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Lending to Scots could pause with 'yes' vote amid currency concern

* Banks see pause in lending if Scots back independence * Uncertainty over currency of an independent Scotland By Steve Slater and Matt Scuffham LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Scots may find it harder to get mortgages and other loans if they vote to separate from the United Kingdom

UPDATE 2-Virgin Money appoints Moreno chairman in runup to possible flotation

* Moreno will become chairman in mid-2015 * Virgin Money IPO expected as early as Oct -sources * H1 pretax profit 59.7 mln stg vs 13.1 mln stg * Takes 26 mln stg charge to pay government after IPO (Adds detail, background, quote) By Matt Scuffham LONDON, Sept 12 (R

Asian bond sales smash 2013 record

By Lianting Tu SINGAPORE, Sept 12 (IFR) - With more than a quarter of 2014 remaining, Asian issuers have already sold more bonds in dollars, euros and yen this year than ever before, taking advantage of easy monetary policies to lock in financing at low fixed rates. Asian issuers, exc

UK banks grapple with threat of 5 pct leverage ratio

* Banks could restrain 2015 dividends in face of tougher rules * Friday deadline for banks to respond to leverage proposals * UK add-ons could see leverage ratio at minimum 4-5 pct-bankers By Steve Slater LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - For Britain's under-fire banks a torrent

UPDATE 1-Top banks reduce capital shortfall to $20 bln - BIS

* Capital shortfall 15 bln euros vs 58 bln 6 months ago * Top 102 banks' core capital improves to 10.2 pct avg * Capital gap down by more than 350 bln euros over 3 yrs (Adds details of capital, shortfalls, previous estimates) By Steve Slater LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - T

Top global banks close capital shortfall to 15 bln eur -BIS

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The world's top banks have almost eliminated the shortfall in capital they would have to fully meet new capital rules that are being phased in. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said on Thursday the world's top 102 banks would have had a 15.1 billion e

Top Europe banks close capital shortfall to 12 bln eur -EBA

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Europe's top banks lifted their average capital ratios by 1 percentage point in the second half of last year and have almost fully met new capital rules that are being phased in, the industry regulator said. The European Banking Authority said on Thursday there w

BUZZ-Banks face litigation bill of over 100 bln eur -analyst

** Europe's banks face at least 15 major litigation issues that could result in fines of more than 100 billion euros ($129 billion), analysts at Berenberg estimate. ** Potential fines and litigation are one of the major uncertainties facing banks, and could hamper dividend payouts or trigger capi

Hong Kong wins tight pricing on inaugural $1 bln sukuk

By Bernardo Vizcaino Sept 11 (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government has raised $1 billion from its inaugural issuance of sukuk, or Islamic bonds, attracting an order book of $4.7 billion for the five-year deal, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Thursday. The sukuk achieved

CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-HSBC bolsters confidence with USD5.6bn CoCo trade

(CORRECTS BOND TENOR IN PARA 14) By Aimee Donnellan and Danielle Robinson LONDON/NEW YORK, Sept 10 (IFR) - HSBC helped restore confidence in contingent convertible (CoCo) Tier 1 deals from European banks Wednesday with appropriate pricing on its US$5.6bn-equivalent triple-tranche doll

HSBC sets final terms on US dollar CoCo bond

By Aimee Donnellan LONDON, Sept 10 (IFR) - HSBC is set to price US$3.75bn worth of contingent convertible bonds through a dual-tranche offering on Wednesday, according to a market source. Europe's largest bank by assets is selling a US$1.5bn perpetual bond that is callable after five years

HSBC to price 1.5bn CoCo

By Aimee Donnellan LONDON, Sept 10 (IFR) - HSBC has set the final terms on its euro contingent convertible (CoCo) bond. The deal, sized at 1.5bn, will price at 5.25% after attracting orders in excess of 6.5bn, according to a market source. (Reporting by Aimee Donnellan; editing by A

OBITUARY-Emilio Botin: the conquistador of Spanish banking

By Sarah White and Sonya Dowsett MADRID, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Emilio Botin, patriarch of one of Europe's top corporate dynasties who died on Tuesday at 79, was credited with turning a local Spanish lender into one of the world's biggest banks and helping to drive Spain's remarkable economic

HSBC's first CoCo takes high-grade spotlight

By John Balassi Sept 10 (IFR) - HSBC's inaugural CoCo issue will be the big story in the US high-grade market Wednesday, with the perpetual subordinated offering attracting strong interest from investors. Despite signs of push-back after the recent deluge of supply, order books for th