Barclays Share News (BARC)

Bank of England hires lead managers for 2015's 3-year USD bond

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Tuesday that it had hired Barclays, J.P. Morgan , Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley as lead managers for a three-year U.S. dollar bond issue. The BoE said in a statement it expected to execute the transaction in the coming weeks. The sa

UPDATE 1-UK to introduce new senior banker vetting rules from March 2016

(Adds detail, background) By Huw Jones LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Britain's new rules for vetting and making senior bankers directly accountable for their actions will take effect from March next year, financial services minister Andrea Leadsom said on Tuesday. The new rules, t

UK to introduce new banker vetting rules from March 2016

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Britain's new rules for vetting and making senior bankers directly accountable for their actions will take effect from March next year, UK financial services minister Andrea Leadsom said on Tuesday. The new regime aims to make it easier for regulators to punish b

FTSE 100 movers: Barclays and Glencore fall after annual results, Taylor Wimpey higher

Shares in Barclays fell after the bank set aside a total of £1.25bn for provisions to cover litigation costs related to ongoing probes into mis-selling PPI and rigging foreign exchange rates. The news came as Barclays reported a pre-tax loss of £532m for the fourth quarter. Commodities trader and mi

BUZZ-Barclays Plc: Takes Q4 charge of $1.2 bln

** British bank's U.S.-listed shares down 2.2 pct at $15.73 premarket ** Takes Q4 charge of 750 mln stg ($1.2 bln) to settle allegations its traders manipulated foreign exchange markets ** Pretax profit falls 21 pct to 2.3 bln stg ** Increases litigation provision by 250 pct to

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Barclays Profit Again Hit By Provisions

London midday: Stocks pull back as corporate earnings disappoint

After coming close to another record high early on, UK stocks flatlined by Tuesday lunchtime as corporate earnings received a cool reaction from investors. The FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 6,934.70 by midday, pulling back after reaching a high of 6,963.55 early on as Barclays, Glencore, Ashtead and Tra

Broker tips: Barclays, Travis Perkins, Intertek, Kingfisher, Consumer staples

A handful of brokerages continue to rate Barclays stock as 'buy' despite Tuesday's results from the bank that contain a huge increase in provisions to cover the costs of legal fees relating to scandals. Despite concerns in the market that rising litigation costs could dent the group's profitability

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Barclays Provisions Disappoint Market

TOP NEWS: Barclays Profit Depressed By Foreign Exchange Provisions

IN THE KNOW: Nomura Expects Another Barclays Investment Bank Revamp

MARKET COMMENT: London Shares Trade Firm After More Positive UK Data

UPDATE 1-Barclays gives information to U.S. precious metals probe

* DoJ investigating precious metals ops at 10 banks -WSJ * Precious metals lawsuits pending in U.S. courts (Adds background, Barclays results) By Jan Harvey LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Barclays has been providing information to an investigation into precious metals by the U.S.

2ND UPDATE: Provisions Weigh On Barclays As Restructuring Continues

Barclays says has provided information to U.S. DoJ metals probe

LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - Barclays said in its 2014 annual report on Tuesday that it has been providing information to an investigation into precious metals by the U.S. Department of Justice, a week after a similar statement by HSBC. "BBPLC has been providing information to the DOJ in con