Barclays Share News (BARC)

FTSE 100 movers: Banks and retailers pace drop

(ShareCast News) - Banks and retailers were among the weakest segments of the market at the start of the week. Share price falls in Italian lenders ahead of the 4 December referendum on constitutional reform appeared to crystallise worries about that country´s banking system and fed negative sentime

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks Down Ahead Of OPEC Meeting, Italian Vote

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Fear Of Italian 'No' Vote Weighs On Banks

TOP NEWS: Barclays Sells Singapore And Hong Kong Wealth Arm To OCBC

Three former Barclays traders denied Libor appeal request

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Three former Barclays traders jailed for manipulating Libor benchmark interest rates after a London trial have been denied a request to appeal against their conviction and sentence, the wife of one said on Friday. Julie Pabon said her husb

Thursday newspaper round-up: Autumn Statement, insurers, Barclays, EDF

(ShareCast News) - Philip Hammond delivered his Autumn Statement bearing the scars of Brexit, but determined not to submit meekly to projections of a weaker economy and public finances. The chancellor's strategy raised four important economic questions. What is the likely cost of Brexit? How much he

UPDATE 1-Barclays fired banker in response to what he told SFO: lawyer

(Releads with details, comments from tribunal hearing) By Steve Slater and Alex Chambers LONDON, Nov 23 (IFR) - Barclays dismissed one of its most senior investment bankers as a "direct response" of what he told the Serious Fraud Office during an investigation into the bank, his lawye

Wednesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Anglo American: UBS reiterates neutral with a target price of 950p. Lloyds: Macquarie reiterates outperform with a 65p target. Intertek: Barclays stays at equal-weight with a 3700p target. Barclays: HSBC reiterates buy with a 190p target. Homeserve: UBS maintains neutral with a

SFO ordered to argue gagging case in public

LONDON, Nov 23 (IFR) - The Serious Fraud Office has been ordered by a UK judge to argue in public its attempt to keep a case involving British bank Barclays and one of its former investment bankers private. Richard Boath, one of a number of former top Barclays executives questioned by the S

EU plans stepping up capital requirements for non-EU top banks- sources

BRUSSELS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Top American or Asian banks will have to hold enough capital buffers for their activities in the European Union to face crisis without help from their headquarters, a draft EU law says, according to officials familiar with it. The provision is included in a refo

Brexit bridge deal for banks nice in theory, tough in practice

* Banks planning for life after Brexit * Transition deal may be too difficult politically * Banks seek quick agreement on passporting By Andrew MacAskill, Huw Jones and Anjuli Davies LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Banking executives have welcomed hints that Prime Minister Ther

UPDATE 2-Citi and JPMorgan top list of globally systemic banks

(Adds MetLife comment) By Huw Jones LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Citi has joined JPMorgan at the top of global regulators' list of systemically important banks, replacing HSBC and meaning the U.S. bank will have to hold extra capital from 2019 to help preserve financial stability. <

UPDATE 2-UK to raise deposit guarantee after pound's Brexit plunge

(Adds lawmaker, lawyer reaction) By Huw Jones LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The Bank of England (BoE) has proposed raising the guarantee on bank account deposits back to 85,000 pounds ($105,000) from Jan. 30, 2017, to reflect the sharp fall in sterling following Britain's vote to leave t

BoE to raise deposit "insurance" after pound's Brexit plunge

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The Bank of England has proposed raising "insurance" on bank account deposits to 85,000 pounds ($104,839)from January 30, 2017, after a sharp fall in the value of sterling following Britain's decision to leave the European Union. "Restoring the limit to 85,000 pou

Citi, BAML, Wells, ICBC told to hold extra capital

By Steve Slater LONDON, Nov 21 (IFR) - Citigroup, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo and ICBC will all have to hold extra capital from 2018 as a result of changes to the list of the world's most important banks. In contrast, HSBC, Barclays and Morgan Stanley will see their min