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London close: Weak Eurozone manufacturing data drag shares lower

Weak European manufacturing data dragged London shares lower on Monday despite a rise in the sector's fortunes in the UK. The Eurozone Markit manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) for October fell to 50.6 from 50.7 previously with both Germany and Italy declining while France improved sligh

Smaller banks, non-execs at risk from new UK rules - industry

LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Smaller banks would be disproportionately hit by new UK rules aimed at toughening the regulatory regime for senior bankers, two of the industry's main lobby groups have warned. UK regulators should also set different rules for non-executive directors than for execu

Banks set aside up to $7 bln as UK currency settlement looms

By Jamie McGeever LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Major banks have set aside almost $7 billion for potential settlements with regulators investigating allegations of collusion and manipulation in foreign exchange markets, the first of which could come in the Britain later this month. Europe

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Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers has hailed a "strong operating quarter" for HSBC, but has said that analysts covering the stock remain on the fence due to regulatory issues. "Unfortunately, the provisions cannot be ignored and the ongoing costs of PPI and the forex investigations are also joined by

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Standard Chartered Management Get Backed

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Airlines Outperform On Ryanair Update

London midday: HSBC leads banks lower, as economic data comes in mixed

UK stocks pulled back from a four-week high on Monday morning after mixed global economic data and underwhelming results from banking heavyweight HSBC. After a positive start, the FTSE 100 had erased early gains and was trading 0.4% down at 6,521 by midday. The index closed at 6,546.47 on Friday, it

UPDATE 2-HSBC sets aside $378 million for forex probe

* HSBC's FX charge at lower end of scale compared to Barclays, RBS * FX charge related to UK regulator, US also investigating * Statutory pre-tax profit rose 2 pct vs forecast 16 pct rise * Adjusted revenues flat in Q3, provisions for bad debts halve (Recasts with more detail,

TOP NEWS: UK Manufacturing Index Rises As Eurozone Disappoints

REPEAT: MARKET COMMENT: London Stock Rally Snuffed By Weak PMI Data

New leverage ratios 'clear the overhang' for UK banks, says JPMorgan

JPMorgan Cazenove has welcomed the new leverage-ratio rules from the Financial Policy Committee (FPC), saying that the outcome for UK banks was better than the market had expected. Analysts reiterated their 'overweight' positions on Lloyds and Barclays, but kept 'neutral' ratings for RBS, HSBC and S

REPEAT: MARKET COMMENT: London Stock Rally Snuffed By Weak PMI Data

MARKET COMMENT: London Stock Rally Snuffed By Amid Weak PMI Data

2ND UPDATE: HSBC Pretax Profit Rises, Despite Numerous Charges And Provisions

HSBC delivers strong Q3 but provisions can't be ignored, says Hargreaves Lansdown

Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers has hailed a "strong operating quarter" for HSBC, but has said that analysts covering the stock remain on the fence due to regulatory issues. HSBC said on Monday that pre-tax profit in the third quarter rose 2% to $4.6bn but that underlying pre-tax profit was down 12