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REFILE-Barclays to refocus U.S. mortgage trading

(Adds dropped words in second paragraph) NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc will no longer make markets for mortgage-backed bonds issued prior to the financial crisis as they have become less profitable under tighter British regulations on these securities, a bank spokesman said on

UPDATE 1-Banks' forex lawsuit settlements near $2 bln-WSJ

(Adds HSBC and Goldman Sachs declines to comment) June 17 (Reuters) - The total amount paid by banks to settle a civil lawsuit related to allegations that traders manipulated the currency market has reached almost $2 billion following a recent round of settlement agreements, the Wall Street

Barclays to refocus U.S. mortgage trading

NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc will no longer make markets for mortgage-backed bonds issued prior to the financial crisis as they have become less profitable under tighter British regulations on these securities, a bank spokesman said on Wednesday. Barclays will reallocate resou

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Banks' forex lawsuit settlements near $2 bln-WSJ

June 17 (Reuters) - The total amount paid by banks to settle a civil lawsuit related to allegations that traders manipulated the currency market has reached almost $2 billion following a recent round of settlement agreements, the Wall Street Journal reported. HSBC Holdings Plc, Barclays Plc

MEDIA-Banks' civil forex settlements near $2 bln - WSJ

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UPDATE 2-S.Korea says to probe local impact of global forex scandal

* Antitrust body says investigating impact on S.Korea firms * 6 global banks recently fined after U.S., Europe forex probe * Unclear whether S.Korea probe will result in any sanctions (Adds details, comment, background) By Lee Chang-ho and Joyce Lee SEOUL, June 17 (Reute

StanChart names Kheraj as senior independent director

LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered appointed former Barclays finance director Naguib Kheraj as its senior independent director on Wednesday, with immediate effect. Kheraj has been a non-executive director at Standard Chartered since January 2014 and has been tipped as a possibl

UPDATE 1-S.Korea says to probe local impact of global forex scandal

(Adds details, comment, background) By Lee Chang-ho and Joyce Lee SEOUL, June 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's antitrust agency is investigating whether local firms were impacted by the six global banks that were recently fined nearly $6 billion in a U.S. and European forex probe. F

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S.Korea reviewing whether global banks in FX probe affected Korea

SEOUL, June 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's anti-trust agency chief said on Wednesday the agency is looking into whether the activities of six global banks that were recently fined nearly $6 billion in a U.S. and European forex probe had affected South Korean companies. Fair Trade Commission C

MOVES- Barclays, Lloyds, ThecityUK, Mizuho, CRUX

(Adds Stewart Capital, Caliber Homes, Brookwood Financial, BHF-Bank, Actis) June 16 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com. BARCLAYS PLC Glenn Leighton, a man

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MOVES- Barclays, Lloyds, ThecityUK, Mizuho, CRUX

(Adds Lloyds, Friends Provident International, Amundi, BTIG) June 16 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com. BARCLAYS PLC Glenn Leighton, a managing director