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Alliance of 78 big firms urges carbon pricing to slow warming

OSLO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Leaders of 78 major companies urged governments on Monday to include the pricing of carbon emissions as part of policies to curb global warming, as world leaders prepare for a summit on climate change in Paris next week. Chief executives of the companies, with combi

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: UBS Raises Ocado To Buy From Neutral

HSBC cuts UAE retail, commercial bank jobs - source

DUBAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - HSBC has cut jobs in its retail and commercial banking units in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the bank prepares for lower growth in the Gulf Arab state next year, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The bank in June announced plans to slash 50,000

UPDATE 1-British finance industry trade groups merge to boost lobbying power

(Adds details) LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Five British financial services trade associations, including the British Bankers' Association (BBA) and Payments UK, are set to merge to give them more lobbying clout and to cut costs. Britain's banks proposed earlier this year merging nine a

UK to merge 5 trade groups to boost financial services power, cut costs

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Five British financial services trade associations, including the British Bankers' Association (BBA) and Payments UK, are set to merge following a review of how to strengthen their lobbying efforts and cut membership costs. Britain's banks proposed earlier this ye

UPDATE 1-Nationwide profits jump 27 pct on record home lending

(Adds comments from CEO, details) LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Britain's biggest customer-owned lender Nationwide said its profits jumped by more than a quarter in its latest six months, driven by record mortgage lending and more than a quarter of a million new current account customers. <

Nationwide CEO sees 3-4 pct UK house price growth in "healthy" market

LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The boss of Britain's second-biggest mortgage lender Nationwide said the UK housing market was "healthy and strong" and he expected house price inflation to continue at about 3-4 percent, although there could be a cool-down in the London market. "It (the UK housin

Thanks, but no thanks: Investment banks cull clients

* Investment banks find many clients not profitable * Consider cheaper operating model for small clients * Regulatory, economic, trading landscape prompts change By Steve Slater LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Bank customers. They aren't what they used to be. That at leas

Lawmaker says UK banks must be broken up if 'ring-fencing' fails

By Huw Jones LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - UK regulators must not give in to "special pleading" from the biggest banks and should go ahead and split them up if a reform aimed at protecting their deposit-taking retail arms from their riskier businesses is circumvented, a senior UK lawmaker said

FSB sets TLAC roadmap but national implementation key

* National frameworks to dictate amount of TLAC debt needed * Pricing of new instruments still in question * New wave of liability management expected By Helene Durand LONDON, Nov 13 (IFR) - The Financial Stability Board set out a new bank capital regime designed to end th

UPDATE 1-HSBC shakes up board with two new business chiefs, three departures

(Adds detail) LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings announced a boardroom shake-up on Friday, with the departure of three directors who had sat on the board for a combined 30 years and the arrival of two big names from European business. Europe's biggest bank has been under pressu

Heidi Miller to take helm of HSBC North America

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings plc board member Heidi Miller will take the chairmanship of HSBC North America at the end of 2015, as Rona Fairhead steps down, prior to her retirement at the 2016 general meeting, the bank announced on Friday. Deputy chairman Simon Robertson will al

Heidi Miller to be chair of HSBC North America as Rona Fairhead retires

(ShareCast News) - HSBC Holdings said on Friday that board member Heidi Miller will become the chair of HSBC North America at the end of the year as Rona Fairhead will be retiring from the role at the bank's 2016 annual general meeting Deputy chairman Simon Robertson will also retire on that day,

HSBC Deputy Chairman Simon Robertson To Step Down In 2016

UK govt urged to set up new body to help investment banking thrive

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Britain's government should set up a new body chaired by the finance minister to ensure banking regulation is not excessive and help coordinate policy so international banks can thrive in London, the country's banking lobby group said. The British Bankers' Associa