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MOVES-StormHarbour makes two hires to bolster Italian operations

July 23 (Reuters) - StormHarbour, an independent markets and financial advisory firm, appointed Federico Buccellati and Francesco Dissera to continue its push into the Italian market. Buccellati joins as a senior adviser and Dissera as a managing director to support the Italian operations,

UPDATE 1-Metro Bank eyes profit and stock market listing in 2016

* IPO expected in first half of next year * Founder expects bank to make first profit next year * Expects businesses to account for 60 pct of lending (Adds comments from chairman and founder Hill) By Matt Scuffham LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - New British lender Metro Bank

HSBC's Simoes to chair UK regulation practioners panel

LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - The head of HSBC's British business, Antonio Simoes, will chair the independent panel that represents the banking industry on rule-making and other regulatory issues, Britain's financial regulator said on Thursday. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced

Metro Bank says total loans pass 2 billion pounds mark in Q2

LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - New British lender Metro Bank said its total lending grew to over 2 billion pounds ($3.13 billion) at the end of June, nearly double what it was a year ago. Founded by U.S. entrepreneur Vernon Hill, the bank has been championed as an alternative to Britain's 'big

UK regulator to make it easier for savers to switch accounts

LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator said it will introduce new measures to make it easier for customers to switch cash savings accounts to different banks following a review of competition in the industry. The Financial Conduct Authority also said it will introduce a s

UPDATE 1-Iran deal offers faint hope for Iranian-American banking woes

* Graphic on nuclear deal: http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/15/irannuclear/index.html (Adds comment from the U.S. Treasury Department about OFAC licenses in 15th paragraph) By Suzanne Barlyn NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - The Iran nuclear pact could eventually help thousands of Ira

HSBC reportedly ready to agree sale of Turkish unit to ING for around $750m

(ShareCast News) - HSBC is set to agree to sell its Turkish business to ING Group for around $700m-$750m in the next few days, according to reports. Reuters, which cited people familiar with the matter, said ING, which already has a presence in Turkey, was one of three banks to submit a non-binding

HSBC to agree sale of Turkish unit to ING for around $750 mln -sources

ISTANBUL, July 22 (Reuters) - HSBC is set to agree to sell its Turkish business to Dutch lender ING Group for around $700-$750 million in the next few days, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. ING, which already has a presence in Turkey, was one of three banks to

RPT-Iran deal offers faint hope for Iranian-American banking woes

(Repeats story with no change to text) * Graphic on nuclear deal: http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/15/irannuclear/index.html By Suzanne Barlyn NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - The Iran nuclear pact could eventually help thousands of Iranian-Americans who have struggled with red t

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Iran deal offers faint hope for Iranian-American banking woes

* Graphic on nuclear deal: http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/15/irannuclear/index.html By Suzanne Barlyn NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - The Iran nuclear pact could eventually help thousands of Iranian-Americans who have struggled with red tape, shuttered accounts, and even criminal pr

UPDATE 3-U.S. Fed raps China Construction Bank over money laundering

(Adds China corruption watchdog statement) WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday told China Construction Bank Corp to ramp up its anti-money laundering framework, the first enforcement action by the U.S. central bank against one of China's four largest state-owned b

More Britons ditch their banks after new rules make switching easier

* Santander, Halifax gain most customers * Barclays has biggest net loss of customers LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - New rules making it easier for Britons to switch banks resulted in a 4 percent increase in customers moving accounts in the year to the end of June, the body overseeing th

MOVES-Barclays, Nomura, HSBC, Permal

(Adds Permal Group, HSBC, U.S. Bank Wealth Management) July 21 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com. BARCLAYS PLC The bank hired Russell Ballato and Chris T

UPDATE 2-U.S. Fed tells major Chinese bank to do more to fight money laundering

(Adds detail from source about correspondent banking business) By Douwe Miedema and Brett Wolf WASHINGTON/ST. LOUIS, July 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve told China Construction Bank Corp to do more to fight money laundering on Tuesday, in the first ever enforcement action by the U