Partridge) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Matthew Partridge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rx9VFMu3kXVnWNjgxKU2mK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the future of the banking sector? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ High-street banking is struggling to grow, but its digital rivals still have much to prove ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Bruce Packard) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruce Packard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AtVKq8ybgq2bYMX77tymXC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The case for investing in Georgia – the "Switzerland of the Caucasus" ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Georgia’s banks are a great way to gain exposure to this rapidly growing nation. The two main banks are cheap and pay healthy dividends. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Dominic Frisby) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dominic Frisby ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XJi4VaW6fZBDym7ZnxD58M-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Revolut notches up record profit and hints at stock market flotation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fintech giant is still waiting on a UK banking licence but nevertheless made a £438 million profit last year ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Chris Newlands) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Newlands ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wMY753m9UhRsGujwtrmQUd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Standard Chartered accused of helping to fund terrorists – what does it mean for investors?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whistleblowers have accused one of the UK’s largest banks of carrying out illegal transactions worth more than $100 billion. What does it mean for customers and investors? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Katie Williams) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katie Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aH24XYmeJATduWSQzV2j5K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ General election 2024: what do banks want to see the next government do? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ UK Finance, which represents the UK banking sector, has published its general election wish list. It includes ideas for how to improve personal finance and crack down on fraud. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What’s happening to the NatWest share sell-off? Impact of general election 2024 explained ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The UK government has held shares in NatWest Group since the 2008 Financial Crisis. But a plan to sell off a large chunk of them appears to have been delayed. ]]>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nationwide’s latest house price index shows house prices fell in May, and further challenges lie ahead. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicole García Mérida ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kVX36eZRFtxCzxnzPqpjT8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lloyd’s of London: Invest in the DNA of global capitalism ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Commercial insurance makes the world go round – and Lloyd’s of London sits at the core of the global market, which is embarking on an upswing, says Rupert Hargreaves. Investors should hop aboard now. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rupert Hargreaves ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jGTsSnQUtNNai2Eyy6KeqH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What’s happened to Credit Suisse stock? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Credit Suisse stock has slumped on rumours that the bank is in trouble. Is there any truth in this speculation? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:21:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:46:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Dr Matthew Partridge) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Matthew Partridge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vxw8LxQ4rezFy3r7AvmUWX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lloyds Bank shares could see an interest-rate windfall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Interest rates are heading higher, which could be good news for Lloyds Bank shares as profits are set to grow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:05:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:48:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Bruce Packard) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruce Packard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L2mhD4Pnzh9NetnaLZDNLB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HSBC looks like a cheap way to invest in Asia – should you buy? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ HSBC has refocused its business towards Asia, and China in particular. If it can increase earnings, the bank looks cheap, says Rupert Hargreaves. So should you buy HSBC shares? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rupert Hargreaves ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8rSbRsCT4myUWWKxFJ4SMW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When to buy shares in NatWest, Britain's worst bank ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rising interest rates should lift profits for the banking sector if inflation doesn’t get out of control, says Bruce Packard. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Bruce Packard) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruce Packard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PJSXEMPwX2qvZQazT4ZNji-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How UK banks went from Big Bang to universal failure ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 1986 deregulation shook up the banks, but the all-in-one model that it created is bad for customers and investors. Specialists do a better job – as the real fintech winners are showing, says Bruce Packard ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Bruce Packard) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruce Packard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sw7JSSFcf9e3Es97Zs7biZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AIB selloff: a tempting morsel for British banks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Irish government is selling off its stakes in rescued banks. That’s an opportunity for the brave, says Matthew Lynn. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Lynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5ksLb4mWGtUfebASpYQyoG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HSBC’s profits surge – but will the share price? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pre-tax profits at banking giant HSBC rose from $1.1bn last year to $5.1bn in 2021, but the share price remains depressed. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Dr Matthew Partridge) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Matthew Partridge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rx9VFMu3kXVnWNjgxKU2mK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Financial stocks are set to fly as we recover from the pandemic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The banking and insurance sectors are probably the world’s least popular apart from coal mining, says Jonathan Compton. The industry may face pervasive change, but the stocks look too cheap ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Jonathan Compton) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Compton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GWXAZPMqhUchNJfEdmTZJQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Henderson: buy banks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ James Henderson, director of UK investment trusts at Janus Henderson Investors, is a fan of British banking stocks. ]]>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Bank of England has been mulling negative interest rates over for a while now. But it’s unlikely to impose them, says John Stepek, Here’s why, and how you can profit. