(ShareCast News) - Nomura remains bullish on domestic UK banks, highlighting Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group among its top five picks in the sector. It said that despite a number of headwinds facing the UK banks, they appear well positioned relative to peers in terms of capital, underlying profita
Read more* Swiss competition body opens precious metals market probe * Looking at possible collusion in prices by some banks * Banks include UBS, Julius Baer, Deutsche and Barclays (Adds comment from Mitsui, changes date to Sept 29) By Joshua Franklin and Jan Harvey ZURICH/LONDON
Read moreLONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - TheBank of England said on Monday it would publish results of its annual stress tests of Britain's seven major banks and building societies on Dec. 1. "The Bank of England will not comment on any speculation about the results until they are published. The results
Read more* Swiss competition body opens precious metals market probe * Looking at possible collusion in prices by some banks * Banks include UBS, Julius Baer, Deutsche and Barclays (Adds background, comment) By Joshua Franklin and Jan Harvey ZURICH/LONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The
Read moreSept 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.
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