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BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: SocGen Cuts Aberdeen Asset Management To Hold

UPDATE 1-Second Swiss bank reaches deal under U.S. tax program

(Adds details, background) By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - Vadian Bank AG has become the second of what are expected to be dozens of Switzerland-based private banks to reach a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice under a voluntary disclosure program for assisting Ame

BUZZ-View from the buyside: S&W is closing Lloyds 'Labour hedge'

** Smith & Williamson fund manager Mark Swain is removing short position in Lloyds Banking Group as UK banks surge on election win for Conservatives ** Swain, a co-manager of firm's long/short Enterprise fund, put short on ahead of election amid widespread fears of a break-up of biggest ban

UPDATE 3-Shares in UK banks jump as Conservatives stay in power

* Fears over bank break-ups, levy rise dispelled * Bankers had feared uncertainty if no clear result * 9.1 bln stg added to value of 5 biggest UK banks (Adds updated shares, value of gains, bank reaction) By Matt Scuffham LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Shares in British banks

DIRECTOR DEALINGS SUMMARY: Outgoing Whitbread CEO Halves Shareholding

LONDON MIDDAY BRIEFING: Stocks, Pound Surge As Conservatives Win

TOP NEWS: Cameron To Remain In Office, Milliband Set To Resign

Conservative Victory A Plus For Bank Stocks, But Uncertainty Remains

UK banks urge new government to ensure they remain competitive

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - The British Bankers' Association has urged the new Conservative government to ensure the industry remains globally competitive and said it would work constructively with them to do so. "We need to focus now on implementing the reforms that have already been legisla

Market overview: Stocks surge on election results

1630: Close Stocks ended day sharply higher following the surprise win by the Conservatives. Various issues received a significant boost as traders readjusted their positions to the prospect that the current economic policy settings would be maintained and the implications that would have for those

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Berenberg Upgrades Imperial Tobacco To Buy

Shares in UK banks rise as Conservatives stay in government

LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Shares in British banks were higher in early trading with Britain's Conservative party looking likely to form the next government, removing fears of a break-up of Britain's biggest banks and further hike in the bank levy. Shares in Lloyds, which is 20 percent owned

BUZZ-UK stocks set to rally on expected Conservative win

** FTSE 100 futures open up 2 pct, their best since January 2015, on hopes of surprise Conservative majority ** Odds on Conservative majority collapse from 10/1 pre-exit poll to 7/20 best price. Link: http://bit.ly/1GSKzMd ** Exit poll suggested 316 Conservative seats, BBC currently

HSBC offers 6,300 rupiah to buy out Indonesia's Bank Ekonomi minority shareholders

JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - HSBC has offered to buy out the minority shareholders of PT Bank Ekonomi Raharja Tbk and delist the Indonesian lender from the Jakarta stock exchange. HSBC is offering 6,300 rupiah ($0.48) per share, triple the stock's last traded price, according to a notice on

BTG Pactual may be interested in HSBC's Brazil unit -report

SAO PAULO, May 7 (Reuters) - Grupo BTG Pactual SA, the largest independent investment bank in emerging markets, could be interested in acquiring the Brazilian unit of HSBC Holdings Plc, which has been put up for sale, Valor Econômico newspaper reported on Thursday. Valor, which did not say