Barclays Share News (BARC)

UPDATE 1-Deutsche Bank hiring 100 staff to boost equities trading-source

* Hiring to take place globally, across products * Prime finance a focus of hiring spree * Deutsche had lost ground in equities sales and trading (Adds details, background) By Olivia Oran and Arno Schuetze LONDON/FRANKFURT, March 24 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank is hiring a

Deutsche Bank hiring 100 staff to boost equities trading-source

LONDON/FRANKFURT, March 24 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank is hiring about 100 people to boost its equities trading operations as it seeks to recover ground in an area seen as vital to its new strategy, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move comes as Deutsche, a traditional bon

UK banks say leaving the EU would be bad for their business

LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - Britain's banks said their business would suffer if the country left the European Union, the industry's trade body said on Thursday. The British Bankers' Association said a survey of its members, which include HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and Barclays, said 60 percent of r

Thursday newspaper round-up: Dyson, Brexit, US shale gas, Barclays

(ShareCast News) - European ministers are expected on Thursday to push telecommunications and digital service providers to work more closely with government authorities to track down terror suspects as part of a post-Brussels attack crackdown. At a hastily arranged meeting, EU ministers responsible

UK banks cut FX transfer costs by 22 percent in Q1 -study

By Patrick Graham LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - British banks have cut the amount they charge for small international transfers between currencies by more than a fifth in the past three months as competition in the sector continues to grow, an index of market costs showed on Wednesday. Read more

Report finds doubts at BoE over its competition role

LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of England has helped to increase competition in banking even though some officials may have preferred focusing entirely on keeping lenders safe, a BoE report said on Wednesday. The UK government is keen to weaken the dominance of the Big Four banks - B

"Don't punish us" plead UK's fledgling banks as new rules bite

By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - Tougher rules aimed at holding top UK bankers to account when things go wrong are driving up pay, which smaller "challenger" banks say is making it harder to recruit senior staff. Executives at several such banks told Re

HSBC cuts Barclays to 'hold' on dividend disappointment

(ShareCast News) - HSBC downgraded Barclays to 'hold' from 'buy' and cut the price target to 190p from 230p to reflect disappointment over the bank's dividend decision and the uncertain background for investment banking earnings. "The restructuring story has been clouded by management's decision to

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 Off Lows But Travel Stocks Still Hurt

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Brussels Explosions Send Travel Stocks Lower

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: HSBC Downgrades Barclays To Hold From Buy

BUZZ-Barclays: hits 3-wk low amid bearish broker commentary

** Barclays down as much as 3.4 pct at a 3-week low of 155p ** Goldman Sachs cuts PT to 265p from 310p citing weaker investment banking revenue trends and the planned disposal of Barclays Africa ** GS, however, says BARC stands out as least impacted by challenging market conditions am

LONDON BRIEFING: Thomas Cook Leads Rout Of Travel Stocks

UK banks sign up to measures to boost role of women

By Anjuli Davies LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - There is no "magic bullet" to get more women into senior roles in the finance industry, a British government-sponsored review said on Tuesday, urging companies to sign up to a set of voluntary proposals to improve their gender balance. Vir

PRESS: Singapore's DBS Is Frontrunner For Barclays Asian Wealth Assets