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Friday newspaper round-up: TalkTalk, HSBC, Regulation

(ShareCast News) - The personal and financial details of more than four million TalkTalk customers may have been stolen in a cyberattack that brought down the telecom company's website. A police investigation has begun after the "significant and sustained" attack on the website on Wednesday by unide

PRESS: Barclays, HSBC And RBS Pay Currency Rigging Fine In US - Sky

BoE to help smaller lenders compete better in mortgage market

By Huw Jones LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The Bank of England will help new lenders cut how much capital they have to set aside to cover defaulting mortgages so they can compete better with their bigger rivals, a top BoE official announced on Thursday. Britain's government is keen to in

UPDATE 3-British banks spared worst outcomes in competition probe

* CMA had power to recommend bank break-ups * CMA says free bank accounts do not distort market * TSB CEO says long way to go to improve competition * Consumer group says measures are underwhelming * Lawmakers to quiz CMA on findings on Nov. 4 (Adds comments from Treasur

EU bank watchdog says UK, other countries adhere to "allowances" crackdown

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Regulators in Britain and elsewhere in the European Union are cracking down on illegal "allowances" that top up bankers' pay to skirt a cap on bonuses, a top EU regulator said on Thursday. Andrea Enria, chairman of the European Banking Authority (EBA), said the wa

UPDATE: UK CMA Pushes Switching On Ruling Out Break-Up Of Big Banks

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CMA To Push Account Switching As It Rules Out Break-Up Of Big Banks

UK competition body decides against end to "free" banking

LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog has decided against recommending an end to "free" in-credit banking or forcing the break-up of big banks to improve competition in UK banking sector, but has recommended measures to aid easier comparison of accounts. The Competition

UPDATE 2-Bank of England restricts stress tests to largest UK retail banks

(Adds banking reaction) By David Milliken and Huw Jones LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Britain's smallest lenders and units of foreign investment banks operating in the country will escape the Bank of England's stress tests, the central bank said on Wednesday, as the country seeks to boos

GSK joins China trade push as UK trumpets healthcare deals

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline's chief executive is joining a new panel to promote trade between Britain and China, just over a year after the drugmaker was handed a record fine of nearly $500 million for bribing Chinese doctors. The group has since been rebuilding its position

CORRECTED-Ex-divs to take 8.9 points off FTSE 100 on Oct 22

(Corrects Oct. 20 story, headline to add omitted Rolls-Royce ex-dividend) LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current

UPDATE 1-Britain has not watered down new bank rules- Bank of England's Bailey

* BoE defends axing 'guilty until proven innocent' rule * Rule had risked legal challenge - BoE's Bailey * Bailey would warn lawmakers if 'light touch' returns (Adds more detail, Carney comments) By Huw Jones and David Milliken LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - British finance

New UK bank rules not watered down - Bank of England's Bailey

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A decision by British finance minister George Osborne to scrap "guilty-until-proven-innocent" rules for bankers in Britain will help avoid legal uncertainties and does not represent a watering down of the reform, Britain's top banking supervisor said. The change a