* FCA chairman says senior bankers "get" need for change * Chief ombudsman says signs from top are encouraging (Adds comment from chief financial ombudsman) By Matt Scuffham LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Britain's retail banks have "got it" in relation to cultural change and the
Read moreLONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Britain's retail banks have "got it" in relation to cultural change and the need to guard against misconduct, the chairman of the country's financial regulator said on Thursday. The industry has been hit by a series of scandals in recent years, including the mis-
Read more(Adds dropped words in second paragraph) NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc will no longer make markets for mortgage-backed bonds issued prior to the financial crisis as they have become less profitable under tighter British regulations on these securities, a bank spokesman said on
Read more(Adds HSBC and Goldman Sachs declines to comment) June 17 (Reuters) - The total amount paid by banks to settle a civil lawsuit related to allegations that traders manipulated the currency market has reached almost $2 billion following a recent round of settlement agreements, the Wall Street
Read moreJune 17 (Reuters) - The total amount paid by banks to settle a civil lawsuit related to allegations that traders manipulated the currency market has reached almost $2 billion following a recent round of settlement agreements, the Wall Street Journal reported. HSBC Holdings Plc, Barclays Plc
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Read more* Antitrust body says investigating impact on S.Korea firms * 6 global banks recently fined after U.S., Europe forex probe * Unclear whether S.Korea probe will result in any sanctions (Adds details, comment, background) By Lee Chang-ho and Joyce Lee SEOUL, June 17 (Reute
Read moreLONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered appointed former Barclays finance director Naguib Kheraj as its senior independent director on Wednesday, with immediate effect. Kheraj has been a non-executive director at Standard Chartered since January 2014 and has been tipped as a possibl
Read moreSEOUL, June 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's anti-trust agency chief said on Wednesday the agency is looking into whether the activities of six global banks that were recently fined nearly $6 billion in a U.S. and European forex probe had affected South Korean companies. Fair Trade Commission C
Read more(Adds Stewart Capital, Caliber Homes, Brookwood Financial, BHF-Bank, Actis) June 16 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com. BARCLAYS PLC Glenn Leighton, a man
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