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The European Union is weighing how far to go in forcing a break up of large lenders as it seeks to prevent banks in the debt-laden bloc from being too big to fail.
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The European Union is set to take a further step toward granting uninsured depositors greater protection than debt holders when regulators impose losses at a failing bank.
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The European Banking Authority approved a plan that will “significantly increase” the number of bankers whose bonuses are capped under European Union rules, accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers said.
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Lloyds Banking Group Plc advanced in London trading, exceeding the price at which the government says it will break even on its holding after providing a 20 billion- pound ($30.5 billion) rescue almost five years ago.
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Bank of England policy maker Martin Weale said the risk that adding stimulus will fuel inflation expectations limits the bank’s room to aid growth.
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Traders are standing by Platts, the company that provides benchmark prices for much of the world’s energy products, amid a European probe into market manipulation.
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Lloyds Banking Group Plc will return to profitability in 2013, allowing the government to start selling its stake in the lender, Chief Executive Officer Antonio Horta-Osorio said.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s deal with the U.K. government that may have saved the investment bank as much as 20 million pounds ($30.6 million) on its taxes didn’t break any laws, a judge ruled.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne vowed to stick with his budget-consolidation plans amid signs of an improvement in the British economy.
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Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said a government plan to help people buy homes risks stoking a housing bubble unless more properties are built.
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