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India's local wealth managers push to grow as foreign rivals struggle

* Local wealth managers plan to hire staff, open more branches * Foreign private banks struggling to compete * India home to fastest growing wealth management mkt By Sumeet Chatterjee and Devidutta Tripathy MUMBAI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - India's homegrown wealth managers are h

MEDIA-Barclays hacks its own systems to find flaws - Bloomberg

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MOVES-BNY Mellon, Mitsubishi UFJ, Deutsche Boerse, Arabesque

Aug 31 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Monday. To inform us of other job changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com. ** BNY MELLON BNY Mellon appointed Michelle Neal as president of BNY Mellon Markets Group at the group's headquarters

MOVES-Fund house Arabesque hires founder of UN sustainability programme

LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Georg Kell, founder of the United Nations' top corporate sustainability programme, is set to be appointed as vice-chairman at Anglo-German asset manager Arabesque, the firm said on Monday. Kell's appointment, which remains subject to regulatory approval, is the se

Kenyan parliament rejects bid to raise bank capital requirement

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Kenya's national assembly has rejected a proposal by the finance ministry to increase the minimum core capital for banks to 5 billion shillings ($48.17 million), saying it would stifle the sector's growth, the head of parliament's budget committe

TOP NEWS SUMMARY: CRH Buys US's CR Lawrence For USD1.3 Billion

LONDON BRIEFING: CRH Leads Strong Open Following US And Asian Markets

Thursday newspaper round-up: Barclays, Facebook, China

(ShareCast News) - A district court judge in the US has thrown out investor lawsuits against Barclays and a host of exchanges, dismissing claims that the bank rigged its "dark pool" trading venue in favour of high-frequency traders. The multi-district litigation was part of a litany of claims set of

PRESS: US High-Frequency Lawsuit Against Barclays Dismissed - Reuters

UPDATE 1-U.S. high-frequency trading case vs exchanges, Barclays is dismissed

(Adds details from decision, comments, background, case citation, byline) By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock exchanges and Barclays Plc on Wednesday won the dismissal of nationwide litigation in which pension funds and other investors accused them of rig

Morgan Stanley turns positive on RBS for first time in six years

(ShareCast News) - Morgan Stanley upgraded its stance on Royal Bank of Scotland to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' and lifted its price target to 400p from 345p as restructuring enters the final furlong. The bank said this marks the first time in six years that it's turning positive on RBS. MS said

UPDATE 1-Dutch state agency picks investment banks for ABN Amro sale

(Adds names of banks, detail and background) By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The Dutch government agency overseeing the privatisation of ABN Amro named eight banks on Thursday to participate in the bank's initial public offering (IPO) of shares. ABN Amro, nation

EU antitrust regulators investigate precious metals trading

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Aug 25 (Reuters) - European Union antitrust authorities are investigating possible anti-competitive practices in precious metals trading as they joined other regulators in a crackdown on possible rigging of the markets. The European Commission's action follow

Investec upgrades Barclays to 'buy' but prefers others

(ShareCast News) - Analysts at Investec have upgraded Barclays to 'buy' from 'sell' and held a price target of 270p. Investec said a 15.3% three week correction was the sole reason for the recommendation change, and the bank offers a relatively modest upside on a 12 month view. "However, while we n

Complaints About Packaged Bank Accounts Increase