Barclays Share News (BARC)

Investec 'agrees with logic' of Barclays fine deferral

Investec maintained its 'buy' recommendation on Barclays after agreeing with the bank's logic in deciding "not to play" in Wednesday's otherwise predictable "round one" of regulatory settlements for forex rigging. After the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the US's Commodity Futures

UPDATE 3-Regulators fine global banks $3.4 bln in forex probe

* FCA fines five banks $1.7 bln, US CFTC fines $1.4 bln * Switzerland claws back 134 mln Swiss francs from UBS * Barclays not part of today's settlement, still in talks * FCA has no plans to fine Deutsche Bank * More penalties expected from ongoing U.S. and UK criminal pro

TOP NEWS: UK Unemployment Falls To 6% And Inflation Seen Weak

MARKET COMMENT: UK Shares Sink As Regulators Fine Five Banks

3RD UPDATE: RBS, HSBC Among Five Banks Fined Over Foreign Exchange Rigging

REACTIONS 5-Banks fined after foreign exchange probe

(Adds UK minister, Treasury committee members) LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Five of the world's biggest banks will pay almost $3.4 billion in penalties to British, U.S. and Swiss authorities for alleged manipulation of foreign exchange rates. Here are reactions to the fines: GEORG

UK watchdog says Barclays only bank left in its forex probe

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said Barclays was the only bank it was still investigating in relation to alleged manipulation of currency markets. "Barclays is the only bank that we are currently investigating from an enforcement perspective," FCA director

Barclays pulled out of FX settlement due to NY regulator -sources

By Steve Slater LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Barclays did not join a group settlement over the alleged manipulation of foreign exchange rates because of complications with its regulator in New York, people familiar with the matter said. London-based Barclays is regulated by the New York

UK's FCA says banks fined for forex failings must review bonuses

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Banks that have been fined for attempting to manipulate currency markets should "think hard" about the bonuses they will be handing out to staff, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday. Clive Adamson, director of supervision at the FCA, told a new

REACTIONS 4-Banks fined after foreign exchange probe

(Adds reaction from industry body ACI) LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Five of the world's biggest banks will pay almost $3.4 billion in penalties to British, U.S. and Swiss authorities for alleged manipulation of foreign exchange rates. Here are reactions to the fines: GEORGE OSBORN

2ND UPDATE: RBS, HSBC Among Five Banks Fined Over Foreign Exchange Rigging

UK MORNING BRIEFING: London Market Lower Amid Bank Fines

London open: FTSE snaps five-day winning streak ahead of Inflation Report, banks fall

UK stocks declined on Wednesday, snapping a five-day winning streak that sent the FTSE 100 to a six-week high, as investors digested a wave of corporate earnings and awaited the Bank of England's (BoE) Inflation Report. News of a massive fine across the UK banking sector was also dragging high stree

REACTIONS 3-Banks fined after foreign exchange probe

(Adds reaction from industry body GFMA) LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Five of the world's biggest banks will pay almost $3.4 billion in penalties to British, U.S. and Swiss authorities for alleged manipulation of foreign exchange rates. Here are reactions to the fines: GEORGE OSBOR

Barclays underperforms as Europe banks dip after forex probe penalty

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - European banking shares fell on Wednesday after global regulators imposed penalties totalling $3.4 billion on five major banks in a landmark settlement over allegations of price fixing in the foreign exchange market. Shares in Barclays featured among the biggest l