HSBC Holdings Share News (HSBA)

BUZZ-UK banks get a lift, valuations in focus

** HSBC & Standard Chartered start the week off on the front foot after Barclays analysts see better days ahead for the sector heavyweights. ** HSBC up 0.5 pct, StanChart up 0.6 pct. ** StanChart shares in Hong Kong hit a 52-week low earlier in the day. ** Slide this month in bo

London open: Banks, supermarkets give FTSE 100 a lift

Decent gains from banking and supermarket stocks gave the FTSE 100 a boost on Monday morning as the UK's benchmark index continues to recover after hitting a 10-month low last week. The Footsie was trading 0.4% higher at 6,554 early on, rising for the second straight day after falling to 6,446.39 la

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Global banks join hands to set up one-stop bond shop - WSJ

Oct 6 (Reuters) - A group of 12 global banks are working together to set up a one-stop bond shop for buyers and sellers of corporate bonds, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The initiative, called "Neptune," will not be for executing trades, rather it

MEDIA-Group of 12 banks unite to set up one-stop bond shop - WSJ

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New UK banking venture Atom appoints lawmaker McFall to board

By Matt Scuffham LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - New British banking venture Atom has appointed John McFall, the former chairman of an influential parliamentary committee, as its senior independent director subject to a planned launch in 2015. Atom, which is applying for a banking licence a

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UK WINNERS & LOSERS: EasyJet Flying, Tesco Remains Grounded

BUZZ-HSBC and Standard Chartered: investors buy the dips

** Hong Kong-exposed banks HSBC and Standard Chartered two of the top risers on FTSE 100 ** HSBC up 2.4 pct, Standard Chartered up 1.6 pct, following rises for Hong Kong stocks overnight as fears over more disruption on the island fade. ** Second- and third- most traded on Stoxx 600 b

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DIRECTOR DEALINGS: HSBC Holdings Executive Sells Shares

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UPDATE 1-Bank of England backs flagship government mortgage guarantee scheme

* No change to government Help to Buy mortgage scheme * BoE asks for more powers to rein in home loans, buy-to-let * Banks to be told new leverage limit by end of month (Adds reaction from lenders and economists) By David Milliken and Huw Jones LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) -

Bank of England to unveil bank leverage ratio plans this month

By Huw Jones LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The Bank of England will tell lenders at the end of this month what their key measure of insulation against future crises should be, bringing forward a keenly-awaited announcement from 2015 after draft proposals worried banks and lawmakers. Banks

Bank of England backs flagship government mortgage guarantee scheme

* No change to government Help to Buy mortgage scheme * Banks to be told proposed leverage ratio by end of month * BoE asks for more powers to rein in home loans, buy-to-let * Finance minister Osborne welcomes BoE Help to Buy verdict By David Milliken and Huw Jones L