London's third great function, since the seventeenth century, has been that of national and international bourse: the exchange of stocks and shares, banking, commerce and, increasingly, insurance.

自17世纪以来，伦敦的第三大功能就是充当国内和国际证券交易所，负责股票和股份、银行业、商业以及越来越多的保险的交易。

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Consumers, naturally, appreciate cities because it is easier to shop where goods are available in one place. And business services (banking, insurance, consultancy) cluster round the honeypot.

消费者自然喜欢城市，因为这儿更容易一站式消费，（银行、保险、咨询等）商业服务也在此集结。

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They are currently available for the Financial Markets & Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Telecommunication, and Retail industries.

当前覆盖的行业包括金融市场和银行、保险、医疗保健、电信和零售业。

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"The current financial crisis has clearly demonstrated that risk to the financial system can arise not only in the banking sector, but also from the activities of other financial firms, such as investment banks and insurance companies that traditionally have not been subject to the type of regulation and consolidated supervision applicable to bank holding companies,"

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It's different in other countries; in Europe, they've had universal banking, which allowed banks to offer insurance for a much longer time but in the U.S.

这与其他国家是不同的,在欧洲,那里有综合银行,它们提供保险服务已经有很长一段时日了,但是在美国

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Dutch banking and insurance group ING has announced a further 2, 400 job cuts as it prepares to split its banking and insurance operations.

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And above all it needs U.S.-style banking insurance.

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Banking and insurance are very different businesses, he says, and combining the two creates no value.

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