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Now playing Next USA Eight years on - the collapse of Lehman Brothers US investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed on September 15, 2008, sparking the the global financial crisis, the effects of which the world is still feeling. 15/09/2016
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Now playing Next Economy Deutsche Bank's boss calls for more cross-border bank mergers The boss of Deutsche Bank has said there should be more cross-border bank mergers in Europe to counter "scattered regionalism". 31/08/2016
Now playing Next Business Series German bank charges customers for holding their money A small co-operative bank in the picturesque town of Gmund in Bavaria is turning financial norms upside down. 18/08/2016
Now playing Next Business Series More massive losses at Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland has sunk deeper into the red and said it is likely to take even longer than expected to return to profit. 05/08/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Bank of England fights Brexit vote slowdown with stimulus Britain's central bank has unveiled a series of stimulus measures to help protect the economy from the effects of the vote to leave the European Union. 04/08/2016
Now playing Next Markets Shares rise, pound drops on UK stimulus measures UK finance minister Philip Hammond has welcomed the stimulus measures announced by the Bank of England; in reaction London's FTSE 100 share index rose and the pound fell in value. 04/08/2016
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Now playing Next Business Series HSBC to buy back shares amid profit slump HSBC.,Europe's biggest bank, just reported a 29 percent drop in pretax profits for the first half of 2016 and will buy back $2.5 billion worth of shares. 03/08/2016
Now playing Next Economy Prime Minister Renzi tries to sound confident about Italian banking crisis Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has been talking up the country's third largest bank, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, even after it received the worst score in Europe-wide stress tests. 02/08/2016
Now playing Next Markets Rogue UBS trader Kweku Adoboli warns his crimes 'could happen again' Former rogue UBS trader Kweku Adoboli warns banks are still pressuring employees to make profits "no matter what" and his crimes could be repeated. 01/08/2016
Now playing Next world news One of world's oldest banks fares worst in EBA stress tests One of the world’s oldest banks has fared worst in the European Banking Authority’s latest stress tests. 30/07/2016
Now playing Next Italy Italy's Monte dei Paschi bank among poor performers in latest in EU stress test Banks from Italy, Ireland, Spain and Austria have come out worst in the latest European Union stress test. 30/07/2016
Now playing Next Economy Spanish banks' non-performing loans down again Spanish banks' problem loans fell in May - the 18th straight month that they have dropped. 19/07/2016
Now playing Next USA Ex EU Commission chief's bank job sparks fury and calls for reform France is calling for the EU to tighten rules on commissioners taking appointments after leaving office. 14/07/2016