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The Independent Commission on Banking has recommended UK banks' retail operations should be 'ring-fenced' from their investment banking arms.

UK banks are missing crucial opportunities for profitable lending to high growth companies, according to a new report.

Europe's biggest banks must fully disclose their exposure to sovereign debts, as part of a new round of stricter stress tests.

An underweight to the commodities sector and a heavy overweight to financials has hit performance on the Fidelity Special Situations fund over the last year.

Fundsmith founder Terry Smith, who was once rated the City's top bank analyst, says there is "not a chance" he would invest in the highly problematic banking sector.

The new Basel III banking rules will leave the largest US banks short of between $100bn and $150bn in equity capital.

M&G's Tom Dobell has blasted the UK banking industry, saying HSBC has "more integrity and corporate culture" than the rest of the sector combined.

Standard Chartered's surprise £3.3bn rights issue has cast doubt on the capital requirements of the entire banking sector, Henderson financials specialist Emily Adderson says.

FSA chairman Lord Adair Turner says the Basel III capital reserve rules imposed on banks are "too lenient".

The board of £14m Henderson Financial Opportunities is proposing to wind up the investment trust due to the continued fears around the banking industry.