On October 26th it was announced that Barclays, another big bank, is to buy the mortgage-banking operations of Standard Life, an insurance company.

就在10月26日，巴克莱银行宣布收购了标准人寿保险公司的抵押贷款业务。

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The bancassurance partnership between Hengan Standard Life and Bank of China, subject to the finalisation of commercial negotiations.

恒安标准人寿和中国银行之间建立银保合 作伙伴关系（目前尚处于谈判阶段）。

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Standard Life expects the bank to make a profit in 2002, but Mr Spowart has already moved on to Halifax bank, for which he is next month starting a new telephone and Internet bank, Intelligent Finance.

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Not to be left out, Liberty Life, the third-biggest life assurer, is forging a close alliance with Standard Bank, Africa's largest banking group.

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