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UK bank trade groups may merge into single organisation

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Britain's banking trade groups could merge under a proposal set out by leading banks on Friday to create a single association to represent retail and commercial banking interests more efficiently and effectively. A consultation paper released by banks said it addr

HSBC to investigate reports that Hong Kong customers benefited from Swiss franc error

HSBC said it was investigating reports that customers in Hong Kong managed to buy the Swiss franc below market rates, due to a technical glitch. Customers were apparently allowed to take advantage of the mistake, when an on-line bank failed to keep up with the Swiss franc's sharp gains in the wake o

UPDATE 1-Asia FX brokers hit hard by Swiss franc shock, regulators probe

(Adds comments from banks and brokers, details of losses) By Elzio Barreto HONG KONG, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Some retail foreign exchange brokers and trading houses in Asia have been hit by massive losses from Swiss National Bank's (SNB) sudden move to abandon a cap on its currency that l

BoE's Carney says IMF may help with stress test of UK lenders

By Huw Jones LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) could play a role in this year's health check of Britain's banks to help to reinforce rigour in the exercise, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney told lawmakers on Wednesday. The central bank published in D

BoE's Carney sees ECB taking measures to hit inflation target

LONDON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Wednesday that he expected the European Central Bank will take measures to meet its inflation target of close to 2 percent. "The intention of the ECB, of President (Mario) Draghi and his colleagues to fulfil their manda

MOVES: Santander hires HSBC Mexico DCM banker

Pedro Struck, a vice president with HSBC's debt capital markets business in Mexico, has left to join Spanish bank Santander, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. Struck, who was responsible for local bond and loan origination for Mexico at HSBC, is the latest in a string of

UPDATE 2-UK bank standards body confident of international support

* Chairwoman expects majority of international banks to join * Says feedback from international banks positive * Treasury official Cottrell appointed chief executive * New body will set out to improve standards within industry (Recasts, adds interview with chairwoman) By

UK BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg Downgrades ITV To Sell From Hold

Helical Bar Secures HSBC Facility For Barts Square Project In London

Global banks extend retreat from Asian bond markets - researcher

HONG KONG, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Some global banks pulled back from Asia's local currency bond markets in 2014, hit by increasingly stringent capital requirements and declining revenues, researcher Greenwich Associates said on Monday, creating new opportunities for local operators. "From the d

UPDATE 1-Controversial Hong Kong media tycoon's home firebombed

(Adds comments from Hong Kong's Secretary for Justice) HONG KONG, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The home and former offices of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing who also played a prominent role in large pro-democracy protests last month, were firebombed early on Monday,

Controversial Hong Kong media tycoon's home firebombed

HONG KONG, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The home and former offices of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing who also played a prominent role in large pro-democracy protests last month, were firebombed early on Monday, a spokesman said. The first attack took place around 1:

Arrested RBS forex trader named as Paul Nash -sources

By Jamie McGeever and Kirstin Ridley LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland currency trader Paul Nash has become the first individual arrested in connection with a global inquiry into alleged manipulation in the foreign exchange market, sources familiar with the matter said on Th

UPDATE 1-Bulgaria says to tap global markets twice in 2015

(Adds quote, details, background) SOFIA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Bulgaria plans to tap global markets in the first half of this year and then again in the autumn to finance its fiscal deficit and roll over existing debt, the finance minister said on Thursday. The Balkan country, reeling fro

HSBC'S Hong Kong chief executive Anita Fung departs -memo

HONG KONG, Jan 8 (Reuters) - HSBC Holdings' Hong Kong chief executive, Anita Fung, is leaving the bank to pursue other opportunities outside the group, an internal memo seen by Reuters showed on Thursday. Helen Wong, the current group general manager and chief executive of HSBC China, is be