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Charles Stanley adds four directors as group completes PCIM restructure
Also introduced private client services team
Carney unveils new rules to prevent taxpayer bailouts of banks
New rules have been announced by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) that propose preventing large banks from being bailed out by the taxpayer.
SLI on Barclays bonus snub: "Our patience has been exhausted"
Standard Life Investments' head of global equities David Cumming has said the group has finally lost patience with banks over bonuses, prompting last week's shock decision to publicly oppose Barclays' remuneration plans.
D2C platform Strawberry Invest launched
Direct-to-consumer platform Strawberry Invest has launched today, with an annual platform charge of 0.40% on the first £50,000.
Barclays Q3 profits slump 26% as bank reveals new regulatory probe
Barclays' pre-tax profits have fallen 26% in Q3 as a drop in trading revenue and its ongoing restructuring programme hit growth.
Barclays misses forecasts as profits drop 25%
Barclays' Q1 adjusted pre-tax profit has dropped 25% to £1.8bn after the bank took a £500m hit over its restructuring programme.
UK's big five banks see 2012 profits 'wiped out'
The UK's five major banks could see their profits take a significant hit in 2012 as regulatory pressures and a series of recent scandals take their toll, according to KPMG.
UK bank profits 'distorted by accounting rules'
The UK's accounting rules are distorting bank profits and leading to confusion over executive pay, some of the country's largest investors have have warned.
Barclays hires ex-iShares chief for asset management shake-up
Barclays has appointed Rory Tobin, former head of iShares International, to work on reviewing the group's asset management arm.
Aviva Investors' Higham: Spain may be too big to fix
Jane Wallace reports from our recent fixed income event.
BoE's Haldane: 'King Kong' banks should face further curbs
Bank of England policymaker Andy Haldane, has slated ring-fencing proposals for being too weak and said "King Kong" banks should be no larger than $100bn.
Barclays unveils RDR share classes
Barclays has launched Retail Distribution Review (RDR)-ready share classes on its active and passive funds and discretionary offerings.
Bankers who set LIBOR to require FSA approval - reports
Senior bank staff overseeing traders who set LIBOR will need to be formally authorised by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) under new proposals to combat rate rigging, Sky News reports.
FSA to suggest scrapping LIBOR - reports
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will today suggest scrapping LIBOR and replacing it with a borrowing rate based on actual trades, it has been reported.
Barclays reveals fresh FSA investigation as profits hit £4.2bn
Barclays has reported pre-tax profits of £4.2bn for the six months to 30 June but has set aside £450m for swaps redress and revealed its finance director is involved in a fresh investigation by the FSA.
Lord O'Donnell frontrunner for Barclays chairman role
Former Cabinet Secretary Lord O'Donnell has emerged as one of the leading frontrunners to take the role of Barclays chairman.
Newton's Wilmot snaps up Barclays after sell-off
Richard Wilmot, manager of Newton's £1.3bn UK Equity fund, has made a foray into the UK banking sector, snapping up shares in Barclays.
Del Missier: BoE's Tucker instructed Barclays to 'lowball' LIBOR
The former chief operating officer of Barclays, Jerry del Missier, has told MPs Bob Diamond instructed him to lower the bank's LIBOR submissions, on the orders of the Bank of England's deputy governor Paul Tucker.
MPs gear up to grill FSA's Turner on LIBOR fixing
Head of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Lord Turner is set to face criticism from MPs today over the watchdog's slow reaction to LIBOR abuses, according to reports.
Is this man the next boss of Barclays?
The former head of JPMorgan Cazenove, Naguib Kheraj, has emerged as one of the frontrunners to succeed Bob Diamond as chief executive of Barclays.
Banks face $22bn in LIBOR penalties - Morgan Stanley
LIBOR rate-rigging penalties and damages to investors could reach $22bn for the 12 global banks involved, according to Morgan Stanley estimates.
Buxton: Why I snapped up more Barclays shares when Diamond quit
Schroders' head of UK equities Richard Buxton bought more Barclays shares the day chief executive Bob Diamond quit, he has revealed.
US Fed raised LIBOR concerns as early as 2007
The US Federal Reserve raised concerns about LIBOR as early as 2007 and shared proposals for reform with the UK regulator, according to reports.
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