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Banks consider ban on chat rooms after rigging probe -sources

By Jamie McGeever LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Big banks are considering banning traders from some online chat rooms in response to investigations into alleged collusion between dealers over key financial market benchmark rates, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. JPMorgan C

UPDATE 1-Big banks may block traders from online chat rooms - WSJ

Nov 11 (Reuters) - Big banks are considering disabling online chat rooms that link traders across many financial institutions over concerns of mounting scrutiny from regulators, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse Grou

Big banks may block traders from online chat rooms - WSJ

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Big banks are considering disabling online chat rooms that link traders across many financial institutions over concerns of mounting scrutiny from regulators, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse Grou

UPDATE 3-Barrick Gold signals founder Peter Munk to step down

* Equity offering weakness spurs Munk departure, sources say * Barrick says trying to address investor concerns * Filing lays out timeline for Munk departure By Euan Rocha and Michael Erman TORONTO/NEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Barrick Gold Corp signaled on Friday that foun

KKR in advanced talks to acquire landscaper Brickman -sources

By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Private equity firm KKR & Co LP is in advanced talks to acquire Brickman Group Holdings Inc, the largest U.S. commercial landscaping company, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday, in a deal projected at around $1.5 billion. <

Market calls for Barclays to listen up

By Aimee Donnellan LONDON, Nov 8 (IFR) - It was the long-disappeared Midland Bank, rather than Barclays, that used to call itself the "Listening Bank". But it might be time for Barclays to adopt the slogan. The UK bank is in the market with its first Additional Tier 1 bond - and the s

Bond insurers sue Detroit over Oct. 1 bond default

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Two insurance companies that guaranteed payments on Detroit's voter-approved general obligation bonds sued the city in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Friday over its Oct. 1 default on payments due bondholders. National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation, the public finance sub

Court rules against Barclays and Deutsche Bank in LIBOR lawsuit

London's Court of Appeal on Friday ruled that Barclays and Deutsche Bank played a role in the global manipulation of LIBOR. The decision could open the door for more companies to bring action against banks over rigging LIBOR, the interest rate which is used to price over $300trn of financial contra

UPDATE 2-Bank ruling could spur more Libor-linked mis-selling cases

* Barclays and Deutsche lose appeals * UK judge says Libor issues can by used in 2 separate court case * Deutsche Bank wins separate case against Nordic billionaire's firm * Sebastian Holdings has to pay Deutsche Bank $235 mln By Steve Slater and Kirstin Ridley LONDO

RPT-Correct: Fitch rates Barclays plc's perpetual contingent convertible notes 'BB+(EXP)'

Nov 8 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) This announcement corrects the version published on 4 November to clarify buffer requirements. Fitch Ratings has assigned Barclays plc's (A/Stable/F1/a) potential issue of perpetual subordinated contingent

UK judge says Libor is relevant to Barclays, Deutsche Bank court cases

LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Alleged manipulation of the Libor benchmark interest rate can be included in two court cases involving Barclays and Deutsche Bank, a British judge said in what could be seen as a landmark ruling on Friday. The decision, handed down in the UK Court of Appeal, is see

Cyber attack "war game" to test London banks on Nov 12

By Huw Jones and Steve Slater LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Thousands of staff across dozens of London financial firms will be put through a "war games" scenario on Tuesday to test how well they can handle a major cyber attack, people familiar with the matter said. In one of the largest e

Barclays has another shakeup in US structured team

By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Adam Tempkin Nov 7 (IFR) - For the second time in two years, the US structured finance team at Barclays is going through a major upheaval, with the departure of two of its most senior bankers. The bank has already announced their replacements, but the reshu

UPDATE 1-FX volumes drop as Fed weighs, manipulation probe lurks

By Jamie McGeever and Jessica Mortimer LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Daily spot foreign exchange trading volumes on Thomson Reuters dealing platforms fell in October, reflecting a broad decline in turnover across the world's largest financial market, company data showed on Thursday. The d