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World Bank launches public-private infrastructure plan

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Thursday launched a new initiative that would bring together governments, development institutions and private investors to form public-private partnerships for infrastructure. The initiative, known as the Global Infrastructure Facility, would

Broker tips: HSBC, Vodafone, Wood Group, Centamin, Miners

Investec has upgraded HSBC, saying the banking group is regaining its appetite for lending. "We are mightily encouraged by evidence of returning risk appetite. We upgrade to 'add' from 'hold' and our target price to 650p from 620p," the broker said. Vodafone's recent share-price outperformance mean

Investec upgrades HSBC on lending revival

Investec has upgraded HSBC, saying the banking group is regaining its appetite for lending. The broker, which has upgraded HSBC to 'add' from 'hold', said it has held off from advising investors to buy shares in HSBC until now because it believed the bank either could not or would not increase lendi

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

African Barrick Gold: Numis reduces target price from 330p to 270p keeping its hold recommendation. Antofagasta: Numis upgrades to hold with a target price of 700p. Aureus Mining: Numis lowers target price from 45p to 40p staying with its buy recommendation. Boohoo: Barclays initiates with a targe

UK hires Bank of China, HSBC, Standard Chartered for renminbi bond

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry said it had appointed Bank of China, HSBC and Standard Chartered to help organize the first sale of British government debt denominated in China's renminbi currency. Britain is hoping to be first Western government to issue an offshore re

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Miners Lead FTSE 250 Gains After Fed Minutes

Thursday tips round-up: TSB, Virgin,Marston's

The long list of challenger banks, both those who have recently floated as well as those which are waiting in the wings to do so, enjoy some important advantages over their big four rivals (HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, RBS). Namely, they lack the legacy problems which are dogging their competitors and th

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

HSBC directors to quit over new banking rules - reports

Two directors of HSBC's British banking business are set to quit in a controversy over new industry regulations that can lead to prison sentences, according to reports on Tuesday. Alan Thomson, a member of the audit and risk committees of HSBC Bank Plc, has resigned and deputy chairman John Trueman

MOVES-Standard Chartered hires four analyst to its equity research team

Oct 7 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered Plc hires four analysts to its consumer and industrial equity research teams in Hong Kong and Korea. Tina Li and Byun Seong-Jin joined in August to cover the industrial sector, and Lee Jiyeon and Jessica Hong joined in July and September, respectively, t

REFILE-Two directors of HSBC's UK bank to quit over new rules -source

(Corrects typo in second paragraph) LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Two directors of HSBC Holdings Plc's British business are set to leave the bank because they are unhappy with new rules that can result in jail sentences for senior bankers, a source familiar with the matter said. Alan Tho

Two directors of HSBC's UK bank to quit over new rules -source

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Two directors of HSBC Holdings Plc's British business are set to leave the bank because they are unhappy with new rules that can result in jail sentences for senior bankers, a source familiar with the matter said. Alan Thomson, a member of the audit and risk commi