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By Chris Vellacott LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - One of Britain's most influential fund managers Standard Life Investments has come out in support of controversial plans to give shareholders greater powers to block executive pay at UK companies. Edinburgh-based SLI said on Wednesday it i
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Banking stocks in London were performing well on Wednesday afternoon, rebounding slightly after a political impasse in Italy hammered markets (especially cyclical stocks) the day before. RBS, Lloyds, Barclays and HSBC were in positive territory despite the news that the Financial Services Authority
Read moreBy Steve Slater LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Britain's Barclays plans
to cut or claw back about 450 million pounds ($680 million) of
pay from its staff over a rate-rigging scandal that last year
forced out its chief executive and chairman, a person close to
the matter said on Wednesday.
By Huw Jones LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - New banks in Britain won't have to hold as much capital initially as established rivals in a concession aimed at increasing choice in a market dominated by four lenders, the Financial Services Authority said. The watchdog's chairman Adair Turner
Read moreInvestec has upgraded its recommendation for global banking giant HSBC from 'hold' to 'add' after the stock's recent underperformance. "After RBS (rated 'sell'), HSBC has been the worst performing UK bank year-to-date," according to Investec analyst Ian Gordon. Including Wednesday's 1.26% gain (to
Read more: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 2159p to 1742p and reiterates its hold recommendation. Antofagasta: JP Morgan cuts target price from 1485p to 1400p, while retaining its overweight rating. Barclays: Numis raises target price from 351p to 400p and upgrades to buy. BT Group: UBS moves tar
Read moreBarclays is expected to reveal next week that as many as 600 of its staff are paid more than one million pounds, in the most detailed disclosure yet about how much its 140,000 employees take home each year. In a move that could force rival banks to follow suit, Barclays is preparing to report how mu
Read more* FERC says bank does not have right to privacy * Barclays said was wrongly targeted by regulator * Ruling should shape fight over $470 million fine WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Details of Barclays' fight with the U.S. energy regulator over alleged power market manipulation wi
Read more* Claims resolved between Lehman parent, brokerage, Euro arm * Deals resolve $44 bln in customer claims * Trustee sees full payouts now to former customers By Nick Brown NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers' U.S. brokerage on Tuesday finalized settlements with the
Read moreFeb 26 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. BARCLAYS PLC The bank appointed Richard McGregor to the Court of Protection team within its Wealth and Investment
Read moreUpbeat economic data from the States wasn't enough to give markets a boost on Tuesday as a political impasse in Italy dampened the demand for cyclical stocks, such as banks. The centre-left party led by Pier Luigi Bersani appears to have won the lower house by a narrow margin though the there was a
Read moreEngineering giant GKN gave the automobile sector a lift on Tuesday afternoon following its well-received full-year results, while banks were leading the downside as cyclical stocks were hammered in the wake of the Italian elections. GKN, which makes technologies and products for vehicles and aircra
Read moreGKN got a boost after Jefferies said that company has a sound platform for solid growth after the engineering group's pre-tax profit came in ahead of its predictions. Chemicals group Croda was also a bright spot after saying that it has made an encouraging start to the new year. The company said t
Read more* Fine between the levels paid by Barclays, RBS - Bloomberg * Potentially the 4th bank to pay out in a global probe * Rabobank declines to comment AMSTERDAM, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Dutch group Rabobank is expected to pay over $440 million to settle allegations it manipulated benchm
Read moreThe Footsie lost over one per cent on Tuesday morning in the aftermath of the Italian national elections, as financial markets reacted to the political uncertainty unravelling in the Eurozone's third-largest economy. The centre-left party led by Pier Luigi Bersani appears to have won the lower hous
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