Barclays Share News (BARC)

Broker tips: Mining stocks, CRH, Barclays

The recent re-rating in mining stocks and weak commodity prices has prompted Liberum to downgrade its recommendations on sector giants BHP Billiton, Glencore, Anglo American and Rio Tinto. The broker lowered its ratings on all four from 'sell' to 'hold' and slashed target prices, saying that copper

Investec says Barclays still cheap despite recent outperformance

A currency tailwind at Barclays, owing to a weaker pound-dollar exchange rate, has prompted broker Investec to reiterate its positive stance on the banking stock. The broker maintained a 'buy' rating and 295p target price, saying that "Barclays remains our preferred UK bank". "Although the London-l

UK BROKER RATINGS: Liberum And UBS Downgrade Miners

UK MORNING BRIEFING: CRH Agrees EUR6.50 Billion Asset Purchase

Free British bank accounts not sustainable, PwC report finds

* Free banking stifles innovation and competition -report * Prospect of paying accounts still unpopular with Britons * 1 in 2 customers would switch if upfront fees charged * Nearly two-thirds say not prepared to pay upfront By Matt Scuffham LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) -

JPMorgan to pay $99.5 mln to resolve currency rigging lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co, the largest U.S. bank, agreed to pay $99.5 million to settle its portion of an antitrust lawsuit in which investors accuse 12 major banks of rigging prices in the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market. Made pu

UK Financial Watchdog To Investigate PPI Complaints Process

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: BT Has New Plan To Cut Pension Deficit

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UPDATE 1-UK may set deadline for insurance compensation claims

* Lenders have paid out 17 billion pounds compensation * Banks have set aside 24 billion pounds for payouts * FCA to assess if current approach is working * Banks have dealt with 14 million complaints (Recasts, adds comment from consumer group, background) By Huw Jones a

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Resources Stocks Lead Opening Gains

UK watchdog to review loan insurance compensation from banks

By Huw Jones LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Britain's markets watchdog will collect evidence on whether consumers mis-sold loan insurance are being compensated properly, after lenders have paid out 17.3 billion pounds ($26 billion) already in the country's costliest financial scandal. The

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British banks may seek outside checks on published capital ratios

By Huw Jones LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Banks in Britain may end up hiring auditors to endorse the capital ratios they publish to increase investor confidence, an accounting body said on Thursday. The ICAEW said it was working with the Bank of England's supervisory arm, the Prudential

UPDATE 2-UK's banks pay out less than half of swaps mis-selling pot

* 1.8 billion pounds so far paid out by banks * Banks had set aside 4.4 billion pounds for compensation * Lawyer says banks' provisions could be reduced * Regulator sets March deadline for claims (Adds quote from lawyer on banks' provisions) By Matt Scuffham LONDON