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OPINION-Italy, or how not to deal with a banking problem

By Helene Durand LONDON, July 1 (IFR) - Italy this week exploited the stormy aftermath of the shock UK referendum result, concocting its latest attempt at rescuing its banks while markets were distracted with more pressing matters. Yet the news that the European Commission has authori

UPDATE 1-Politicians condemn 'quiet scandal' of British bank closures

* MPs cite Reuters report on bank branch closures * Over 90 pct of closures in poorer areas * Call for tougher US-style legislation (Adds politicians' comments) By Andrew MacAskill and Lawrence White LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - British politicians have urged banks to pro

Barclays says will stay anchored in Britain -BBC

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Barclays is "staying anchored in great Britain", and has no plans to move jobs despite Britain's decision to quit the European Union, the bank's Chief Executive Jes Staley told the BBC on Thursday. Speculation that Britain's biggest banks and financial services f

Barclays has no plans to move jobs due to Brexit

(ShareCast News) - Barclays has no plans to move jobs out of the UK due to Brexit, chief executive Jes Staley said on Thursday. "We are a British bank, our history is here in the UK so first and foremost we are staying anchored in London and anchored in Great Britain," Staley told BBC News. Since t

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY UPDATE: Morgan Stanley Ups Schroders, Cuts RBS

UK markets watchdog asks banks to weigh up Brexit options

By Huw Jones LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Britain's markets watchdog has called on banks to assess how different trading relations with the European Union would hit the City of London's role as a global financial centre. Financial services account for 12 percent of Britain's economy, e

UPDATE 2-Top banker calls for clarity on British position on EU talks

* Recovery from "self-inflicted" wound unclear - McFarlane * HSBC's Flint says no return to light touch regulation * UK minister Baldwin says markets can cope with volatility (Adds Boleat of City of London) By Huw Jones and Lawrence White LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Brit

UPDATE 1-Top banker calls for clarity on British position on EU talks

* Recovery from "self-inflicted" wound unclear - McFarlane * HSBC's Flint says no return to light touch regulation * UK minister Baldwin says markets can cope with volatility (Adds more detail, Baldwin, Flint) By Huw Jones and Lawrence White LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - B

British bank branch closures cut small business lending in half

By Andrew MacAskill and Lawrence White LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - British banks' closure of hundreds of branches in the last three years has more than halved lending to small businesses in the areas affected, research on Thursday showed, ahead of a debate in parliament about the impact of

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stock, oil prices gain as Brexit jitters abate

* Wall Street turns positive for year * Britain's FTSE 100 retraces all its post-Brexit losses * Oil jumps on U.S. drawdown, looming strike in Norway * U.S. bond prices fall (Updates to close of U.S. markets) By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - Stock

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stock, oil prices gain as Brexit jitters abate

* Wall Street turns positive for year * Britain's FTSE 100 retraces all its post-Brexit losses * Oil jumps on U.S. drawdown, looming strike in Norway * Bonds strong on talk of easier monetary policy (Updates with U.S. afternoon trading) By Hilary Russ and Saqib Iqbal Ahm

Banks on edge over UK passporting options

By Steve Slater LONDON, June 29 (IFR) - Investment banks are scrambling to establish how post-Brexit changes in the UK's "passporting" rights for financial services will impact their businesses, putting thousands of jobs in London in the balance. Passporting is considered the most sig

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Merrill Lynch Upgrades Burberry To Buy

UPDATE: Moody's Cuts Outlook For 12 UK Banks And Building Societies

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Downtrodden Banks And Insurers Lead Rally