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MEDIA-Banks' civil forex settlements near $2 bln - WSJ

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UPDATE 2-S.Korea says to probe local impact of global forex scandal

* 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

StanChart names Kheraj as senior independent director

LONDON, 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

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S.Korea reviewing whether global banks in FX probe affected Korea

SEOUL, 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

MOVES- Barclays, Lloyds, ThecityUK, Mizuho, CRUX

(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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MOVES- Barclays, Lloyds, ThecityUK, Mizuho, CRUX

(Adds Lloyds, Friends Provident International, Amundi, BTIG) 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 managing director

MEDIA-RBS's global retreat forces Shell to look for other banks-Bloomberg

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Bank of China first Chinese bank to join gold price benchmark

* ICE Benchmark Administrator replaced gold fix in March * BOC becomes eighth institution to join gold action LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of China will join seven others on the electronic platform that sets the gold price benchmark, the London Bullion Market Association said

MOVES-Lewellen takes sole charge of EMEA DCM/RSG at Barclays

By Philip Wright LONDON, June 16 (IFR) - Mark Lewellen is to become sole head of debt capital markets (DCM) and the risk solutions group (RSG), EMEA, at Barclays at the end of June. He is currently co-head with Chris Rees, who is moving back to Scandinavia for family reasons. The pair

Barclays duo to take charge of bank's FIG EMEA offering

By Alice Gledhill LONDON, June 16 (IFR) - Barclays has appointed Peter Mason and Mike Lamb as co-heads of financial institutions for Europe, the Middle East and Africa to oversee the bank's integrated FIG coverage. Both have been promoted from positions within the bank. Mason was form

Barclays loses Leighton to Lloyds

By Alice Gledhill LONDON, June 16 (IFR) - Glenn Leighton, a managing director at Barclays within balance sheet solutions for financial institutions, has left the bank, according to a person familiar with the matter. He is thought to be taking up a similar role at UK rival Lloyds after

MOVES-Lobby group TheCityUK appoints John McFarlane chairman

LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - TheCityUK, an independent body to promote London's financial services industry, said on Tuesday that John McFarlane will take over as its chairman in September, succeeding Gerry Grimstone. McFarlane, who is chairman of Barclays will work with TheCityUK's executiv

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