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UK banks push measures to encourage new challengers

* Banks call for level capital playing field for newcomers * Newcomers should have cheaper access to payments system * Local authorities should place deposits with new banks * Regulation should be proportionate to size of bank By Matt Scuffham LONDON, June 23 (Reuter

British Car Auctions prepares to float - report

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - British Car Auctions (BCA), the UK's largest seller of second-hand vehicles, is lining up a team of banks for a stock market listing planned for after the summer, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported, without citing sources. BCA's owner, private equity firm Cl

Sunday newspaper round-up: Tesco, AstraZeneca, Asos

Some of Tesco's biggest shareholders have complained to the retailer's senior independent director (Sid) about its strategy and management, the Sunday Times said. An unidentified top 10 shareholder said it expressed its concerns with the Sid, Patrick Cescau, and not Tesco's Chairman, Sir Richard Bro

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: HSBC Holdings Non-Executive Buys Shares

UPDATE 1-RBS to pay $99.5 mln to settle some FHFA mortgage claims

(Adds details on case, other settlements, byline) By Jonathan Stempel June 19 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc agreed on Thursday to pay $99.5 million to resolve a U.S. regulator's claims against the bank over Freddie Mac's purchase between 2005 and 2007 of mortgage-back

Deutsche Bank conducts internal probe into trading on gold "fix"

* Deutsche Bank resigned gold and silver "fix" seats in May * Bafin starts investigating Deutsche Bank in mid-2013 By Clara Denina LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank is conducting its own investigation into trading around the setting of London's daily gold price benchmark

Bank of England flexes muscles to improve banking standards

By Huw Jones LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of England (BoE) is determined to improve business standards at banks, and has already forced an unidentified firm to limit its lending and deposit-taking until it met regulatory requirements, it said on Thursday. Policymakers and regu

UK BROKER RATINGS: Canaccord Raises Charles Stanley To Buy

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:
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TRADERS: MERRILL LYNCH CUTS VODAFONE TO 'NEUTRAL' ('BUY')
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TRADERS: BARCLAYS RAISES WEIR GROUP PRICE TARG

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

BAE Systems: Westhouse Securities initiates with a target price of 360p and a sell recommendation. Berkeley Group: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 2587p to 2877p retaining a hold recommendation. Jefferies raises target price from 2477p to 2543p and keeps a hold recommendation. BG Group:

Wincanton Agrees New Five-Year GBP170 Million Bank Facility

LONDON (Alliance News) - Wincanton PLC Thursday said it has agreed a new GBP170 million bank facility with better pricing, to support its medium-term funding requirements. In a statement Thursday, the supply chain services provider said it has refinanced its main banking facility for a furt

Santander removes Lloyds Banking Group from 'core buy' list

Santander Global Banking & Markets has blamed a possible UK interest rate rise for its waning enthusiasm towards Lloyds Banking Group. The broker is removing Lloyds from its 'core buy' list, on which the UK bank has been for most of 2012, 2013 and 2014, although it is keeping a 'buy' recommendation

HSBC to create 200 new jobs in Scotland

Global banking giant HSBC has announced that it will create 200 jobs across Scotland to help better connect with customers and support businesses. The bank, which already employs around 3,300 in Scotland, said it is a "very positive sign for Scotland and HSBC". 100 new project staff posts are expe

CORRECTED-Bank of America, JPMorgan stay top in 2014 Extel awards

(Corrects in paragraph eight to show Pecriaux works for GLG Partners, not HSBC) * BoA Merrill Lynch top pan-European equity brokerage * JPMorgan voted best fund management firm * GLG Partners wins leading hedge fund prize By Clare Hutchison LONDON, June 17 (Reuters)

UPDATE 2-CITIC Resources unable to secure all metal at China port; probe risks spread

* Court unable to secure more than 100,000 tonnes of alumina * Metal has a value of about $43 mln at current market prices * Adds to worries about losses from financing scam at port * Chinese and global banks exposed to fraud at port (Adds quotes from traders, shares, detail)<

MOVES- Nasdaq, Barclays, JP Morgan Asset Management

(Adds Egyptian government, BNY Mellon, Intesa Sanpaolo) June 16 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Monday. To inform us of other job changes, email moves@thomsonreuters.com. HSBC HOLDINGS PLC The bank said Pat Burke will take ove