Banks of the United Kingdom - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Banks Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Banks Of The United Kingdom - Independent British Banks
The table shows the main independent British banks. The list is quite short as British banking has been highly consolidated since the ear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Bank Of Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Bank Of Scotland - History Of The Royal Bank Of Scotland
The bank traces its origin to the Equivalent Society which was set up by investors in the failed Darien Company to protect the compensati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Customer Groups
HSBC splits its business into four distinct groups, on a global basis: HSBC - Personal Financial Services. HSBC provides more than 100 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Activities In The Americas
HSBC - Argentina. Main articles: HSBC Bank Argentina SA, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Activities In Europe
HSBC - France. Main article: HSBC SA Crédit Commercial de France became a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC in July 2000, it operates ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Activities In Middle East And Africa
HSBC - Egypt. Main article: HSBC Bank Egypt SAE Founded in 1982, rebranded as HSBC in April 2001 after HSBC lifted its ownership stak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Sponsorship
Having sponsored the Jaguar Racing Formula One team since the days of Stewart Grand Prix, HSBC ended its relationship with the sport when...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Activities In Asia Pacific
HSBC - Australia. Main article: HSBC Bank Australia Limited Established in 1986 HSBC - India. The Mercantile Bank of India, London ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Activities In The Americas
HSBC - Argentina. Main article: HSBC Bank Argentina SA Midland Bank purchased a stake in Banco Roberts SA in 1987, in 1997 HSBC took ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Strategy
HSBC - Managing for Value 1998-2003. Managing for Value was the strategy followed by the group between 1998 and 2003. HSBC - Managing ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Activities In Europe
HSBC - France. Main articles: HSBC SA, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Activities In Asia Pacific
HSBC - Australia. Main articles: HSBC Bank Australia Limited, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{{5}}}]] Esta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Activities In Middle East And Africa
HSBC - Egypt. Main articles: HSBC Bank Egypt SAE, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hsbc: Encyclopedia Ii - Hsbc - Global Service Centres
As a cost saving measure HSBC is offshoring processing work to lower cost economies in order to reduce the cost of providing services in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northern Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - Northern Bank - Robbery
Main article: Northern Bank robbery On 20 December 2004 the money centre at the bank's headquarters in Belfast was raided, and £26.5 mil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tesco Personal Finance: Encyclopedia Ii - Tesco Personal Finance - Formation
Tesco Personal Finance was formed in July 1997 following the successful launch of Sainsbury's Bank by its main UK competitor, Sainsbury's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Bank - The Beginnings
The story of Ulster Bank began with a meeting called by local men of business at the Royal Hotel, Belfast, in February 1836. At that time...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Savings And Investments: Encyclopedia Ii - National Savings And Investments - Role
National Savings and Investments was founded in 1861 as the Post Office Savings Bank. The aim of the bank was to allow workers to save, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bank Of Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - Bank Of Scotland - History
Bank of Scotland - Establishment. The Bank of Scotland was established by an act of the Parliament of Scotland on 17 July 1695, opening...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clydesdale Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - Clydesdale Bank - History
The Clydesdale Bank was founded in Glasgow in 1838. The Clydesdale later expanded throughout Scotland, and later became the first Scottis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Halifax Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - Halifax Bank - History
Halifax bank - Building Society. The Halifax was formed in 1853 in Halifax, West Yorkshire as the The Halifax Permanent Benefit Buildin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Midland Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - Midland Bank - Post-war Recovery And International Alliances
The ending of credit restrictions in 1958 brought renewed competition into British banking. Midland responded by extending its branch net...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Bank - Recent Change
Prestigious new head office premises were opened in the Republic at George’s Quay, Dublin, in 1997 and in Northern Ireland at Donegall ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bank Of Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - Bank Of Scotland - Bank Notes
The Bank of Scotland was the first bank in Europe to successfully issue paper currency redeemable for cash on demand (which was an extrem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Bank - Diversification
In 1961 the management and capital of Ulster Bank was reorganised and a new board with clearly defined functions and powers was appointed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Bank - War And Merger
By the outbreak of the First World War, Ulster Bank was in an extremely competitive position. Measured in terms of its branches, deposits...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Savings And Investments: Encyclopedia Ii - National Savings And Investments - Products
NS&I offer a wide range of products. The most popular is the Premium Bond. This is a bond of value £1 which is purchased by a holder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Bank: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Bank - New Products And Services
In the event the post-war boom was short-lived and more difficulties lay ahead for Ulster Bank. The troubles attendant upon the establish...   » Read the article