Barclays Share News (BARC)

France's Credit Agricole to stop financing new fossil fuel projects

Vows to triple financing of renewable energy projects by 2030

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UK lenders face smaller impact from Basel rules than rivals, BoE says

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Tuesday that implementing the final leg of the global Basel bank rules will increase capital requirements at UK banks by 3%, far less than for their European Union and U.S. peers.

BoE says UK lenders to be hit less than EU, U.S. rivals by Basel capital rules

LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Tuesday that implementing the final leg of the global Basel bank rules will increase capital requirements at UK banks by 3%, less than for their European Union and U.S. peers.

Director dealings: Barclays chair invests, York Holdings settles LSEG call options

(Sharecast News) - Nigel Higgins, the group chairman of Barclays, was on the buying side of the ledger on Thursday.

IN BRIEF: Barclays Chair Nigel Higgins buys 200,000 shares

Barclays PLC - London-based consumer, business and investment bank - Chair Nigel Higgins buys 200,000 shares at GBP1.3867 each, worth GBP277,340, in London on Thursday.

London close: Stocks mixed as investors mull fresh data

(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets finished with a mixed performance on Tuesday as investors considered key economic data and developments from both sides of the Atlantic.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 struggles after Moody's warning on China

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 got off to a slow start on Tuesday, with miners falling amid fears for the Chinese economy, while Barclays shares fell after Bloomberg reported Qatar is trimming its stake in the lender.

Qatar almost halves stake in Barclays

(Sharecast News) - Banking giant Barclays was in the red early on Tuesday after its largest shareholder made moves to offload roughly £510.0m in shares.

LONDON BRIEFING: Ashtead in record half-year; tinyBuild cuts outlook

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 is called to open lower on Tuesday, continuing a lacklustre start to the week, after tepid trade in New York overnight.

Lloyds to shut 45 branches

(Sharecast News) - Lloyds Banking Group is to shut another 45 branches, it was confirmed on Thursday, as lenders continue to downsize their estates.

Barclays axes 900 staff in "disgraceful" pre-Christmas move - UK union

(Alliance News) - Banking firm Barclays PLC is cutting 900 jobs in its UK business as it looks to slash costs in a "disgraceful" pre-Christmas move, trade union Unite has said.

London close: Stocks slip after mountain of broker notes

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets finished in the red on Tuesday as investors deliberated over the latest shop price data, as well as a deluge of broker notes.

PRESS: Barclays eyes dropping quarter of investment bank clients - FT

(Alliance News) - Barclays PLC is exploring the possibility of dropping thousands of its investment bank clients - a quarter of its total - amid a strategic overhaul to bolster its bottom line and cut GBP1 billion of costs, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

Barclays considers dropping thousands of investment banking clients - report

(Sharecast News) - Barclays is reportedly exploring a plan to drop thousands of clients at its investment bank as part of a strategic overhaul that is meant to boost profits and cut £1bn of costs.

LONDON BRIEFING: Rolls-Royce plans disposals, sets out 2027 targets

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called lower on Tuesday, with a stronger pound likely to weigh on the FTSE 100.