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UPDATE 1-Argentina negotiating financing worth up to $7 bln with banks: source

(Adds details, quote from source) By Jorge Otaola and Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Argentina's new government is negotiating with a group of Wall Street banks for a credit line worth up to $7 billion to bolster its low foreign reserves and help it lift capital co

Argentina negotiating financing worth up to $7bln with banks: source

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Argentina's new government is negotiating with a group of Wall Street banks for a credit line worth up to $7 billion to bolster its low foreign reserves and help it lift capital controls, a banking source said on Friday. Center-right President Mauricio Macri

UPDATE 2-Bank of England gives banks until 2020 to build crisis funds

* 400 lenders must hold an extra 223 bln stg cushion * Current net shortfall vs that target is 27 bln stg * Most of the shortfall at the biggest lenders (Adds lawmaker, consultant comment) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will have until 2020 to bu

UPDATE 1-Bank of England gives banks until 2020 to build crisis funds

* 400 lenders must hold an extra 223 bln stg cushion * Current net shortfall vs that target is 27 bln stg * Most of the shortfall at the biggest lenders (Adds more detail, link to factbox) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will have until 2020 to bu

RPT-Bank of England gives banks until 2020 to build buffers to prevent future taxpayer bailouts

(Repeats to additional subscribers) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will have until 2020 to put in place an extra buffer of funds that will be tapped in a crisis to shield taxpayers from having to bailout failed lenders again, the Ban

UPDATE 2-Lonmin's crucial $400 million rights issue undersubscribed

* Lonmin says 71 pct of shares on offer sold * Underwriters to find more buyers or take up shares * Shares fall more than 7 percent (Adds analysts comment, comment on PIC, shares) By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Platinum producer Lonmin's deep

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Dip in UK financial misconduct fines can't mask upward trend

* Bank fines in UK set to top 900 mln stg this year * Last year's 1.5 bln stg swelled by blockbuster cases * 2015 penalties still 13 times level of 2011 * Barclays worst offender after record 284 mln stg penalty * More individuals fined, potential to rise further By

HSBC looks to global loan book to boost profits

By Carmel Crimmins and Dan Wilchins NEW YORK, Dec 7 (Reuters) - HSBC is looking to boost investment banking profits by packaging more of its loans into bonds and selling them to investors in the United States. Post-crisis regulations have made it more expensive for banks to retain loa

UPDATE 1-BoE sticks with anti "window dressing" rule for bank leverage ratio

* BoE dismisses concerns over dual ratio reporting * Banks says two systems will be costly, potentially confusing * BoE says up to banks to explain differences in figures (Adds more detail from BoE statement) By Huw Jones LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will ge

HSBC Extends Business Banking Agreement With Post Office In UK

BoE sticks with anti "window dressing" rule for bank's leverage ratio

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Britain's banks will be given an extra year to December 2017 to prepare for publishing more detailed information on their leverage ratios or the broad measure of capital to non risk-weighted assets, the Bank of England said on Monday. The BoE's supervisory arm, the

London bankers' 2015 bonuses could shrink up to 9 pct -study

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - London investment bankers' bonuses for 2015 are likely to fall by up to 9 percent on average from a year earlier after revenues slid in the second half of this year, a study said on Monday. Emolument, which benchmarks salaries across the industry, said bonuses for

HSBC confirms policy change for top level executive pensions

(ShareCast News) - High street bank HSBC has confirmed it will change its pension policies to bring them "in line" with other major lenders, following complaints from its biggest investors. The company currently pays its chief executive, chairman and two executive directors 50% of their base salarie

EU Drops Probe Into Investment Banks Over Derivatives Trading