Put on the block by RBS, leading British motor and home insurer Direct Line Group hopes to cut annual costs by more than US$308m by eliminating 2,000 posts, mostly at its head office and across the group’s support functions
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RBS, HSBC, Lloyds and Barclays lead job cuts across global operations as jobless rate hits lowest rate since 2004, while Asian-focused banks buck the trend
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