Barclays Share News (BARC)

Dark pool probe builds pressure on Barclays boss

* NY lawsuit alleges Barclays equities dark pool deceived some customers * Barclays is conducting its own investigation into the allegations * Barclays boss has vowed to close areas where misconduct is found * The equities business is an area he had planned to keep By Stev

Barclays index unit sale may fetch near $1 bln -sources

By Mike Stone NEW YORK, July 11 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc's planned sale of its index business could yield close to $1 billion for the British bank, more than double what had been expected, according to people familiar with the matter. The long-anticipated sale of the Index, Portfolio

UPDATE 2-UK banks may have to hold more capital than under global rule

* BoE outlines two possible leverage ratio supplements * Supplements would likely take effect from 2019 * Bankers say plans go too far, create complexity (Adds banking industry reaction) By Huw Jones LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - The Bank of England (BoE) proposed on Frida

UPDATE 2-CME, Thomson Reuters win battle to replace century-old silver benchmark

(Writes through with quotes, background) * LBMA settles on silver fix replacement after 2-month hunt * New mechanism heralds change in precious metals benchmarks By Clara Denina and Jan Harvey LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - CME Group and Thomson Reuters will operate an elect

UPDATE 1-British banks paying $2 billion for swaps mis-selling -regulator

(Adds details, background) LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - Britain's banks are in the process of paying out 1.2 billion pounds ($2 billion) to compensate small businesses that were mis-sold complex interest rate hedging products, data from the UK financial watchdog showed on Friday. The f

UK BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan Raises Royal Dutch Shell To Overweight

Bank of England says may be case for extra leverage ratio for banks

(TXT) LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Friday that big British banks and lenders might need to set aside more capital than planned under global rules being drawn up to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis. Launching a public consultation on a new so-called l

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Close Down For Fourth Straight Day

FTSE 100 movers: LSE drops on Qatar sale, Portugal fears hit banks

London Stock Exchange was one of the worst performers on the FTSE 100 on Thursday after Qatar Investment Authority cut its 15% stake in the exchange operator by a third ahead of the UK-listed firm's planned $1.6bn rights issue to fund the acquisition of Frank Russell. Concerns about contagion from

Sector movers: Banks drop on fears over Portugal's banking sector

UK-listed banking stocks felt the brunt of the sell-off on Thursday as concerns about Portugal's financial sector prompted investors to scale back risk appetite. The retreat followed widespread pressure across European equity markets after a missed debt payment by Espirito Santo International, the

London midday: Stocks fall for fourth straight day as BoE holds rates

- FOMC minutes remove taper uncertainty - BoE decides to hold policy - Burberry gains, Barratt and AB Foods give up gains - Financials and airlines fall techMARK 2,759.10 -0.83% FTSE 100 6,659.30 -0.87% FTSE 250 15,358.40 -1.23% After a slow start, UK stocks sunk sharply into the red by Thursday l

UPDATE 1-Growing fines for bad banks make them harder to shore up, says BoE

* Potential fines now a key input into capital levels * No global deal on bail-in debt mean higher capital levels (Adds more detail, background) By Huw Jones LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - A mountain of accumulating fines for banks that have broken the rules is making it harder f

BoE says fines tally for banks makes its work harder

LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - Growing fines for banks for misconduct is making it harder for regulators to work out how much capital lenders should be holding, Bank of England Deputy Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday. Bailey said regulators such as the BoE have to look at the direction

London open: Central banks in focus as UK stocks open flat

- FOMC minutes remove taper uncertainty - BoE policy decision due out at noon - Burberry, Barratt and AB Foods impress - LSE drops as Qatar cuts stake techMARK 2,785.94 +0.14% FTSE 100 6,722.04 +0.06% FTSE 250 15,553.32 +0.02% UK stocks opened more or less flat on Thursday as investors kept a clos

Barclays launches Women in Leadership Index and ETNs

By Michael Leibel July 9 (Reuters) - Investors who want to put money behind the idea that female leadership helps companies excel will have a new way to invest on Thursday when Barclays Bank PLC launches the Barclays Women in Leadership Total Return Index and exchange-traded notes. T