Barclays

Banks are once again leading the FTSE 100 gains in early trading, after a number of stocks soared upwards of 10% yesterday on the relaxing of Basel III rules.

Barclays, RBS and Lloyds shares have all rocketed today on news the Basel Committee plans to water down its capital and liquidity reform package.

OPM Fund Management has bought its second reverse convertible product in two weeks, to benefit from volatility in the share prices of property companies.

OPM Fund Management has invested in a reverse convertible product covering three UK banks in the view their share prices are unlikely to significantly fall over the next year.

Income investors could lose out if coalition Government forces extra levies on banks

The beleaguered Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs boasted that it was making tens of millions of dollars of profits daily by betting against its own clients' investments, according to internal emails released by a US senator.

Sanlam Investment Management's Kokkie Kooyman has boosted exposure to emerging market banks in the Global Financial fund from 60% last September to 64%.

You save without paying UK tax on the interest you earn, providing all ISA conditions are met - that's the simple appeal of ISA accounts.

As regulators attempt to place more controls on short positions, analysis shows interest in UK banks is on the wane

The FTSE has risen by 0.5%, or 27.8 points to 5342.92 today, buoyed by unexpectedly cheery news for banks.