* Bank takes 750 mln stg extra provision for FX probe * 2014 profit including charges, costs down 21 pct at 2.3 bln stg * Aiming for FX deal with as many agencies as possible * Shares down 3 pct (Recasts with CEO comments) By Steve Slater and Matt Scuffham LONDON,
Read moreLONDON, 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
Read more(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
Read moreLONDON, 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
Read moreShares 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
Read more** 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
Read moreAfter 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
Read moreA 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
Read more* 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.
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