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MOVES-Barclays makes new appointments in healthcare banking group

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc said on Tuesday it had hired two senior dealmakers in the United States as it seeks to expand its healthcare investment banking group amid a frenzy of dealmaking in the sector. Ben Taylor, previously head of emerging pharmaceutical companies at Goldman Sachs Gr

UPDATE 2-Bank of England gives banks until 2020 to build crisis funds

* 400 lenders must hold an extra 223 bln stg cushion * Current net shortfall vs that target is 27 bln stg * Most of the shortfall at the biggest lenders (Adds lawmaker, consultant comment) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will have until 2020 to bu

RPT-Bank of England gives banks until 2020 to build buffers to prevent future taxpayer bailouts

(Repeats to additional subscribers) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will have until 2020 to put in place an extra buffer of funds that will be tapped in a crisis to shield taxpayers from having to bailout failed lenders again, the Ban

UPDATE: Share Strikes Deal For 3,000 Barclays Stockbrokers Accounts

Share Strikes Deal To Take On 3,000 Barclays Stockbrokers Accounts

U.S. Treasury auction-rigging lawsuits assigned to New York judge

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Twenty-five civil securities and antitrust class action cases alleging that big banks are rigging U.S. Treasury auctions will be heard by a federal judge in New York's Southern District, according to a court filing on Tuesday. The U.S. J

Dip in UK financial misconduct fines can't mask upward trend

* Bank fines in UK set to top 900 mln stg this year * Last year's 1.5 bln stg swelled by blockbuster cases * 2015 penalties still 13 times level of 2011 * Barclays worst offender after record 284 mln stg penalty * More individuals fined, potential to rise further By

N.Y. judge tosses Saudi developer's $10 bln lawsuit vs Barclays

NEW YORK, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc won the dismissal on Monday of a Saudi real estate company's $10 billion lawsuit alleging the bank ceased pursuing lease payments due from the Saudi government on military complexes in order to obtain a banking license. New York Supreme Court Justice

UPDATE 1-BoE sticks with anti "window dressing" rule for bank leverage ratio

* BoE dismisses concerns over dual ratio reporting * Banks says two systems will be costly, potentially confusing * BoE says up to banks to explain differences in figures (Adds more detail from BoE statement) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will ge

BoE sticks with anti "window dressing" rule for bank's leverage ratio

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will be given an extra year to December 2017 to prepare for publishing more detailed information on their leverage ratios or the broad measure of capital to non risk-weighted assets, the Bank of England said on Monday. The BoE's supervisory arm, the

Barclays' Staley said to be considering deeper cuts at investment bank

(ShareCast News) - Barclays' new chief executive Jes Staley is reportedly considering deeper cuts at the bank's securities unit that could see an additional 20% of bankers lose their jobs. Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matter as saying the bank is looking to eliminate jobs in Asia and the

London bankers' 2015 bonuses could shrink up to 9 pct -study

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - London investment bankers' bonuses for 2015 are likely to fall by up to 9 percent on average from a year earlier after revenues slid in the second half of this year, a study said on Monday. Emolument, which benchmarks salaries across the industry, said bonuses for

Barclays to 'cut investment bank staff by another 20%'

(ShareCast News) - Barclays is planning to cut its investment bank staff by an extra 20%, according to reports. The majority of the loses will be in Asia and its global cash equities business, people with knowledge of the situation told the Sunday Morning Herald. The bank's Asia securities division

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