Barclays Share News (BARC)

Wednesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Centrica: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 230p. Rio Tinto: Deutsche Bank maintains buy with a 3160p target. IG Group: RBC reiterates sector perform with a 865p target. SSP: JP Morgan stays at overweight with a 358p target. Vodafone: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: JPMorgan Cuts easyJet And IAG To Neutral

BUZZ-HSBC: UBS raises PT, reiterates "buy"

** Bank HSBC's shares up 1.6 pct, near the top of the FTSE, after UBS analysts raise PT on stock to 535p from 450p, keep "buy" rating ** Analysts cut estimates to assume lower margins on UK banks, say Standard Chartered, HSBC do best given their business mix, add lower EPS estimates are off

LONDON BRIEFING: Market Awaits First UK Jobs Figures Since Brexit

Barclays plans to sell its Egypt unit

(ShareCast News) - Barclays bank has put its Egyptian unit up for sale with interest from two banks from the Middle East and North Africa having surfaced. According to Reuters, Emirates NBD had showed interest in a possible acquisition and had sought advice from Perella Weinberg Partners, which work

Britain's big banks call for upstart rivals to share burden of free accounts

LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Britain's so-called challenger banks should be compelled to share the burden of providing loss-making fee-free basic accounts to the financially vulnerable, executives from Barclays and Co-Operative Bank said on Tuesday. The government has been keen to encourage

Barclays begins Egypt sale process, at least 2 interested - sources

By David French and Tom Arnold DUBAI, July 19 (Reuters) - Barclays has begun a formal process to sell its Egyptian unit, with at least two banks from the Middle East and North Africa region expressing interest in the business, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The UK-b

British workers lack digital skills, according to Barclays

(ShareCast News) - British employers are failing to train their staff up to the level of digital skills they require to do their jobs, according to a poll by Barclays. The shortage of digital skills is costing the UK around £63bn a year in lost economic activity. The online poll of 10,000 people ind

UPDATE 1-SoftBank's ARM buy may net bankers $120 million in fees

(Adds details on Raine, adds NEW YORK to dateline) LONDON/NEW YORK, July 18 (Reuters) - Bankers are set to share up to $120 million in fees thanks to SoftBank Group Corp's planned $32 billion acquisition of British chip designer ARM Holdings, according to estimates on Monday. Seven f

SoftBank's ARM buy may net bankers $120 mln in fees - estimates

LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - Bankers are set to share up to $120 million in fees thanks to SoftBank Group Corp's planned acquisition of British chip designer ARM Holdings , according to estimates on Monday. Seven finance houses will divide the proceeds for working on the 24.3 billion pound

Brexit widens chasm between Wall Street and Europe's investment banks

* Analysts downgrade EU banks in favour of US Rivals * EU banks grapple with restructuring and Brexit fallout * Wall Street headhunters get calls from European banks By Anjuli Davies and Olivia Oran LONDON/NEW YORK July 18 (Reuters) - Market ructions caused by Britain's de

Capita bumps up forecast for 2016 dividends, mid-caps to take Brexit hit

(ShareCast News) - The fall in sterling following Brexit would deliver an immediate boost to the value of companies' dividend payments but potential recessionary pressures would hit profits and dividends from UK-focused mid-caps hardest, Capita said in its second quarter 2016 Dividend Monitor. De

Investment banks face 11 pct hit to revenue amid Brexit turmoil - BCG

LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Investment bank revenues are likely to fall about 11 percent this year, due in part to uncertainty and lower client activity following Britain's surprise decision last month to leave the European Union, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG). BCG said in a re

UPDATE 1-Williams attracts at least 7 bidders for Canadian unit -sources

* Sale could fetch $1 billion-$2 billion -sources * Bidders include Enbridge, Pembina, CPPIB * Williams shares rise after Reuters report (Adds share price reaction) By John Tilak TORONTO, July 14 (Reuters) - Williams Cos Inc's Canadian unit has attracted at least seven

Williams attracts at least 7 bidders for Canadian unit -sources

* Sale could fetch $1 billion-$2 billion -sources * Bidders include Enbridge, Pembina, CPPIB By John Tilak TORONTO, July 14 (Reuters) - Williams Cos Inc's Canadian unit has attracted at least seven bidders, including Enbridge Inc and Pembina Pipeline Corp, that could bring the