17 Aug 2000
Internet bank Egg is planning to offer online investment advice by the end of the year....LONDON (Brand Republic) - Internet bank Egg is planning to offer online investment advice by the end of the year.
The company is also considering joining forces with another company to offer individual financial advice, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Egg’s online investment service ...
17 Aug 2000
Japanese bank Nomura is refusing to admit defeat in the battle to acquire Welsh utility group Hyder...LONDON (Brand Republic) – Japanese bank Nomura is refusing to admit defeat in the battle to acquire Welsh utility group Hyder, even after a takeover panel ruling favoured an offer from rival bidder ...
and failed to declare victory on time, making WPD’s offer void despite it being 5p a share more than the bank’s ...
17 Aug 2000
| by JOANNA WITT
proposed pounds 5.5bn acquisition of the
mortgage bank, announced last week, goes through....Barclays and the Woolwich have announced that they will keep the
brands distinct if Barclays proposed pounds 5.5bn acquisition of the
mortgage bank, announced last week, goes through ...
-wich or anything like that, he
said.
It is likely that both banks will retain their marketing departments ...
17 Aug 2000
| by JOANNA WITT
Egg, the standalone online bank owned by the Prudential, has
appointed new media house the Hub...Egg, the standalone online bank owned by the Prudential, has
appointed new media house the Hub to develop its much-touted interactive
TV banking service, which is expected to go live on Sky s Open service
later this year.
The Hub s brief is to create a service in keeping with Egg s distinctive ...
17 Aug 2000
| by ALEXANDRA JARDINE
Abbey National hopes to control 20% of the student banking market
within three years after signing...Abbey National hopes to control 20% of the student banking market
within three years after ...
services partner, the bank will benefit from
exclusive rights to NUS online promotions, sole access to a ...
of study.
Gary Hockey-Morley, the bank s retail marketing director, said the
account is part ...
17 Aug 2000
| by JOANNA WITT
acquisition of Bank One s UK retail credit card
operations in June....acquisition of Bank One s UK retail credit card
operations in June.
Former Bank One president James ...
reducing the bank s dependence on
mortgages and savings.
It s a big job, says Corcoran. We ll be looking for a leading direct
marketer.
As well as integrating Bank One, the successful applicant ...
17 Aug 2000
| by ALEXANDRA JARDINE
undisclosed agency. It is not
clear whether the previous incumbent, Banks Hoggins O Shea repitched ...
17 Aug 2000
| by MediaWeek
The Media Edge has strengthened its position on the Virgin roster with a £2.5 million win from Virgin Interactive, the computer games publisher. The win follows a four-way pitch that included CIA Medianetwork. Banks Hoggins O’Shea was the previous incumbent. The agency, which currently handles the Virgin ...
17 Aug 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
will operate through its Bank
division, offering a range of 3500 models. Customers will order vehicles
over ...
Banks and Pedigree beer and runs chains Pitcher s session, which begins on September 28. The course ...
17 Aug 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
will be vast. In three
years time, benefits will begin being paid directly into bank accounts,
instantly ...
of the changes to the
network.
One-stop banking
Pivotal among those changes will be the emergence of the Universal Bank,
a proposed collaboration between the Post Office and financial ...