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* Banks in Europe shrinking to meet tough capital rules * Regulatory uncertainty puts banks off snapping up bargains * Private equity and hedge funds stepping in to buy * Investors fear Basel III will not be the final word By Carmel Crimmins and Steve Slater DUBLIN/LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Regulat
Read more* Ring-fence plan falls "well short" of what is needed * UK should add legislation to carry threat of bank separation * Simple derivatives should be allowed within "ring-fence" * UK bank shares dip, Barclays down 2.5 percent By Steve Slater LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Britain needs to introduce legis
Read moreShares in Britain's "Big Four" banks - Barclays, HSBC and part-nationalised lenders Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds - slip after a UK parliamentary report warns the sector may need tougher regulation following the global financial crisis. Barclays falls 2.3 percent, among the main losers on the be
Read more* Ring-fence plan falls "well short" of what is needed * UK should add legislation to carry threat of bank separation * Simple derivatives should be allowed within "ring-fence" By Steve Slater LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Britain needs to introduce legislation that could break up banks if standards sl
Read more* FTSE 100 index up 0.4 pct at 9-month closing high * Traders eye 6,000 by year-end, charts offer hurdles * Banks relieved by UBS fine, cheered by CS upgrade By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's blue-chip share index scaled fresh nine-month highs on Wednesday on growing expectation
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The UK stock market staged a slight 'Santa rally' on Wednesday, with risk appetite increasing before Christmas on the back of a Greek ratings upgrade and a better-than-expected reading of German confidence. "Santa has returned to the markets, bringing some much needed cheer before the Christmas bre
Read moreInsurance and banking stocks were performing well on Wednesday afternoon after Credit Suisse upgraded its ratings on both sectors this morning. Lloyds was up 4% after the Swiss broker raised its view on European banks to 'benchmark' from 'small underweight', saying that the stock looks "abnormally
Read more* FTSE 100 index up 0.5 pct, hits 9-month highs * Traders set sights on 6,000 by year-end * Banks relieved by UBS fine, cheered by CS upgrade By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's blue chip share index scaled fresh nine-month highs on Wednesday, putting it within reach of the psycho
Read moreAn upgrade of Greece's credit rating and a better-than-expected reading of German sentiment saw European stock markets make impressive gains on Wednesday. Meanwhile, increasing optimism that US leaders can strike a deal to avert the 'fiscal cliff' was also continuing to bolster the bullish mood.
Read moreUK stocks were making gains in early trading on Wednesday with sentiment being lifted by improving developments in Greece. Yesterday evening, S&P upgraded its rating for Greece from 'selective default' to 'B-minus'. The yield on a 10-year Greek bond was down 13 basis points at 12.7% this morning.
Read more* Bank standards commission will endorse ring-fence plan * To recommend break-up threat if banks don't comply * Simple derivatives can sit within ring-fence * Commission unhappy about lack of detail in bill By Matt Scuffham LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Britain will get the go-ahead to force banks to s
Read moreAdvanced Medical Solutions: Investec reduces target price from 93p to 68p and downgrades from buy to hold. Numis downgrades to hold, while maintaining the target price at 165p. Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 93p to 90p and retains a buy recommendation. Anglo American: JP Morgan moves tar
Read more- US manufacturing sector in contraction - Chinese and India data lifts markets early on - Banking fall after BoE FLS details The FTSE 100 index was set to finish Monday's session with decent gains until a worse-than-expected reading of US manufacturing caused markets across Europe to trim gains by
Read moreUK banking group Lloyds was under the weather after the release of the details of the Bank of England's (BoE's) Funding For Lending (FLS) scheme in the third quarter. The BoE revealed that Lloyds, along with RBS, had cut net lending by £2.77bn and £642m, respectively, in the three months to the en
Read more- Chinese and Indian PMIs improve - UK manufacturing PMI beats forecasts - Miners provide a lift in London The Footsie had held on to gains by Monday lunchtime after some decent manufacturing figures from China and India, though the mood was cautious on the back of uncertainties surrounding the US
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