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Barclays can keep billions from Lehman brokerage -US appeals court

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc is entitled to about $6 billion of disputed assets as part of its hurried purchase of much of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's brokerage unit at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, a federal appeals court ruled. Tuesday's

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UPDATE 1-UK watchdog bans sale of bank CoCo bonds to mass retail market

* Ban applies for year ahead of permanent rules * No CoCo has been written down yet in Britain * EU watchdog has also warned on risks from CoCos (Adds more detail) By Huw Jones LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Britain's banks are banned from offering risky and complex hybrid de

Moody's downgrades outlook for UK banks to 'negative'

Moody's Investor Service showed a more downbeat stance on UK banks and cut the outlook to 'negative' from 'stable' in a report published on Tuesday. The credit rating agency explained that the downgrade in the outlook reflects the view that the improved operating environment and banks' stable finan

UK watchdog curbs retail sales of bank CoCo bonds

LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Britain's banks should not actively market hybrid debt known as contingent convertible bonds or CoCos to the mass market from October 1, the UK Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday. Banks are under pressure from regulators to issue CoCo bonds to bolster thei

UPDATE: Moody's Cuts UK Banking System Outlook To Negative From Stable

UPDATE 1-Moody's downgrades outlook on UK banks to negative

* UK bank outlook changed to negative from stable * Cites new regulations to prevent taxpayer bailouts (Adds further details, comments from analyst) LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service has revised down its outlook on British banks, saying new regulations designed to

Moody's downgrades outlook on UK banks to negative

LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service has revised down its outlook on British banks, citing new regulations designed to prevent taxpayers having to stump up funds to rescue failing banks. Moody's said on Tuesday it had downgraded its view of the sector to 'negative' from 'stab

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FTSE 100 movers: Intertek, HSBC lead risers after H1 results

Product testing, inspection and certification group Intertek saw its share price surge 7% after half-year profits beat estimates despite sales falling short of forecasts. The company said that earnings per share slipped to 61.2p in the first six months of the year, down 1.1% on the year but above th

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Sector movers: UK banking stocks rise after HSBC results

Banking stocks were leading the risers in London on Monday after investors gave a welcome reception to first-half results from sector heavyweight HSBC. HSBC shares were up 1.5% at 638.7p in afternoon trade despite the company reporting a worse-than-expected 12% fall in half-year profits. The bank

BUZZ-Dark pool turnover edges up in July, shrugs off probes

** European equity turnover via dark pools edged up in July despite regulatory probes hitting venues operated by Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and UBS, among other banks. ** Shares worth 53.8 billion euros ($72.19 billion) changed hands in European dark pools last month, up 4.7 percent from

London midday: UK stocks snap three-day decline as HSBC rises

- HSBC leads banks higher, Intertek rises - UK construction PMI beats forecasts - Portugal concerns ease after BES rescue techMARK 2,748.21 -0.12% FTSE 100 6,711.03 +0.48% FTSE 250 15,387.53 -0.10% UK stocks pushed higher on Monday as the FTSE 100 rebounded after three straight days of losses, as