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Weekend storms take down HBOS IT systems

The severe storms that swept across the UK late Friday caused a power failure at a HBOS data centre in Yorkshire that knocked out the high street bank's cash machines, branches and online banking services.

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Misys weathers the downturn; appoints former HBOS CEO as chairman designate

Banking systems vendor Misys has reported a positive set of first half results and named Sir James Crosby, former chief executive of UK banking group HBOS, as chairman designate.

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Lloyds TSB nabs RBS man Fisher to lead Hbos integration

Lloyds TSB has named Mark Fisher - currently overseeing the integration of ABM Amro into the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) - as director of group IT and operations.

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Lloyds TSB details £1.5 billion cost cuts

Lloyds TSB says it expects to reap £1.5 billion in annual savings from consolidation of technology, branch closures and job cuts as part of its mega merger with distressed high street rival HBOS.

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CBA to include BankWest in core banking overhaul

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) says BankWest - which it is acquiring from Britain's Hbos - will be included in the overhaul of its core banking operations.

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Hbos looking to offshore 2000 tech jobs - report

British banking group Hbos - which is set to be taken over by Lloyds TSB - is planning to offshore around 2000 UK-based IT jobs to centres in India, according to press reports.

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Lloyds TSB told to ditch offshoring

Lloyds TSB should be forced to halt all offshoring programmes in return for government support for its takeover of Hbos, according to a union representing thousands of staff at the bank.

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Hbos chief hit by ID fraud scam

Hbos chief executive Andy Hornby has fallen victim to ID theft after a fraudster stole his identity and withdrew thousands of pounds from his personal bank account.

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Hbos cuts jobs in mortgage shake-up

UK bank group Hbos is cutting hundreds of jobs under a restructuring of its mortgage operations, which includes the closing of its TMB brand.

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UK's Faster Payments service goes live

The UK's faster payments service, designed to provide customers with near real-time transfer of phone, Internet and standing order payment instructions - has finally gone live.

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Third of UK Web users bank online

Around a third of the UK's online population - 10.9 million people - accessed their bank account via the Internet in January, according to Web metrics firm comScore.

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Credit card customers want to manage accounts online - study

The majority of credit card holders want to manage their accounts via the Web, according to a UK study from customer research outfit Global Reviews which found that Lloyds TSB provided the best online experience for card customers.