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Barclays sells Italian branches to Mediobanca's retail arm

MILAN, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Barclays has agreed a deal to sell its Italian bank branches to CheBanca!, the seven-year-old retail arm of Mediobanca, it said on Thursday confirming a Reuters report. Mediobanca said in a statement that under the deal CheBanca! would acquire 89 branches from Barc

COLUMN-High court affirms Rural/Metro: Should financial advisers worry? Frankel

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Alison Frankel Dec 1 (Reuters) - There was good news and bad news for investment banks in Monday's hotly anticipated Rural/Metro opinion from the Delaware Supreme Court. The bad: The state justice

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Banks Lead Gains After Successful Stress Tests

IN DEPTH: UK Banking System Shows Lending Resilience In Downturn

FTSE 100 movers: Banks lead the charge after stress test results

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 was in the black on Tuesday, sitting at 6,379.33, up 23.24 points (0.37%) by mid-afternoon. The biggest risers came from the banking sector after all seven of Britain's largest banks passed stress tests by the Bank of England, with Governor Mark Carney assuring that n

Barclays CEO makes first day gain as shares jump on "stress test" results

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc shares jumped 4 percent on Tuesday after Britain's third biggest bank came through a "stress test" by regulators better than expected, netting a quick 230,000 pounds for its new chief executive on his first morning. Jes Staley, a former head of investm

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Banks Lead Gains Amid Flurry Of PMIs Readings

UPDATE 2-Bank of England's Carney says UK banks' job almost done on capital

* BoE says UK credit conditions largely back to normal * Aims to change counter-cyclical capital buffer slowly * Further increases in capital will only be incremental (Adds more reaction) By Huw Jones and David Milliken LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - British banks including H

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Banks In Favour As They Pass Stress Tests

UPDATE 1-UK plans to make banks hold up to $15 bln more capital

* BoE says UK credit conditions largely back to normal * Aims to change counter-cyclical capital buffer slowly * RBS, StanChart improved leverage ratios during testing (Adds share prices, fund manager comment) By Huw Jones and David Milliken LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The

HIGHLIGHTS-Bank of England's Carney speaks on UK bank capital rules

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and other officials from the central bank were speaking on Tuesday after the BoE said it would require banks to hold as much as 10 billion pounds extra capital, but stopped short of immediate action. CARNEY ON IMPROVEMENT IN BAN

HIGHLIGHTS-Bank of England's Carney speaks on UK bank capital rules

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and other officials from the central bank were speaking on Tuesday after the BoE said it would require banks to hold as much as 10 billion pounds extra capital, but stopped short of immediate action. CARNEY ON IMPROVEMENT IN BAN

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Banks Lead Gainers After Stress Tests Results

HIGHLIGHTS-Bank of England's Carney speaks on UK bank capital rules

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and other officials from the central bank were speaking on Tuesday after the BoE said it would require banks to hold as much as 10 billion pounds extra capital, but stopped short of immediate action. CARNEY ON IMPROVEMENT IN BAN

HIGHLIGHTS-Bank of England's Carney speaks on UK bank capital rules

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and other officials from the central bank were speaking on Tuesday after the BoE said it would require banks to hold as much as 10 billion pounds extra capital, but stopped short of immediate action. CARNEY ON IMPROVEMENT IN BAN