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HSBC A number of HSBC customers found themselves unable to withdraw large sums of money after a change of policy required them to provide evidence of what the money was required for. The BBC reports that HSBC has now changed the guidance to its staff after a number of customers told Radio 4's Money Box they were stopped from withdrawing amounts ranging from £5,000 to £10,000. Read the story here Interest rates Former Monetary Policy Committee member Andrew Sentance has told the Mail on Sunday that the Bank of England should consider raising interest rates by the middle of 2014 if t...