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RPT-INSIGHT-Britain's bank tax jump threatens to push HSBC, StanChart to new home

(Repeats story from Sunday) * UK tax rise will cost pair $2 bln/yr and may rise again * Investors say hard analysis needed on whether to move * Bosses assessing viability of a move -sources * Banks have other priorities before HQ decision -analysts By Steve Slater an

Sunday newspaper round-up: Lloyds, HSBC, Tesco, Moneysupermarket

Lloyds Banking Group is facing a legal attack over its calamitous takeover of HBOS in 2008. A class action lawsuit, bringing together more than 6,000 investors that owned shares at the time, has been planned to force the company to release emails and other documents dating back to the deal, "to find

INSIGHT-Britain's bank tax jump threatens to push HSBC, StanChart to new home

* UK tax rise will cost pair $2 bln/yr and may rise again * Investors say hard analysis needed on whether to move * Bosses assessing viability of a move -sources * Banks have other priorities before HQ decision -analysts By Steve Slater and Sinead Cruise LONDON, Apri

MEDIA-HSBC to discontinue retail banking in Brazil and Turkey - FT

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MEDIA-HSBC demotes top US banker after monitor blasts 'combative' culture -NYPost

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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Chinese GDP, Google, HSBC

Economic growth in China slowed down to just 7% in the first quarter, representing the lowest pace of expansion in six years, according to the Financial Times. This compared with 7.3% growth in the fourth quarter. Europe is set to file formal charges against Google for violating antitrust laws, The

Tuesday broker round-up

Marks&Spencer: UBS reiterates buy and lifts target price to 625p from 590p. HSBC: Credit Suisse reiterates underweight stance and Investec its recommendation to sell. Barclays: Credit Suisse reiterates neutral and 250p target. Tesco: Deutsche reiterates buy and 275p target price. Royal Dutch Shel

HSBC starts search for new non-executives -source

LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - HSBC has appointed headhunters to find new non-executive directors in an effort to freshen up its board, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Europe's biggest bank has previously said its next chairman will be an external candidate, and Sky News sa

Broker tips HSBC, Shell, BP, Morrisons, Tullow, Aberdeen

Investec has recommended investors to 'sell' shares of global banking giant HSBC, downgrading the stock from 'hold' after a "very disappointing" set of annual results last month. In spite of the weak results, which were some 33% below consensus, HSBC's UK shares have rebounded 10% over the past mont

Investec cuts HSBC to 'sell' and slashes profit forecasts

Investec has recommended investors to 'sell' shares of global banking giant HSBC, downgrading the stock from 'hold' after a "very disappointing" set of annual results last month. The broker said that it sees limited value across the whole UK banking sector and advised against adding to position in a

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Investec Downgrades HSBC To Sell From Hold

London close: Stocks retreat from record with investors nervous ahead of busy week

Decent gains from financial stocks were outweighed by heavy falls in the mining sector on Monday as the UK equity market pulled back from a record high reached last week. Political uncertainty and nervousness ahead of busy week had prompted a bout of profit-taking in London, with the FTSE 100 down 0

UBS sees HSBC, peers under pressure to exit some emerging markets

SAO PAULO, April 13 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings Plc is among global lenders facing pressure to exit underperforming businesses in emerging markets nations from Brazil and Mexico to South Korea, creating opportunities for local banks to assert control of their home turf, analysts at UBS Securities s

CORRECTED-Ricci perfumes heiress found guilty in HSBC tax fraud case

(Corrects to show two years suspended not one year in second paragraph) PARIS, April 13 (Reuters) - A Paris court on Monday found the heiress of the Nina Ricci perfume and fashion business guilty of tax fraud in a high-profile trial prompted by leaked lists of people who used the services o