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Barclays Completes Sale Of Spanish Pensions Assets And Liabilities

Barclays completes sale of Spanish pension assets to Caixa Group

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Barclays has completed the sale of its Spanish pension assets and liabilities to a unit of CaixaBank, the British lender said on Friday, as it continues to sell assets deemed non-core to its strategy. About 35,000 customers and 350 million euros ($395 million)of

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UPDATE 1-Barclays offers internships to those returning from career breaks

(Adds quote from Barclays' Byrne, details on Barclays program) By Richa Naidu and Olivia Oran June 8 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc said on Wednesday it was launching an internship program in New York targeting people who had taken a career break from the finance industry, the latest move b

European banks get reprieve on 2016 US living wills

By Philip Scipio NEW YORK, June 8 (IFR) - Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and UBS have received a one year extension on the deadline to submit their resolution plans, or "living wills", to US regulators. The plans, which detail how each bank would be dismantled in the event of

EU unlikely to extend global bail-in rules beyond big banks -official

* Medium-sized banks to remain exempt from TLAC requirements * Commission's new line meets German and British requests * Berlin and London oppose French-Italian proposal for MREL caps * EU Commission's position between caps and floors for MREL By Francesco Guarascio

Investment banks voice cautious optimism for Q2 rise

By Steve Slater LONDON, June 8 (IFR) - Top US investment banks have signaled a rebound in revenue growth in the second quarter from a year ago, potentially bringing relief to the industry after four quarters of year-on-year declines. Revenues in May appear to have improved from April,

Big foreign banks in U.S. get extension for 'living will' plans

WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - Four big foreign banks with large American operations are being given an extra year to detail plans on how they would sell or liquidate the assets of their U.S. subsidiaries if they were to fail, regulators said on Wednesday. Barclays PLC, Deutsche Bank AG, UB

Brexit fears knock UK bank spreads

By Alice Gledhill LONDON, June 7 (IFR) - UK banks' subordinated debt has tumbled as the threat of the country leaving the European Union later this month escalates. Polls of polls on Sunday showed the Leave and Remain camps split down the middle at 50/50, shaking up those that have be

UPDATE 1-UK banks, regulators need to do more on transparency, MP says

(Adds detail, background) LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - British banks and regulators should disclose more of their communications to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis, a senior UK lawmaker said on Tuesday. Andrew Tyrie, chairman of parliament's treasury committee, has written to A

British banks arm staff with scripts for Brexit vote aftermath

By Lawrence White and Andrew MacAskill LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) - British banks are prepping staff to deal with a barrage of questions from retail and small business customers after the country's June 23 vote on whether to stay in or leave the European Union. HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, R

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Gold Sparkles As US Rate Hike Looks Further Away

TIMELINE-Barclays, Merced agree to mediation in power market manipulation case

June 3 - Barclays Plc and California power company Merced Irrigation District told a federal court in New York that they agreed to hire an outside mediator regarding Merced's lawsuit against the bank over alleged power market manipulation charges. The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commissi

UPDATE 1-Total readies sale of German chemicals maker Atotech -sources

* Atotech could be valued at 3 bln euros - sources * Valuation may be 12-13 times core earnings - sources * Sale would add to string of deals in chemicals sector * Barclays expected to handle Atotech sale - sources (Adds details on valuation) By Arno Schuetze FRANK

Total starts preparations for sale of Germany's Atotech - sources

FRANKFURT, June 3 (Reuters) - French oil and gas producer Total has started preparations for the sale of its specialty chemicals and equipment division Atotech, which may be valued at about 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion), people familiar with the matter said. The group is expected to ask Ba