Barclays Share News (BARC)

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Monday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Greencore: Berenberg reiterates buy with a target price of 350p. Talk Talk: UBS reiterates neutral, 160p target. Barclays: JP Morgan reiterates neutral with a 215p target. Bunzl: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a 2450p target. Old Mutual: Barclays downgrades to equal-weight w

UPDATE 2-Britain's finance watchdog checks on home loan market competition

(Adds industry reaction) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog has launched a full review of the 1.3 trillion pound ($1.6 trillion) mortgage market to see if customers could get better deals and whether links between industry players limit choice. Read more

Barclays sells French retail banking business to AnaCap

(ShareCast News) - Barclays has agreed to sell its French retail banking, wealth and investment management business to private equity group AnaCap for an undisclosed fee. AnaCap, which has been in exclusive talks over the disposal since the end of April (http://www.digitallook.com/news/news-and-anno

Private equity firm AnaCap to buy Barclays' French retail banking business

PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners said on Monday it had signed an agreement with Barclays to acquire its French retail banking business after the bank completed consultations with employees. AnaCap Financial Partners said it aims to build a leading inde

UPDATE 1-UK watchdog defers decision on deadline for PPI claims against banks

(Adds Bailey interview) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Britain's financial services industry regulator has delayed its final decision on setting a deadline for consumers to claim compensation for being mis-sold debt repayment insurance. Banks including Lloyds and RBS hav

UPDATE 2-U.S. SEC enforcement chief Ceresney to depart at year-end

(Adds Ceresney interview) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Andrew Ceresney, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Wall Street policeman, will leave the agency at the end of December, joining other top officials who are departing before Donald Trump is sworn in a

UPDATE 1-Brazil regulator Cade fines foreign banks for currency manipulation

(Adds details on Cade's probes into currency rigging by more banks) SAO PAULO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Brazilian antitrust watchdog Cade said it has fined five international banks a combined 183.5 million reais ($54 million) as part of a settlement of charges they rigged the country's currency ma

In quiet times, Barclays bets on investment banking in Brexit UK

* Barclays aims to integrate corporate and investment bank in UK * Broking and corporate relationships to win new mandates * Sees upside in M&A, ECM in 2017 * Will look to selectively hire in UK team By Anjuli Davies and Lawrence White LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Barcl

Deutsche Bank's 'smoking gun' evidence to expand U.S. silver rigging case

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Lawyers for investors accusing several major banks of conspiring to rig silver prices are seeking to add five new defendants to the case, based what they call "smoking gun" evidence they obtained from Deutsche Bank AG following a settlement. Read more

Brazil regulator Cade fines foreign banks for currency manipulation

SAO PAULO, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Brazilian antitrust watchdog Cade said it reached an agreement with five large international banks, fining them a combined 183.5 million reais ($54 million) for forming a cartel in offshore foreign exchange markets. The banks, which were accused of manipulating

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Jefferies Upgrades WPP To Buy From Hold

UPDATE 1-Britain's FTSE hits one-month high as banks and miners lead cyclical charge

* FTSE 100 up 1.8 pct * Banks hit 1 1/2-year high * Rio benefits from Credit Suisse upgrade * WPP falls on reported DOJ probe (Recasts, adds detail and updates prices at close) By Kit Rees and Alistair Smout LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rose

PRESS: Barclays Lines Up Debenhams Chair Cheshire For UK Retail Bank

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pound Dip After Weak UK Output Lifts Blue-Chips