Sept 27 (Reuters) - Barclays PLC is in preliminary discussions with potential buyers to exit from parts of its investment banking business in Brazil, Sky News reported citing people familiar with the matter. Barclays' executives have greenlighted a process to explore an exit from its Brazil
Read more(Adds Total and analyst comments; factbox in related content) Sept 22 (Reuters) - U.S. federal energy regulators on Tuesday alleged traders at the U.S. arm of French energy company Total SA manipulated the natural gas market in the southwestern United States between June 2009 and June 2012.
Read more(ShareCast News) - European Banks face a daunting regulatory environment that will leave the sector with an average capital shortfall of 60 basis points at the end of 2018, broker Exane BNP Paribas estimated, meaning their dividend payouts were still at risk. Nonetheless, that was expected to be the
Read moreBy Jemima Kelly LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Nine of the world's biggest banks including Goldman Sachs and Barclays have joined forces with New York-based financial tech firm R3 to create a framework for using blockchain technology in the markets, the firm said on Tuesday. It is the fi
Read moreLONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc said its director of human resources for the past three years, Irene McDermott Brown, has quit "to pursue other interests." The British bank said on Monday McDermott Brown will leave at the end of this month. Tristram Roberts, currently HR dire
Read more(ShareCast News) - Barclays was taking the "correct" approach to defending its terrain in the Payments arena against the onslaught of new entrants into the market and was better placed than the more retail-facing lenders to withstand, some analysts believed. Following an investor lunch with Barclayc
Read moreLONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Santander's British arm is to more than double the fees for its current account customers and also raise charges on its credit cards, blaming rising costs and low interest rates. Santander UK's 123 products have attracted hundreds of thousands of customers from B
Read more(ShareCast News) - Bernstein warned investors not to expect the rise of financial technology to enable banks to significantly cull branch numbers in coming years, but that substantial changes to the industry are still likely via 'fintech'. Bernstein, whose current stance on UK banks has Royal Bank o
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