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Stepek ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5QTtrq8Kn6VZXY7aat62dh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lloyds poaches its new boss from HSBC ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The high-street lender has appointed Charlie Nunn, HSBC’s head of wealth management, to be its new CEO. He faces a towering in-tray. Matthew Partridge reports ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Dr Matthew Partridge) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Matthew Partridge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pgNSpR8wEmb4kykGUtF6En-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why banks should be allowed to pay dividends again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Curbing payouts to shareholders never made much sense and the policy is crimping the economy, says MAtthew Lynn. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editor@moneyweek.com (Matthew Lynn) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Lynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MLDD6eygQiq7BVvx6gGnhP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Barclays’ bounce won’t last ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Barclays shares rose by 7% after it delivered “forecast-beating profits”. But the surge could be running out of steam. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Matthew Partridge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Liurx9rpQhXTK3wmBYpmJB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More bad news for bank stocks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stories about suspicious transactions may be overblown, but HSBC has plenty of other problems to worry about. Matthew Partridge reports ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HSBC finds itself in eye of the storm ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ HSBC, the global banking giant, is the worst hit of the high-street banks in Britain and is facing trouble elsewhere too. Matthew Partridge reports ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Troubled challenger banks: worth a punt? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Challenger banks have seen their shares plummet since Britain's vote to leave the EU. Is now the time to buy in, asks Sarah Moore. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lloyds boss back in the driving seat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wearing a smart dark suit with a tie in British racing green, Lloyds Banking Group chief António Horta-Osório has eased back into the driving seat at the part-owned British lender after a two-month rest period taken so he could recover from exhaustion. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Strategy and Corporate Finance boss for RBS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has lured PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Richard Kibble over to the nationalised lender, to take on the role of Group Director of Strategy and Corporate Finance. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:24:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hoare Govett management eyes escape from RBS, rumour ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Royal Bank of Scotland may have found a buyer for its UK corporate brokerage, Hoare Govett; Hoare Govett's own management. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HSBC to offload Korean arm, FT reports ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/23412/hsbc-to-offload-korean-arm-ft-reports-120106-0921-35211</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Financial Times (FT) believes Britain's biggest bank, HSBC, could be about to sell its Korean retail operation to local player KDB Financial. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:22:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Up to 10,000 RBS jobs could go claims FT ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Financial Times (FT) is reporting the state owned Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) could be on the verge of slashing 10,000 jobs from its investment banking division. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wincanton renews banking facility  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/28088/wincanton-renews-banking-facility-120104-1336-25101</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Logistics firm Wincanton successfully refinanced its existing bank facility following the disposal of its Mainland European Operations in early January. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:37:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ HSBC sells Maltese card acquiring unit ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/23406/hsbc-sells-maltese-card-acquiring-unit-111229-1511-55654</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Global banking titan HSBC is to offload its Maltese card acquiring business for €11.075m. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:12:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ RBS off US hook ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/24598/rbs-off-us-hook-111229-1449-46914</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The US Department of Justice is dropping a deferred prosecution against the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) that has been hanging over the group's American operations since 2007. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Small disposal by cash-strapped Thomas Cook  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thomas Cook, the travel firm which came perilously close to bankruptcy earlier this month, has sold a property in the Netherlands to boost its cash flow. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Old Mutual to sell Finnish Skandia arm ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/24221/old-mutual-to-sell-finnish-skandia-arm-111221-0723-78399</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Old Mutual, the FTSE 100 savings and investment group, said it had agreed terms to sell the Finnish branch of Skandia Life Assurance Company to insurer OP-Pohjola osk. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:24:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ RBS shake-up could put 18,900 jobs at risk ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://moneyweek.com/24604/rbs-shakeup-could-put-18900-jobs-at-risk-111219-1145-24453</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Royal Bank of Scotland could shut down more than half of its Global Banking and Markets (GBM)  division in an operation that may offload stockbroking business Hoare Govett before a complete closure of its equity business. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:46:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jam tomorrow as Premier Foods sells Chivers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Premier Foods, the struggling foods group which is racing to reduce its debt so it can meet upcoming banking covenant tests, has offloaded four of its Irish brands. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:43:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bank Stocks]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Travis Perkins gets reduced banking facility from 2013 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Travis Perkins, the builders merchant,  has announced a new banking facility today, perhaps revealing how banks and, by extension major corporations, are having to deleverage. ]]>
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