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New York seeks info from banks in Treasury auction probe-source

Sept 9 (Reuters) - A New York state regulator has sought information from Barclays Plc, Deutsche Bank , Goldman Sachs and Societe Generale on potential manipulation of U.S. Treasury auctions, said a person familiar with the matter. The Department of Financial Services sent letters to the b

MEDIA-Watchdog in US Treasury market probe - FT

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PRESS: Barclays Chairman Says Tough Calls Needed - Bloomberg

Major banks' commodities revenue down 25 pct in first half-report

LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Global commodities-related revenue at the top 10 investment banks tumbled by a quarter in the first half of the year, due to a retreat in business from the power and gas sectors after last year's surge, a consultancy said on Tuesday. Revenue earned by leading bank

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Britain's top 10 UK banks may pay 6 bln stg a year in tax -EY

LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Ten of Britain's biggest banks could pay almost 6 billion pounds ($9.2 billion) a year between them in tax as a new surcharge on profits is phased in, accounting firm EY said on Monday. British Finance Minister George Osborne said in July he planned to replace an

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Bank surcharge forecasts "vastly understate" pain on sector, says EY

(ShareCast News) - The banking sector will have to pay out vastly more than expected from George Osborne's new profits surcharge, which was introduced to reduce the pain of the Bank Levy on lenders such as HSBC. When the Chancellor unveiled the new 8% surcharge on bank profits and plans to lower the

Barclays sells UK secured lending business

(ShareCast News) - Barclays has sold its UK secured lending portfolio to a group led by Goldman Sachs, which includes Elderbridge and Pollen Street Capital. The bank said the sale, which is part of Barclays non-core, has cut risk-weighted assets by a further £1.2bn and will have a positive impact on

Goldman-led group buys 1.6 bln stg of UK loans from Barclays

LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) - British bank Barclays Plc has sold a 1.6 billion pound ($2.4 billion) portfolio of UK loans to a group of investors led by U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The loans are part of 110 billion pounds of assets Barclays has designated as "non-core", whi

TOP NEWS SUMMARY: Glencore And Tesco Both Make Moves To Slash Debt

Barclays Sells UK Secured Lending Business To Cut Risk-Weighted Assets

Barclays markets dual-tranche Samurai bonds

By Frances Yoon HONG KONG, Sept 7 (IFR) - British bank Barclays is marketing Samurai bonds of three and five years at respective 45bp-50bp and 55bp-60bp over yen offer-side swaps. Pricing is expected as early as Thursday. The notes are expected to be rated Baa3/BBB/A. R&I rates

TOP NEWS SUMMARY: UK Service Sector Growth Weakest Since 2013

UK bank lending to small firms rises in Q2 - BoE data

LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said net lending to small businesses by banks and building societies taking part in its Funding for Lending Scheme grew by 490 million pounds ($750 million) in the second quarter of 2015. The biggest net lenders to small-and-medium enterprises